Simon Cowell has revealed that his son Eric and Cheryl’s son Bear have had a play date and that they ‘got on well’.
The music mogul, 64, recently shared that he ‘missed’ former X Factor judge and good friend Cheryl, 40, during the Britain’s Got Talent press launch.
He said ‘it was amazing’ to see the Girls Aloud singer during Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway finale show.
And now he has revealed that their children are also friends – Simon’s son Eric, 10, and Cheryl’s son bear, seven, who she shares with ex Liam Payne.
When asked if they have met he told Woman magazine: ‘They have and they get on well.’
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Simon Cowell has revealed that his son Eric and Cheryl’s son Bear have had a play date and ‘got on well’
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When asked if they have met he told Woman magazine: ‘They have and they get on well’ (Simon seen with his fiancée Lauren and Eric)
Reflecting on the duo’s past career together, Simon also revealed he would love to work with Cheryl again some day.
He said: ‘It was amazing, she hasn’t changed at all. I miss her. We had great fun together. So it was a bit of a reunion.
‘With the right show, 100% [would like to work together again] because I think she was a really, really good judge.’
Cheryl judged the ITV show from 2008 to 2010 and once again in 2014, before returning for a brief period in 2017 with Simon for the judge’s houses.
It was reported that they had a feud and fell out badly when Cheryl joined him for X Factor in the US.
Simon brought her with him to America in 2011. However, he ended up firing the star after claiming she had ‘lost her confidence’.
It comes as Simon is lining up a new Britain’s Got Talent kids’ spin-off show – featuring the panel’s Nepo babies as judges.
He told told MailOnline he has considered launching a version of the ITV series where children judge the variety acts, which has been inspired by his 10-year-old, who he often seeks the opinion of when critiquing performances.
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He has revealed that their children are also friends – Simon’s son Eric, 10, (pictured) and Cheryl’s son bear, seven, who she shares with ex Liam Payne
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The music mogul, 64, recently shared that he ‘missed’ former X Factor judge and good friend Cheryl, 40, during the Britain’s Got Talent press launch
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He said ‘it was amazing’ to see the Girls Aloud singer during Ant & Dec ‘s Saturday Night Takeaway finale show
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Reflecting on the duo’s past career together, Simon also revealed he would love to work with Cheryl again some day (pictured in 2010)
Ahead of BGT’s return earlier this month, the father-of-one said Eric has turned into his mini-me, even judging one of the acts this series, telling them in Simon’s former X Factor style, ‘I’m not so sure I like the first song, but I like the second.’
And he believes Eric’s close friendship with fellow judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon’s children could make for a standalone show.
He said: ‘I have thought about that. I actually would you know.
‘To be honest with you Eric did judge one act this year, I don’t know if they’re going to show it or not and he was actually really, really good… he was like, ‘Hmm, I’m not so sure I like the first song, but I like the second song… and I went ‘God, that’s my boy!’
‘When we get the shows to watch before they go out and if he’s around I’m looking and if he walks straight past the TV, I’m thinking maybe it isn’t very good and occasionally he will just creep back in and he will put his head round and I’ll think, actually maybe this is better than I thought.
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Cheryl judged the ITV show from 2008 to 2010 and once again in 2014, before returning for a brief period in 2017 with Simon for the judge’s houses (pictured in 2017)
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It comes as Simon is lining up a new Britain’s Got Talent kids’ spin-off show – featuring the panel’s Nepo babies as judges (pictured in 2020)
‘With kids, you can’t cheat it, they like what they like and don’t like what they don’t like… I’m not saying I make every decision based on him but when he likes something, like all kids, they think differently to us… they have no filter.’
Fellow Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has revealed Eric, and her youngest daughter Hollie, 12, are constantly up to ‘mischief’ on set and have become close friends behind the scenes.
And Alesha Dixon’s daughters Azura Sienna, nine, and Anaya Safiya, four, are also part of the fun, with the offspring of the judges forming their own mini alliance.
Amanda added: ‘Our children now are so close, Hollie and Eric are two mischievous elves who constantly see each other at weekends and get up to no good on set, along with Alesha Dixon’s daughter as well.’
