The real reason behind Simon Cowell‘s tears has been revealed after he broke down on stage at the Together For Short Lives charity ball on Monday night.
The music mogul, 64, was in attendance alongside his fiancée Lauren Silverman for the event at London’s Dorchester Hotel.
In exclusive footage obtained by MailOnline, Simon emotionally admitted he ‘couldn’t talk’ as he urged guests to show their support for the charity.
Fighting back tears, he said: ‘So, I can’t talk, so we discussed doing something slightly different previously we’ve asked people to stand up and pledge £1,000.’
Simon is a longtime patron of the charity Together For Short Lives, which raises money for palliative care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
The real reason behind Simon Cowell’s tears has been revealed after he broke down on stage at the Together For Short Lives charity ball on Monday night
At the ball a mother had told Simon of the tragic death of her son – leading him to become emotional (Simon, Lauren and their son Eric in 2023)
Now it has been revealed exclusively to MailOnline that at the ball a mother had told Simon of the tragic death of her son – leading him to become emotional.
The woman told Simon that her son died on Valentine’s Day on February 14 – the same day of the year that Simon’s son Eric, now nine, was born.
After he broke down on the stage, his fiancée Lauren came to the rescue and took over the speech after he became too upset and unable to talk.
Lauren cut a glamorous figure in a busty black gown as she joined a dapper Simon for the annual charity gala.
The couple were joined by Vanessa Feltz , who slipped into a gorgeous champagne coloured sheer gown.
Lizzie Cundy wowed in a plunging dark blue gown with elegant white gloves as she arrived for the charity event.
It comes after Simon left fans in shock with his ‘frozen’ appearance on a recent episode of Saturday Night Takeaway.
He made an appearance on the first episode of the new series of Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly‘s show.
The music mogul, 64, was in attendance alongside his fiancée Lauren Silverman for the event at London’s Dorchester Hotel where he got emotional
Lauren cut a glamorous figure in a busty black gown as she joined a dapper Simon for the annual charity gala
However, viewers found it difficult to focus on what he was saying and were more concerned about his appearance.
Simon has previously denied having a face lift but admitted to regretting his extensive use of Botox.
Taking to X, several viewers commented on his looks, with one writing: ‘Is that definitely Simon Cowell? He looks like a melting Ken Doll?’
A second user added: ‘Simon Cowell looks more and more like a cartoon every time I see him,’ while a third wrote: ‘Simon Cowell doesn’t look like Simon Cowell anymore.’
A fourth penned: ‘Not sure Simon Cowell has aged gracefully!’
Simon was pranked by Ant and Dec as they had him pulled over by fake police while on his bike in Malibu.
She boosted her height with strappy black heels and carried a small gold clutch bag with her, while styling her brunette tresses into loose waves
Commenting on the clip, Stephen, 49, joked: ‘I didn’t like it… I loved it. that was my Simon impression it wasn’t very convincing because my face moved.’
The comedian’s quip also drew a swift response from viewers with one writing: ‘Stephen Merchant just proper mugged off Simon Cowell then.’
Another wrote: ‘Ahaha Stephen Merchant “it’s not quite convincing because my face moved” after his Simon Cowell impression.’
