Simon Cowell candidly discusses family life in emotional interview: 'I couldn't ... trends now
View
comments
Simon Cowell has opened up about family life in an emotional new interview.
The music mogul, 64, welcomed his first child with fiancée Lauren Silverman in 2014, and has previously said Eric, 10, has changed his life for the better.
Now, Simon has explained the strict rule he has for Eric as he 'couldn't cope' if something happened to him.
Speaking to OK! Magazine at the Together for Short Lives Ball, Simon said: 'He doesn't have a mobile phone but a lot of his friends do. I don't have one and haven't for about seven or eight years either, so that makes it easier.
'I am very careful with him and social media. Like every parent I am very conscious of it and how we protect our kids around it. I would never let him loose on an iPad or computer without supervision - I would just be too nervous.'
Simon Cowell has opened up about family life in an emotional new interview
The music mogul, 64, welcomed his first child with fiancée Lauren Silverman in 2014, and has previously said Eric, 10, has changed his life for the better
'I just could not cope if anything happened to my son Eric. I love him so, so much.'
Instead, the X Factor star said they play football together, gushing that he just 'loves his company'.
It comes after Simon broke down in tears as he took to the stage at the
