Simon Cowell is breaking his silence on having an affair with his best friend’s girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, and getting her pregnant with their son, Eric.
News of Lauren Silverman’s pregnancy went public in 2013 and they’re rumored to have started their relationship in 2009 when she was still married to her ex husband Andrew Silverman, who was one of Cowell's best friends.
"I’m not proud of the circumstances, I can’t hold my head up about it,” he told MailOnline of their affair.
But when he found out Silverman was pregnant, he admitted to being “protective” of both her and their unborn son right away.
“Something just kicked in. I felt unbelievably protective of both of them. I just absolutely wanted him. I just hadn’t known that before,” he said, admitting the pregnancy was “not planned.”
Cowell and Silverman welcomed their son in February 2014. She also has an 8-year-old son with her ex.