Simon Cowell, 60, shows off toned beach body in Barbados after losing 20 pounds, credits son for dramatic weight loss
After a dramatic weight loss, 'X Factor' star Simon Cowell put his toned body on full display as he walked around a Barbados beach with his partner and son.
The 60-year-old was photographed walking on the beach in white trunks with a golden tan accentuating his slim body. Cowell was accompanied by his partner Lauren Silverman and their 5-year-old son Eric.
42-year-old Silverman looked beach-ready as she sported a blue oversized top with a scoop neckline paired with white shorts. She paired her outfit with a white hat and a pair of shades.
Conveniently escaping the storm surrounding Gabrielle Union's exit from 'America's Got Talent', Cowell, who is an executive producer on the show as well as one of the judges, went holidaying in Barbados to celebrate Christmas.
The star has been very vocal about his weight loss. After going vegan, he lost more than 20 pounds. He had decided to make a serious change in his eating habits after being rushed to the hospital in 2017.
More than taking care of himself, Cowell wanted to make a change in his lifestyle for his son Eric (who was only three years old at the time). "I went to see this doctor in London. We did some tests. And then a month later he said, 'You have the worst diet I've ever met from any patient.' I realised if I didn't sort myself out physically, I wouldn't be able to catch up with him," he had told Ellen DeGeneres in September.
Amanda Holden had something to say about Cowell's massive weight loss. "He's drinking lightweight beers, that's the secret," she told 'Good Morning Britain's host Piers Morgan. "And I tasted it because I thought it was gonna taste, like, naff. Actually, it's quite decent. You could take a tip from him!"
In an older interview with Extra, Cowell opened up about cutting down alcohol from his diet. "I went to see this guy who's very well-known. And he said to me, after doing some blood work, 'You can't have red meat, dairy, sugar, bread or gluten.'"
Cowell has credited his only child Eric for changing his life for the better.