How fatherhood changed Simon Cowell from judge with most savage insults to apologetic TV star
Simon Cowell was once known as television's most vicious judge, with the music mogul striking fear into the heart of contestants on The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and Pop Idol.
But in recent years, Simon, now 62, is less savage and blunt with his comments, which was highlighted further when he took the time out of Britain's Got Talent's live semi-final to apologise to one of the acts for upsetting them recently. And as the country watched, Simon took the time to apologise before going on to praise the performance of another semi-finalist, Welsh of the West End."You know going back to the very first act, I didn't realise I'd really upset someone. I just need to apologise to her, a girl called Lamala, and I feel really awful."Anyway, got that out of the way, back to you," he told the act in front of him.
He said: "When you become a dad, something clicks in you, it’s all about them. You become very protective and importantly, part of the reason I changed everything in my life." Eric's influence played a major part in his lifestyle changes, he said: "I’ve got to be honest with you, that was a big part of it. It just didn’t feel right that I couldn’t explain to someone his age that I’d been working all night and I’m tired in the afternoon...
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