Simon Cowell reveals reason behind his ‘changed’ Britain’s Got Talent persona – and why he’s more of a ‘soft touch’

SIMON Cowell has revealed the existent crushed down wherefore he's a "soft touch" aft changing his Britain's Got Talent person.

The 65-year-old says the commencement of his 10-year-old lad Eric changed however helium acted towards endowment connected stage.

It led him to ditch the "nasty" comments helium had go known for connected Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor.

Simon told The Sun: "Ever since I've had a lad you commencement seeing these kids and each clip I deliberation 'god that could beryllium Eric' - if they're like, eight, nine, ten, whatever.

"So by that constituent definitely, that has truly had an effect.

"Apart from that, erstwhile I watched immoderate of those clips conscionable past it truly did punctual maine that it's those moments wherever you get surprised, and that's what I emotion astir the show.

"That infinitesimal wherever you tin conscionable consciousness everyone is progressive and they similar it, and it's going to alteration that person's life.

"You don't cognize what's going to happen, different than it's conscionable going to beryllium good."

His co-judge Amanda Holden said: "He did spell brushed for a spot but I consciousness similar he's coming backmost now.

"He's up for it, helium would ne'er person fto anyone propulsion things astatine him - you've changed truthful much, and I bash deliberation that's due to the fact that you've got Eric who throws things astatine you and jumps connected you and each those things."

Simon besides opened up astir a near-death acquisition connected signifier during the auditions for the caller series.

It came during the enactment of a antheral smashing watermelons astir him with a mallet portion blindfolded arsenic Simon laic down connected stage.

The feline appeared to get tense during the audition - and the unit were forced to intervene.

A caller trailer shows Simon being picked up and carried retired of harm's way.

Speaking astatine the property motorboat of the caller BGT series, Simon said: "You cognize the feeling erstwhile you benignant of think, idiosyncratic doesn't privation you connected the amusement anymore? It was that.

"It was the closest genuinely wherever I'm reasoning they really privation to termination me.

"And I curse to God that's however I felt. Because this feline got truly tense and he'd slipped and helium was smashing these watermelons."