Simon Cowell Transformation: See 'AGT' Judge Then, Now Photos

Before America’s Got Talent, before The X Factor and even before Britain’s Got Talent, Simon Cowell found himself at the end of a judges panel handing harsh feedback to thousands of hopefuls in a little show known as American Idol.

Now, Simon is currently a judge on America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent. He’s also a proud dad to his son, Eric Cowell, whom he shares with Lauren Silverman. The couple began dating in 2013 and got engaged eight years later.

The socialite stuck by Simon’s side after he fell off his electric bike in the courtyard of his Malibu home in August 2020, resulting in him breaking his back. After recovering from the accident, the entertainment mogul returned to his duties as a judge on America’s Got Talent, and also decided to take

In addition to taking a big step in his love life, Simon got real about his appearance in an April 2020 interview with The Sun. The talent show judge spoke about Botox and the moment he decided he was no longer going to get fillers in his face.

“There was a stage where I might have gone a bit too far. I saw a picture of me from ‘before’ the other day, and didn’t recognize it as me first of all,” he said. “Eric was in hysterics. Enough was enough. There is no filler in my face at all now. Zero.”

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2022

After a second fall off of his electric bike in February 2022, Simon broke his arm but assured fans that he would be OK.

“I was riding my bike … I went around a corner too fast. That was it, knocked myself out,” the Syco Entertainment founder explained about the accident in an interview with Extra at the time. “There were some people nearby, thank God, so they stopped the traffic … I was in a bit of a daze … I got back on my bike and drove one-armed back to the house. That’s how nutty I was.”