Simon Cowell has opened up about his relationship with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman in a rare show of emotion.
The X Factor creator started seeing Lauren, 44, in 2013 while she was still married to her ex and Simon's close friend Andrew Silverman.
After Lauren fell pregnant with Simon's first child, she quickly finalised her divorce from Andrew.
The pair live together in Simon's £27million LA mansion, and Lauren often flies to New York to see her older son Adam, who she shares custody of after splitting with Andrew.
Simon and Lauren rarely share on their relationship, but Simon recently shared on their romance at the Together For Short Lives ball, last week.
When asked by OK! magazine if the romance is still alive between the two of them, Simon laughed as he said "I guess so!"
"Covid-19 was the real test. Like everyone, we were in lockdown for a long time and that’s when you realise whether or not you actually enjoy each other’s company or not. And we really, really did. So to answer your question... yes, the romance is still alive!"
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Simon said he is still head over heels for 44-year-old Lauren - calling her “amazing” and saying her “really, really enjoys her company”.
He also revealed how the pair find it difficult to have date nights without Eric.
Simon said: "It’s tricky because Eric wants to come for dinner with us and I love having Eric there! We kid about it – Lauren says, “Can we ever go out without Eric?!” And I say “no!” I just love having him with me. But we do occasionally make it out alone.
Simon also insisted that there is something lovely about the three being able to spend quality time together.
He said: "Exactly, it is great. And what’s fantastic with Eric is that when he does come out with us, he’s not on a phone or an iPad, he’s very present. We’re having drawing competitions, or we’re telling funny ghost stories. He’s great to be around and I love his company. He’s so competitive – if we’re having a drawing competition or something, it’s the most important thing in the world to him, which cracks me up. We have a very similar sense of humour. We get each other. He’s the best."
Simon also told how Eric can be naughty like most 7-year-old's which reminds him of him when he was a kid.
He said: "He’s like any seven-year-old. He never wants to go to bed, he wants to stay up and watch another movie, he doesn’t want to eat when he’s told – all the tricks I used to pull! It’s like watching myself. It’s like reliving my childhood which is probably why I love it so much."
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