Simon Cowell is lucky not to be paralyzed after a horrific bicycle accident, and his back is broken in three places, tell friends of host “America’s Got Talent”.
The 60-year-old underwent a six-hour operation on Saturday while his longtime girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, waited nervously. Doctors said he was narrowly missing from separating his spinal cord.
A source said: ‘He made a turn in his courtyard, changed gears, and then the bike went into a wheelie and threw him off his back. . . Simon was in complete pain and was stretched out of his home and taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
‘Friends on the scene soon checked that he could move fingers and toes – he could become paralyzed. . . When he fell off the bike, he landed directly on his back, which broke in a number of places, “the source said, adding that” he had to have a metal rod in his back. “
Cowell was at home in Malibu, California, with Silverman, their 6-year-old son, Eric, and their 14-year-old son, Adam, when he fell. ‘He was in shock and in massive amounts of pain. . . He’s doing OK in the circumstances, ‘the source said.
The caustic television personality covered his accident in a tweet on Sunday night. ‘What good advice. . . If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride for the first time, ‘he wrote. ‘I broke a part of my back. Thank you everyone for your friendly messages. ”
The crash means Cowell will miss the first live show of ‘America’s Got Talent’ on Tuesday night. However, an NBC source said the show will continue with his fellow three judges – Howie Mandel, Sofía Vergara and Heidi Klum.
He sees a long saying in the hospital, although a friend jokes: ‘Simon knows, he’s ready to go home as soon as they leave him. He will hate the fact that he is collaborating. ”
Cowell turned to cycling after embracing a fit-fit regimen that saw him lose 60 pounds in recent years.
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