Simon Cowell 'rushed to hospital' after second e-bike crash in 18 months

Simon Cowell will miss the next round of auditions for Britain's Got Talent as he has contracted Covid-19.The 62 year old will be unable to judge the latest round of hopefuls on the ITV talent show while he self-isolates. A spokesperson for the music mogul confirmed the news to Mail Online, saying: "Simon was unable to attend filming today as he was isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19." Current rules for contracting Covid-19 state people need to isolate for ten days but may leave after five if certain conditions are met. Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden were spotted heading in to film the show and will be left with golden buzzer duties until the show's creator returns.

Amanda Holden has gifted fellow Britain’s Got Talent panellist Simon Cowell with bike stabilisers following his second e-bike crash.The judge was reportedly rushed to hospital after being involved in a collision by his West London home last week, leaving co-judge Amanda concerned for the welfare of her colleague moving forward with his motoring activity. Admitting to buying Simon training wheels on her Heart Breakfast radio show, the host discussed how the X Factor star had been put off riding e-bikes for good since his latest accident. “We spoke about the fact that Simon Cowell had another accident on his bike didn't we…now he said he's not going to get on bikes ever again, which I think is a smart thing to do,” Amanda said, though she didn’t appear to believe the claim of her boss.

Simon Cowell has admitted to worrying about his son's reaction to his latest e-bike accident.

Simon Cowell is in good spirits after suffering another painful injury in a bike accident.Cowell and his fiancée, Lauren Silverman, stepped out of their London home for a stroll, and Cowell told reporters for, «I'm OK. I'm feeling much better, thank you.»A source previously told ET that the judge is recovering at home with family after he broke his arm in an accident on his electric bike last Thursday in London. The source adds that Cowell, 62, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.Cowell was photographed wearing a bright yellow cast on his left arm, which sported cartoon scribbles seemingly drawn by the couple's 7-year-old son, Eric.According to, a source tells the outlet that Cowell was riding down the middle of the road with the electric motor on, and his wheels slipped as he hit a wet patch of asphalt.

Simon Cowell seems like he’s doing OK following a nasty fall from an electric bike last week.  Fox News Digital confirmed that the accident occurred last Thursday near his home in West London as the "America’s Got Talent" judge, 62, was riding his bike. He apparently "crashed to the ground" and "broke his arm" but a source informed us that he is "doing well and is healing at home."  The host was spotted out and about for the first time since the incident sporting a bright yellow cast on his left arm while wearing black sweatpants and a black zip-up sweatshirt with nothing on underneath.

Simon Cowell has spoken out for the first time following his second e-bike crash in 18 months. News broke on Tuesday 1 February of the 62 year old’s accident, where witnesses of the ordeal said Simon was seen with ”blood pouring from his face”.The TV mogul wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which is thought to have been caused after the dad-of-one went over a wet patch on the road. Simon has since been pictured with a neon coloured arm cast with small doodles on; presumably done by his seven year old son Eric, whom he shares with fiancée Lauren Silverman, 44.

issued a sly dig at Simon Cowell after his e-bike crash. Adil and Susanna addressed Simon being rushed to hospital - with the ITV Britain's Got Talent star reportedly "lucky" to be alive.

Lorraine Kelly was not happy with Simon Cowell after it was claimed he wasn’t wearing a helmet when he crashed his bike again. The X Factor star was admitted to hospital in west London, according to reports, which came just 18 months after his crash in Los Angeles. The previous incident left him with a broken back, but the star luckily appears to be less badly hurt this time.

Simon Cowell has been pictured with his arm in a cast after reports he injured himself falling off an electric bike - for the second time in almost 18 months.

Naman Ramachandran Veteran producer and reality TV judge Simon Cowell suffered a bike accident last week and was hospitalized, claim multiple U.K. media reports that emerged on Tuesday night. The “America’s Got Talent” judge had the accident near his London home last Thursday, was hospitalized and then released, the reports claim.

Simon Cowell is resting and recovering after he suffered another painful injury.A source tells ET that the judge is recovering at home with family after he broke his arm in an accident on his electric bike last Thursday in London.The source adds that Cowell, 62, was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.The news of Cowell's broken arm was first reported by, which published photos of the TV personality sporting a yellow arm cast.According to, a source tells the outlet that Cowell was riding down the middle of the road with the electric motor on, and his wheels slipped as he hit a wet patch of asphalt. The source alleges that Cowell was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.The accident comes nearly 18 months after Cowell broke his back in an accident while testing an electric bike at his home in Malibu, California, in August 2020.The injuries to his back required an extensive, six-hour spinal surgery to correct — which included the placement of several metal rods and pins -- and quite a lot of recuperation time to heal properly.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Cowell last February about his recovery, and he admitted that «the first four weeks were the hardest.»«Because you feel kind of helpless, and it was the first time in my life I've ever felt helpless,» he explained.

Simon Cowell has reportedly had another mishap while riding his bicycle.