Simon Cowell isn’t hiding his relationship with Lauren Silverman anymore. The two were spotted in St. Tropez holding hands on the beach this weekend.

For the first time since it was revealed Silverman, the former wife of Cowell’s friend, was expecting his child, the duo have been seen in public together.

E! Online reports Silverman wore a flowy top to cover up her growing baby bump while Cowell wore his trademark T-shirt. The two smiled as they strolled along the beach hand-in-hand on Saturday.
“They are definitely a couple," a source said. "The relationship is loving and they're very happy together."

At One Direction’s This Is Us premiere recently, Cowell broke his silence to BBC, saying he’s “proud to be a dad” and "Things are changing in my life right now, for the better. She [Lauren]'s a very special girl."

He admitted the pregnancy is “something I hadn’t thought of before,” but he’s “ready, excited and very happy” about having a baby.

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