Simon Cowell breaks his back during test ride of his new electrical bike

[Nicky91]

Simon Cowell was undergoing back surgery on Saturday night after a bad bike accident, Page Six is told.

The America’s Got Talent star, 60, was rushed to hospital following the crash at his home in Malibu, California.

He was testing a new electric bike in the courtyard of his home when the accident occurred, sources said.

“Simon has broken his back and will be having surgery this evening,” a rep for Cowell confirmed on Saturday night.

“Simon had a fall from his bike on Saturday afternoon while testing his new electric bike in the courtyard at his house in Malibu with his family,” the rep added.

Cowell has spent lockdown with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman and their 6-year-old son Eric, as well as her 14-year-old son Adam from a previous relationship.

He turned to biking after embracing a get-fit regimen that saw him lose 27kg over the past few years.

The music mogul said being on lockdown has made sticking to his healthy lifestyle much easier, except for the temptations brought on by Eric (his son).
“I’m doing a bit of cooking. I’m exercising. Funny enough, more during this time as well, sticking to the diet,” he said.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/simon-cowell-breaks-his-back-in-bad-ebike-crash/news-story/c5261f85b5989f84ed2eaf0a96658d9d

[Nicky91]

wish him a speedy recovery

[Cherie]

Never knew he had another son, he never mentions him :umm2:

[arista]

Hope he does not get Covid
in Hospital

[arista]

Never knew he had another son, he never mentions him :umm2:


Yes it's her Son
not his, though.

[Oliver_W]

I literally thought Eric was his first kid tbh. 14 years ago XFactor was huge so more people would care about him having a kid, it's bizarre this is the first we hear of it. He's such an attention-***** you'd think he'd be trying to breastfeed him during the live shows or something.

edit: oops it says the 14 year old is hers from a previous relationship

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/09/07/31734452-8608745-image-a-4_1596956297903.jpg
Just Before his accident.


Its an Electric Bike

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/09/08/31735010-8608745-image-a-30_1596958712631.jpg

He is got rid of his Fat.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8608745/Simon-Cowell-hospitalized-surgery-broken-falling-electric-bike-Malibu.html

[Cherie]

Yes it's her Son
not his, though.

Oh missed that, makes more sense

[Oliver_W]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/09/08/31735010-8608745-image-a-30_1596958712631.jpg

He is got rid of his Fat.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8608745/Simon-Cowell-hospitalized-surgery-broken-falling-electric-bike-Malibu.html

That's all that matters, of course.

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/09/07/article-8608745-31734438-799_964x543.jpg

[UserSince2005]

Why's he still pretending to be straight?

[Crimson Dynamo]

get a normal bike the lazy wretch

[thesheriff443]

get a normal bike the lazy wretch

Those bikes are dangerous, some one we know came off one and did as much damage as being on a motorcycle.

[Nicky91]

Those bikes are dangerous, some one we know came off one and did as much damage as being on a motorcycle.

yes we read about multiple other accidents with these type of bikes



definition of ''we'' before LT asks: me, my parents

[Crimson Dynamo]

:oh:

[Kizzy]

It's just a normal bike the you just flick the battery on when your going uphill for a bit of a boost. My son has one.

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://www.electricbike.com/dangers/

10 dangers

[user104658]

It's just a normal bike the you just flick the battery on when your going uphill for a bit of a boost. My son has one.There's a difference between an electric-assisted bike (makes pedalling easier especially on hills as you say) and a full electric bike, which can hit 30mph on flat and some modded ones up to 50mph.

[arista]

get a normal bike the lazy wretch


Yes if had a normal Bike
he may have not had the accident

[Zizu]

Why's he still pretending to be straight?



Why say something like that especially as he’s in such a bad way ??
Sounds like a touch of jealousy tbh


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[Kazanne]

He's a great bloke,so good with animals and people, I hope he recovers well.

[Barry.]

Hope he recovers.

[Crimson Dynamo]

yes he lovesd animals so he is a good man

if a bit lazy

[arista]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1168B/production/_113870317_57bc636c-8fab-46df-a14e-bfb0a8f85e68.jpg

[arista]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/A15B/production/_113870314_metrop1aug10.jpg

[Beso]

Its ride hes had in a long time as well ...get well soon

[Ammi]

..a 60yr old, breaking their back..?../...does not sound great at all, those older bones don’t have the same healing capacity as younger ones...at least though, he will afford the very best of medical care and I wish him a good recovery...how life can be changed in a split second...

[Ammi]

...excellent mask wearing btw..:love:..

[Ammi]

...apparently his surgery went very well, so wishing him a good and full recovery...:love:..

[bots]

it really depends on how severe the break was and it's location. Even with the best outcome it's life changing

[Ammi]

...it was more than one break is what I read, bots...but yeah, these things are life changing...

[arista]

Simon has tweeted
read the manual of Electric bikes.

[bots]

Simon Cowell has thanked the medical staff who treated him in Los Angeles following a bike accident in which he broke part of his back.

The music mogul and talent show judge sent "a massive thank you to all the nurses and doctors", calling them "some of the nicest people I have ever met".

Cowell was taken to hospital after falling off his new electric bike in the courtyard of his Malibu home.

The 60-year-old said he should have "read the manual" before riding it.

"Some good advice... If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride it for the first time," he tweeted.

