Simon Cowell has revealed that his son Eric doesn’t approve of him continuing to use his e-bike following two horror crashes.
In February, the media mogul, 62, was left with a broken arm after falling off his bike, having previously broken his back following a similar fall in Malibu two years ago.
And while Simon has no issues getting back in the saddle, he revealed his son doesn’t feel the same way, exclusively telling MailOnline that the youngster ‘made him walk’ back to their hotel after spotting him on the e-bike.
‘Eric was so mad!’ Simon Cowell has revealed his son, eight, ‘made him walk home’ after seeing the BGT judge, 62, back on his e-bike following TWO crashes (pictured in November)
Speaking ahead of Sunday night’s second episode of Britain’s Got Talent, he said: ‘I’ve always been very accident prone! Luckily it wasn’t too bad so you learn something from it. But you won’t get me off the bike.
‘I actually went on one the other day, I was somewhere where I wasn’t on a road and I took my bike with me, and I actually thought, “I need to get back on my bike”. Then Eric saw me and went crazy! He was so mad, he made me walk it.
‘We were at a hotel so he made me walk it back to the restaurant and then to our room. It’s like role reversal going on now, I’m now the child and he’s the parent, it’s hysterical.
‘The good thing was I wasn’t nervous when I got on it, I really enjoyed it.’
Protective: While Simon has no issues getting back in the saddle, he revealed his son doesn’t feel the same way (pictured in 2018)
Simon continued: ‘I’m not getting off it! I always say that if you’re going to ride a bike then you’re going to fall off it at some point. It does come with the territory.’
He went on to say that he thinks his bad run of luck has finally finished after his eventful time during filming for the Britain’s Got Talent auditions.
He mused: ‘In one week I broke my arm, lost a tooth and then got Covid. All in a week. They say things happen in threes so hopefully I’m done now!’
Ouch: Simon was rushed to hospital near his west London home with suspected concussion, facial cuts and a broken arm after his crash in February (pictured earlier this month)
Earlier this year Simon told MailOnline he was ‘a bit of a nutter’ after he narrowly avoided serious injury during his second e-bike crash when he wasn’t wearing a helmet.
Simon was rushed to hospital near his west London home with suspected concussion, facial cuts and a broken arm after he slammed into the road at 20mph while not wearing a helmet.
The ‘blood-soaked’ tycoon had been riding a Das Spitzing Evolution S-Pedelec bike, which has a basic price of €9499 (£7921) and has top speeds of 27mph.
Simon was attended to by passersby before paramedics arrived, while three onlookers also stopped oncoming traffic.
In August 2020, Simon fell off his e-bike in Malibu and had to undergo back surgery.
The media mogul was said to be considering suing the manufacturers, Swindon Powertrain.
A spokesperson for the star told MailOnline at the time: ‘Simon is understandably extremely concerned for other peoples’ safety in relation to this bike.
‘We have been pressing the manufacturers about this and will continue to press them, including in relation to the claims of the former member of staff.’
The star overhauled his lifestyle after breaking his back and now has regular sleeping and exercise habits, and he has lost more than 20lbs.
He is currently working on the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent, which returned to screens on Saturday after it was shelved for two years amid Covid concerns.
Britain’s Got Talent continues on Sunday at 7.35pm on ITV.
One to watch: Simon is currently working on the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent, which returned to screens on Saturday after it was shelved for two years amid Covid concerns
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