Simon Cowell's Son Eric, 10, Looks All Grown Up as the Duo Poses for Rare Photo atAmerica's Got TalentTaping

Mar. 15, 2025

Simon Cowell and son Eric.Photo:Amanda Edwards/Getty

Amanda Edwards/Getty

On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the judge, 64, was photographed with his 10-year-old sonEricand his fiancée Lauren Silverman, 47, as the family of three walked the red carpet ahead of the live taping of the quarterfinals ofAGT.

Cowell could be seen standing behind his son, putting his hands on his shoulders as the two smiled together. The proud dad opted for a gray T-shirt and jeans, while his son wore a white T-shirt and jeans. Silverman held her son’s arm and posed in a leopard-print jacket and black pants.

The father-son duo also posed for a sweet solo shot together, where Cowell put his arms around his son and held his sunglasses.

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Simon Cowell, Eric Cowell and Lauren Silverman at the “America’s Got Talent” Season 19 quarterfinals 4 held at Hotel Dena, Pasadena Los Angeles on September 3, 2024 in Pasadena, California.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Back in June, Cowell opened up about how his son Eric saved him after both of his parents died.

“I think particularly when I lost my mum, I was on a downward spiral at that point,” said the music industry executive. “I lost everyone, you know, I’ve lost my parents. It’s finality now. What I said about the material things I’ve got, everything just meant nothing at that point.”

Simon Cowell and son Eric in 2018.Rich Fury/Getty

Rich Fury/Getty

“When I got the call from Lauren, which starts, any call that starts with, ‘Are you sitting down?’ You know what‘s coming next. It was like, ‘Are you sitting down?’ ‘Yes,’ ‘Well,’ and she told me. And yes it did absolutely change, it changed everything in my life. It made me happy again,” Cowell told the podcast’s host Steven Bartlett.

Asked if Eric “saved him,” Cowell responded, “Without question, without question. I really, really had reached the point where nothing mattered. Even to the point that I almost can’t remember everything from that period."

Speaking to PEOPLE last year, Cowell shared how he loves seeing his son get “excited” during the live tapings ofAGT.

“He’s a great barometer,” he said of Eric. “I look over to look at him, ‘Is he having a good time?’ And he was having a really good time when he’s up on his seat, excited. [It] is the best thing, because with kids, it’s all unfiltered.”

source: people.com