Eric Cowell is a son of Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman. He got his name in honor of his paternal grandfather. The boy’s mom was a wife of Simon’s friend, banker Andrew Silverman, when she got pregnant. He also has a maternal half-brother named Adam.
Cowell welcomed his firstborn being 54 years old. When he discovered that Lauren was in labor, he was in England and hurried up to take a plane to Los Angeles to be present at the boy’s birth.
Eric has been in the spotlight since the day he drew his first breath. He appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and America’s Got Talent shows with Simon as well as supported him when he got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018.
In 2020, Eric voiced Ben in Scoob! animated film. Moreover, he is working on a series of books about imaginary animals titled Wishfit with his stellar father.
A curious fact: Eric’s godmother is singer Sinitta, his dad’s friend and former girlfriend.