Simon Cowell breaks down in tears as he recalls 'hardest thing that ever happened to me'
ok.co.ukSimon Cowell was visibly moved to tears while appearing on the Diary of a CEO podcast with Dragons Den star Steven Bartlett.The music and TV icon had to pause the interview as he recounted the heart-wrenching moment he learned of his father's passing.
The Britain's Got Talent judge opened up about the emotional turmoil he faced while celebrating his early career triumphs, only to receive the devastating news.
Simon shared: "I think someone told my mum, 'Don't tell Simon' [while he was celebrating]. I phoned back and she told me and I thought, 'Oh my god, I can't believe it'.
Because I genuinely, at that point in my life, I just believed my parents are gonna live forever. It was bad. It was tough." Despite the pain, Simon spoke about his faith and how he continues to feel his parents' presence: "However, I do believe in God and I do believe, because the hardest thing when you lose your parents is you can't even think about them afterwards because it's too difficult. “Everything is.Then after a while, when I have a question in my mind, I do talk to them in my mind, like 'What would you do? ' And I know what they would say.
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