I don't know, maybe somebody walked on his lawn.
Posted on 07/31/2013 1:57:00 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Simon Cowell has changed a lot of lives on American Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent -- but he's about to undergo the most life-changing experience of all: fatherhood. The notoriously prickly Brit, 53, is expecting a baby with New York socialite Lauren Silverman, multiple sources reveal exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
"She's around 10 weeks along," the insider shares. And that's only part of the story.
Silverman, 36, is technically still married -- to Cowell's close friend Andrew Silverman, a real estate mogul in NYC. She plans to leave her estranged husband to be with the father of her child.
"Lauren and Andrew have been unhappy in their marriage for some time, and their divorce has been in the works for a while," a source tells Us. "As their marriage deteriorated, she and Simon became close."
In any case, diaper duty is a big deal for the X Factor judge, who has said on more than one occasion in the past that he's not cut out to be a dad. "God, no. I couldn't have children. If I had them here drawing on the walls I'd go nuts," he crowed in 2009. "With kids, you've got a routine you can't escape from. You've got to be up at a certain time. Got to listen. When all you want to do is sit in a corner thinking."
In recent years, however, his stance on the issue seems to have softened. Last year, he hinted in an interview with AOL Music that he hadn't entirely ruled out the idea of someday becoming a father.
"Well...yes," he said when asked if he'd changed his mind about children. "And no. I do really, really like kids, because I can talk to them and listen to them. The problem has always been how much time you need to devote to bringing up kids. I've always dedicated all my life to work, and at 52, I've probably missed the opportunity."
Cowell's reps were unavailable for comment.
“...Expecting a Baby With Friend’s Wife...”
That’s going to make for a strangely-worded birth announcement.
That’s a kind of friend we could all do without.
RE: What happens, Mr. Cowell, when she leaves *you*?
With the money he has? He’ll just go on to the next babe.
Maybe he needs a bro...or manzier if you prefer.
I always thought he played for the “other team”.
Yes, I believe saline, botox, and collagen are involved.
I like both.
It does look like it. Maybe she attracts the wrong type of man.
Well, it’s her boat now. So, it’s a two-fer.
the cuckold hubby should have invested in some security cameras to catch his skank & Cowell humping on his yaght,but this is normal behaviour for the rich elite
I never knew Simon Cowell was Jewish!! I can see that his “lover/baby mama/friend’s wife is, but this is news to me that Simon is, too.
I must need a tuneup on my jewdar!
Maybe you need to ping the AI thread followers, Jonny! This is huge news about Simon.
Think of all those people who stood before him, sang their hearts out, only to be told that they sounded like two cats tied together being thrown off the Empire State Building. What would they say to Simon now? “I may screech. I may be pitchy. But at least I don’t sleep with my best friend’s WIFE, and get her PREGNANT!”
And the jokes for late night write themselves.
“Simon Cowell proves that he does indeed have the X Factor! Doesn’t Simon know that condoms prevent it getting out?”
Wow, Cher has had some plastic surgery!
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