Television presenter Simon Cowell admits son Eric saved his life from depression

Simon Cowell would often work till 4 in the morning. The reason was purely competition and rating wars, the creator of the reality shows Britain’s Got Talent and X-Factor disclosed. But all that changed in 2014.

The X-factor for Cowell

As the viewership of the jewel in Cowell’s crown, the X-Factor, started dropping, so did Simon Cowell's obsession with work. Other competitive shows like Strictly Come Dancing were eating into Cowell’s committed viewership. The mental pressure and overwork from the urge to stay ahead of completion made him sink into a massive depression. The birth of his son in 2014 came as a new dawn in his life, and it became the real X-factor in his life and ‘changed everything’.
Eric, 8, his son, changed his life. Simon Cowell’s night-long work stopped; he ignored rating wars and focused on offering quality content to viewers. He started looking at things from a different perspective and realised that he should have ended his popular shows earlier before the audience began ignoring him.



He wondered what would have been Simon's fate without Eric.

FAQs:

1. Who is Simon Cowell?
   Cowell, 63, is an English television personality. He is remembered for his hard-hitting comments as a judge on the contestants in musical and talent search reality shows. Cowell is also an entrepreneur and creator of successful reality franchises, The X-Factor and Britain’s Got–Talent.
2. Is Simon Cowell also known beyond the United Kingdom?
   Cowell has judged the American Idol reality show for ten seasons. Besides TV shows, Cowell has worked as a record producer and a talent scout consultant.