Simon Cowell has opened up about his parents death.
The America’s Got Talent judge said that his son Erin, whom he welcomed in 2014 with his fiancee Lauren Silverman, saved him after his parents death, as per People Magazine.
Simon lost his father Eric in 1999 and his mother Julie in 2015. He said, “[Fatherhood has] had a huge impact on me because I loved my parents so much, and once they left, I was kind of lost for a while, and then Eric kind of saved me.”
“Because that love comes back a hundred times more powerful,” he added.
The judge also went on to add, “I mean, it’s extraordinary and it never goes. So I didn’t expect that, and when it happened, it was like, ‘Wow.’ I mean, it’s incredible.”
As per Simon, even being a judge of AGT got “easier” after Eric’s birth. He said, “[Being a judge on AGT] got easier since I became a dad, because as Eric got a little bit older… I suddenly started to watch acts through his eyes thinking, ‘Would he like that?'”
“Because you want your kids and their friends to love the show. So when he comes down with his friends, they’re having the best time,” he adds. “And that’s a great feeling,” Simon Cowell added.
