Simon Cowell is already making impressive progress in recovery after his serious e-bike accident, as his colleague Howie Mandel reveals.
Music producer Simon Cowell (60) was allegedly in the emergency operating room for six hours after his serious e-bike accident, only one centimeter is said to have been missing and the international media mogul would have been paraplegic. His colleague at America's Got Talent, Howie Mandel (64), is now giving a positive sign. His "boss" and "friend" are doing "spectacularly well" in view of the circumstances, Mandel told "E! News".
Simon Cowell broke his back in the accident. The native British posted not only a thank you to his fans and the clinic staff on Instagram, but also a warning: "If you buy an e-bike, read the instructions for use before you set off."
TV return before the season ends?
During the medical procedure, Cowell, who commutes between the UK and the US for his shows, had a metal rod inserted into his spine. However, colleague Howie Mandel does not rule out that Cowell will return to the cameras before the end of this year's season "America's Got Talent". He was told that his colleague was "on his feet again, he's already mobile".
Singer and Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson (38, "Meaning of Life") has taken over for Cowell's juror.
Simon Cowell is also the inventor and jury member of the British and US talent shows "Britain's Got Talent", "The X Factor", "America's Got Talent" and "The X Factor USA". He has a six-year-old son with partner Lauren Silverman (43), and Silverman's 14-year-old son from a previous relationship lives in the household. The family was with him in the hospital.