Simon Cowell is doing “spectacularly well” after breaking his back in three places – and could even soon return to “America’s Got Talent,” according to co-star Howie Mandel.
The funny man admitted to E! News that Cowell’s serious injury – after the fall of a new electric bike on his high home near his LA home – puts the proceeds of the talent show to shame.
“We were worried about our friend, and our boss, and our leader, Simon Cowell,” Mandel said.
But the 60-year-old Briton did ‘spectacularly well, in fact,’ Mandel insisted, confirming he was already running.
“The last thing I heard was that after an operation of six hours, and some fused discs, and put the rod in the back, yesterday, he was already on his feet, he is already mobile!” said the “Deal or No Deal” star.
“That, as I have said to a few other people already, I would not expect to see Simon again before the end of this season,” Mandel suggested of the assumption that Cowell would be forced to do the full ‘AGT to miss season.
Cowell broke his back in three places – came within an inch of cutting his back and faced possible paralysis – while showing off his fancy new $ 20,000 e-bike to his 6-year-old son, Eric, and 14-year-old stepson , Adam, outside his Malibu, California, road, friends have said.
The bike suddenly hit a wheelie, sending Cowell flying to the ground.
The star tweeted Sunday, “What good advice … If you are buying an electric trail bike, read the manual before riding for the first time.”
The bike he was riding was running so fast, up to 60 mph, that it was banned from the open road in the UK.
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