Like father, like son. <\/p>\n
Simon Cowell shared a rare glimpse of his look-alike son, Eric, on the \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d set in an adorable Instagram post<\/a> on Thursday. <\/p>\n The father-son duo appeared to be having some family bonding time inside his trailer where they posed for the photo. <\/p>\n Simon Cowell shared a rare look at his son, Eric, 11, on Thursday. Trae Patton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n In an Instagram post, the father-son duo plastered on big grins as they posed in Cowell\u2019s trailer. Simon Cowell\/Instagram<\/p>\n In the picture, Eric, 11, wrapped his arm around his dad\u2019s chair as he gave a big grin. The \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d judge was also all smiles while he sat down with his pet chihuahua, Daisy.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone\u2019s happy,\u201d he captioned the picture. <\/p>\n Cowell, 65, has typically shied away from discussing much of his family and personal life. However, he previously gushed about his son \u2014 whom he shares with his fianc\u00e9e, Lauren Silverman<\/a> \u2014 saying that his son saved him from a \u201cdownward spiral\u201d following the death of his parents, Julie and Eric, in 2015 and 1999, respectively.<\/p>\n Cowell has typically shied away from putting his family in the spotlight. Simon Cowell\/Instagram<\/p>\n However, he previously gushed that his son saved him from a \u201cdownward spiral\u201d after the death of his parents, Julie and Eric. FilmMagic<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cI think particularly when I lost my mum, I was on a downward spiral at that point,\u201d he shared on \u201cThe Diary Of A CEO\u201d podcast. <\/p>\n \u201cI lost everyone, you know, I\u2019ve lost my parents. It\u2019s finality now. What I said about the material things I\u2019ve got, everything just meant nothing at that point. I was desperately unhappy.\u201d<\/p>\n That all changed when he got the call from his fianc\u00e9e, 48, announcing her pregnancy. <\/p>\n Cowell claimed his fianc\u00e9e\u2019s pregnancy reveal is ultimately what \u201cchanged everything in my life.\u201d FilmMagic<\/p>\n The couple welcomed their son in 2014. Simon Cowell\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I got the call from Lauren, which starts, any call that starts with, \u2018Are you sitting down?\u2019 You know what\u2018s coming next. It was like, \u2018Are you sitting down?\u2019 \u2018Yes,\u2019 \u2018Well,\u2019 and she told me. And yes it did absolutely change, it changed everything in my life. It made me happy again,\u201d Cowell shared.<\/p>\n Eric \u2014 who was named after Cowell\u2019s father \u2014\u00a0was born in 2014.<\/a><\/p>\n Cowell\u00a0proposed to Silverman in 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t