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Simon Cowell reveals surgeon feared he would never walk again after horror e-bike crash and didn't know if he'd be able to 'fix' his broken back


The music mogul, 65, broke his back in 2020 after being thrown off his electric bike while he was testing the vehicle at his home in Malibu, California.

He underwent extensive surgery after the shock accident including having a metal rod put in his back to stabilise it and he has overhauled his lifestyle in the years since. Simon said it led him to realise his health was 'more important' than anything else and focus on his family life with his partner Lauren Silverman and their son Eric (all pictured in September) The accident also made him focus on his family life with his partner Lauren Silverman and their son Eric, 11, and he also cut down on his work amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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