Simon Cowell Names Baby Boy After Father Eric!

Simon Cowell took to Twitter to reveal the name of his new baby boy with Lauren Silverman!

“Very happy to say Eric was born at 17.45pm. Healthy and handsome,” the 54-year-old X Factor judge tweeted.

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He added, “Lauren in great shape. Thanks for all of your kind messages.”

In case you missed it, Lauren gave birth to Eric at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City right after Simon flew in from London today.

FYI: Simon‘s father was also named Eric.

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