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Simon Cowell Says Son Eric 'Saved' Him After the Death of His Parents: 'I Was Kind of Lost for a While' (Exclusive)
Speaking to PEOPLE in this week's issue, Simon Cowell opens up about his bond with son Eric and how having the 11-year-old completely changed the course of his life after the death of his parents.
In this week's issue of PEOPLE, Simon Cowell opens up about fatherhood and how it helped him deal with the death of his parents The America's Got Talent creator welcomed son Eric, 11, with longtime partner Lauren Silverman in 2014 Cowell’s father Eric, who his son was named after, died in 1999, while his mother Julie died 16 years later in 2015 As Eric has grown older, Cowell has been able to introduce him to a lot of the things that make him happy: being outdoors, biking, dogs and even his job at AGT. But while Cowell — who made a name for himself as a judge on American Idol, before launching AGT and The X-Factor — takes pride in his career, he's also able to keep things in perspective.
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