He thanked fans and friends for their "kind messages" and exhorted them all to "stay safe".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53719783

[Cherie]

Simon Cowell has thanked the medical staff who treated him in Los Angeles following a bike accident in which he broke part of his back.

The music mogul and talent show judge sent "a massive thank you to all the nurses and doctors", calling them "some of the nicest people I have ever met".

Cowell was taken to hospital after falling off his new electric bike in the courtyard of his Malibu home.

The 60-year-old said he should have "read the manual" before riding it.

"Some good advice... If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride it for the first time," he tweeted.

He thanked fans and friends for their "kind messages" and exhorted them all to "stay safe".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53719783

aw I wish him a speedy recovery

[hijaxers]

Well it was pretty idiotic of him trying to do a 'wheelie' on a bike he'd never ridden before !

I very much doubt he wll ever be riding another bike , such a silly thing to do and only himself to blame.

[Mokka]

Here's the Tea.... it wasn't an e-bike :rollseyes:
It was an electric motor-cross bike that can reach speeds of 75km/hr



But as reporting from Forbes transport journalist Carlton Reid has since revealed, Cowell wasn’t really on a bike, or even an e-bike, at all. “Media reports have wrongly stated that British music mogul Simon Cowell broke his back in the courtyard of his Malibu home falling from an electric bike,” Reid writes. “In fact, he was riding an electric motorbike with a top speed of 60 mph [96.5 km/h].”

https://cyclingtips.com/2020/08/simon-cowell-broke-his-back-riding-an-e-bike-or-did-he/

[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/DailyMailCeleb/status/1307206093878317057

good news, he will return to AGT for the finale next week

[Ammi]

https://twitter.com/DailyMailCeleb/status/1307206093878317057

good news, he will return to AGT for the finale next week

....awwww, great to see he’s doing well and able to come back..:love:...(...no pun intended...)...

[arista]

He has done it again.


[Simon Cowell 'lucky to be alive' after SECOND terrifying
e-bike smash:
BGT supremo is rushed to London hospital with broken arm
and facial cuts - 18 months after breaking
his back in Malibu accident
The music mogul, 62, was rushed to hospital
on Thursday after the horror crash
He flew over the handlebars at 20mph
while not wearing a helmet
The 'blood-soaked' tycoon
was treated by passersby before
paramedics arrived
The crash comes just 18 months
after he broke his back on an e-bike in Malibu]

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/01/22/53658081-10465861-image-m-3_1643755885199.jpg


West London near his home.
before the crash.

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/01/22/53658079-10465861-image-a-9_1643755997307.jpg


E bikes are Over Priced.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10465861/Simon-Cowell-lucky-alive-hes-rushed-hospital-following-terrifying-e-bike-crash.html

[user104658]

He broke his back in a crash... then recovered... then went riding around at 20mph on a bike with no helmet on...

Really quite baffling.

[Oliver_W]

Bloke needs stabilisers tbh

Though, riding a bike is more environmentally friendly than getting chauffeured around in limos, which h could easily do if he wanted.

[thesheriff443]

He broke his back in a crash... then recovered... then went riding around at 20mph on a bike with no helmet on...

Really quite baffling.

People drink too much and throw up but it don’t stop them from drinking again.

Lots of people don’t wear helmets because it’s a choice

[arista]

People drink too much and throw up but it don’t stop them from drinking again.

Lots of people don’t wear helmets because it’s a choice


Yes but, at his age of 62
he should

[user104658]

People drink too much and throw up but it don’t stop them from drinking again.

Lots of people don’t wear helmets because it’s a choice

I know that and to be fair I was plenty guilty of cycling with my daughter to school without a helmet on (she of course had one on, I didn't bother) ... HOWEVER ... most people haven't previously fractured their spine in a cycling accident. I'd have thought he'd at least be a bit more safety conscious after something like that, but each to their own I guess, at least it's only his own life he's risking in this situation.

[bots]

if you dont learn from mistakes, you might as well be brain dead, so maybe his approach is right

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/02/12/53680649-10467733-On_the_mend_Simon_Cowell_has_been_seen_with_his_ar m_in_a_cast_fo-a-24_1643806757641.jpg
[Simon Cowell, 62, has been seen with his
broken arm in a cast for the first time after
being rushed to hospital following a second biking accident]

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/02/12/53682085-10467733-image-a-23_1643806757629.jpg
Having a break and Pub/Cafe

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/02/12/53674161-10467733-On_the_move_Simon_was_riding_a_a_Das_Spitzing_Evol ution_S_Pedele-a-33_1643806757679.jpg
[On the move: Simon was riding a
Das Spitzing Evolution S-Pedelec bike,
which costs upwards of £7921 and has
top speeds of 27 miles per hour (stock image)]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10467733/Simon-Cowell-promises-stay-away-bicycles-good.html

He will wear a Hat next time
he has confirmed.

[Alf]

It's easily done. It's as easy as riding a bike.

[Oliver_W]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/02/12/53674161-10467733-On_the_move_Simon_was_riding_a_a_Das_Spitzing_Evol ution_S_Pedele-a-33_1643806757679.jpg.

Thanks for confirming what a bike is :love:

[arista]

Thanks for confirming what a bike is :love:

Electric Bikes
and that one is well over priced

[GoldHeart]

Is this twice now he's had an accident?