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Simon Cowell candidly discusses family life in emotional interview: 'I couldn't cope if anything happened to my Eric'


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.

In exclusive footage obtained by MailOnline, Simon emotionally admitted he 'couldn't talk' as he urged guests to show their support for the charity. The TV personality previously said becoming a father changed his life and helped him overcome an all-encompassing obsession with work that left him 'depressed, miserable' and unable to sleep. And Simon says becoming a father late in life helped steer him away from his dark, desperate and ultimately doomed attempt to salvage the former ITV flagship from a rapid decline in popularity by toying with its once successful format.

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