Amanda Holden has given fans an update on Simon Cowell.
The entertainment mogul is still recovering from a bike accident in Los Angeles.
Simon, 61, l broke "part of his back" in a number of places in the fall from a new electric trail bike he was testing at his house in Malibu in early August.
Following the accident, the TV star was taken to hospital where he had to undergo undergoing six hours of surgery, which involved a number of procedures - including having a metal rod put in his back.
Subsequently, the Britain's Got Talent head judge missed the semi-final stages and grand final of the ITV show.
Giving an update on his condition after Simon was seen in a video on social media for the first time in weeks, Amanda Holden told Tuesday's Good Morning Britain : "Lauren (Silverman) is always saying to me that, 'His will to get better is extraordinary.'
"He's very determined. He's a fighter… There's no way he will want to be seen to be failing or to not be getting better as quickly as he possibly can.
"So, I know that we will see him next year."
Amanda stepped in for Simon as head judge on BGT while Diversity Ashley Banjo joined the panel as the fourth judge.
Simon appeared on the Instagram Stories of close pal and ex Terri Seymour overnight as they marked his 61st birthday.
In a video filmed by Terri, her daughter Coco and Simon's son Eric, both five, are excitedly singing Happy Birthday as they await tucking into a birthday cake.
