The incident reportedly took place last Thursday near his home in West London. The Sun reported that Cowell was “lucky to be alive” since he was propelled off the bike after driving 20 mph and was not wearing a helmet. Simon Cowell “broke his arm,” but was not seriously injured following another accident on his electric motorbike last week, Page Six can confirm.Ī source told us Tuesday the “America’s Got Talent” judge, 62, was riding the bike when he “slipped off” and fell, but he is “OK.”Ī second source added, “He’s doing well and is healing at home.” He is working with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard on the series.Simon Cowell lost a tooth and got COVID-19 the same week as bike accident
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In addition, Cowell is working on the series 50 States to Stardom, which will be a new CBS competition series for the network. The outlet adds that Cowell has signed a five-year deal with ITV for his other shows, including Britain’s Got Talent. According to Deadline, he will be judging the show in Israel for its fourth season.Ĭowell tells Deadline, “Over the years The X Factor format discovered amazing talents from all over the world, I can’t wait to see what Israel has to offer.”
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Now, Cowell is gearing up to judge an international season of the TV show, The X Factor.
I mean, it was just was surreal,” he said.Īfter the injury, Simon spent time with his partner, Lauren Silverman, and son, Eric, in England, where they helped him with his recovery. You’re not supposed to get up, but I made myself kind of get carried into my bedroom, which is right there at the end of the house, and I’m lying there and I’m kind of passing out. “I knew I’d broken my back the minute I landed. He said that he was aware of the severity of the accident immediately. When I saw the X-ray, I really nearly smashed my spine to pieces, so I literally wouldn’t (have) been able to walk.” The rest of the show was led by just three judges.Ĭowell ‘Nearly Smashed Spine to Pieces’Ī post shared by February, Cowell spoke to Today about his back and shared, “It could have been a lot worse. He was replaced with guest judges like Kenan Thompson. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, I lost like 6 lbs., I cried myself to sleep.”Ĭowell then retorted, “I got to hand it to you Sofia, that was great acting.”īecause of Cowell’s back injury, the music mogul was forced to step away from judging America’s Got Talent. “I thought I needed him to back me up and teach me, to guide me.
When fellow judge Sofia Vergara spoke to People about Cowell’s accident and him having to leave America’s Got Talent, she shared, “For me I had nightmares, it was heartbreaking to me not to have Simon my first season,” she said. I actually feel better than I did before the accident.”Ĭowell then joked, “if you want to feel healthier, break your back.” “I mean it wasn’t great for 3-4 weeks but after that you get through it. These days, fortunately, Cowell is feeling much better! In a recent interview with People, he shared, “I’ve got to be honest with you, it wasn’t that bad actually breaking your back,” he said. He was immediately transported to the hospital, where he underwent a five-hour back surgery.
AGT judge Simon Cowell is recovering after a bike accident, from which he broke his back and needed surgery.īack in August 2020, Simon Cowell fell off his electric bike and suffered a major back injury.
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