Simon Cowell fights back tears recalling shock family death: ‘It was the longest trip home’

Former X Issue choose Simon Cowell has opened up concerning the loss of life of his beloved father Eric, who tragically handed away in 1999 after struggling a coronary heart assault.

Throughout an look on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast, the 64-year-old music legend opened up a few notably “bittersweet” interval in his life, throughout which he was concurrently coping with immense success and unimaginable grief.

Holding up a replica of the Westlife single, he mentioned: “My dad died across the similar time. It was a extremely bittersweet time for me as a result of my dad by no means knew, however my dad was wonderful at recognising hit data.”

Recalling the life-changing second when his mum Julie referred to as to share the information of his father’s loss of life, Simon mentioned: “I had gone to Germany for an enormous convention and I had given an enormous presentation to the group and the response had been big… and I simply referred to as, and I might inform one thing wasn’t proper.

“I believe somebody mentioned to my mum 'don't inform Simon whereas he's there', after which I referred to as and so they informed me and I couldn't consider it. As a result of I genuinely believed at that time in my life that my dad and mom would at all times be alive.

A visibly emotional Simon mentioned: “It was the longest journey residence… that flight… it was horrible.”

Elsewhere on the podcast, the BGT choose shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse into his relationship along with his younger son Eric, who he shares along with his fiancée Lauren Silverman.

Throughout a touching dialogue about Simon's dad and mom, the TV star revealed how Eric has grown connected to a brown blanket which was gifted to him by Simon's late mum Julie, who suffered from dementia.

“My mother was beginning to get dementia, however fortunately she noticed Eric. She actually wished me to have a baby. And he or she purchased him this brown blanket, and he nonetheless has it. Actually, every part is concerning the brown blanket,” he defined.

“You recognize, 'The place's my brown blanket?', and he mentioned to me, when he was about two or three years previous, when his mom died … he regarded up on the sky one evening and mentioned 'I'm considering of Grandpa Eric and Julie.'

“And the best way he mentioned it, it was like, oh my god, 'why are you saying that now', after which I actually began to consider that he's nonetheless with us ultimately … it's not a complete loss.”

Simon's relationship with Eric

The daddy of 1 has a really shut bond along with his son and has beforehand spoken overtly about how considerably Eric's arrival has impacted his life.

Talking in 2022, Simon shared: “After dropping my dad and mom, I actually thought… I’d by no means have the ability to really feel that type of love for anybody once more. I assumed that was it… till I noticed his scan for the primary time.

“From the second I noticed the scan, I assumed, 'That's it, I'm loopy about her now.' I can't think about my life with out her now. She's essentially the most wonderful factor that has ever occurred to me. I really like her a lot.”