Simon Cowell: I regret affair...it just happened

The ‘X’ Factor boss admits he shouldn’t have started a relationship with girlfriend Lauren Silverman while she was still married as he opens up about his relationship and suffering from depression.

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Julia Richardson

8 April 2014

Simon Cowell has said he “regrets” starting his relationship with Lauren Silverman while she was still married.

The media mogul also admitted that he suffered from depression last year and said he began going “a bit nuts” as a result of his life alone and gruelling work schedule.

Cowell said he wasn’t proud of his affair with Silverman, who was still married to his friend David Silverman, but that he was happy now the couple have eight-week old son Eric.

He said in an interview: "I regret that part. But then of course you have a baby and you look at the baby and you kinda go 'this is what happened from it'.

"In this situation you are not going to come out of this well because of the circumstances.

Following Silverman’s pregnancy, Cowell was reportedly named in the divorce papers filed by Andrew Silverman.

Cowell said: "It is not something I am proud of or wanted to happen in terms of hurting anyone. It just happened.

"You have to deal with it and man up to it. You have to accept the responsibility and the criticism.

"All I can say is, my advice to you is if it happens to you, you just have to deal with it a day at a time and own up to your responsibilities."

The 54-year-old Britain’s Got Talent judge admitted that living alone and working long hours contributed to suffering from depression last year.

He said: "Did a doctor say I was depressed? Yeah. I mean I knew it myself.

"You are always looking for the next high from the show and then actually if you haven't got anyone to share it with per se, or if you haven't got a family around you, you can go a bit nuts."

Cowell’s life has changed in the last year, and he thinks having family responsibilities has made him more "focused".

He said: "Maybe because it puts things in perspective having two people in my life who I am responsible for.

"There were times last year when I would live in two rooms, y'know kitchen and bedroom in your house.

"It is a weird existence when you live on your own. On the phone all night, blah blah blah.

"Now the house is full of people, it has become a home rather than a house."

Simon Cowell: I regret affair...it just happened

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