Simon Cowell is reportedly activity to be a dad

Simon Cowell is reportedly activity to be a dad... admitting there's a bit of a twist.

According to Us Weekly, the absoluteness TV mogul, 53, and Lauren Silverman, 36, are accepting a baby.

"She's about 10 weeks along," a antecedent claimed to the mag.

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Lauren is reportedly the conflicting wife of Simon's friend, Andrew Silverman.

"Lauren and Andrew accept been black in their alliance for some time, and their annulment has been in the works for a while," addition antecedent claimed to the mag. "As their alliance deteriorated, she and Simon became close."

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Becoming a dad would be a big change for the "X Factor" judge, who in 2009 said, "God, no. I couldn't accept children. If I had them actuality cartoon on the walls I'd go nuts. With kids, you've got a accepted you can't escape from. You've got to be up at a assertive time. Got to listen. Aback all you appetite to do is sit in a bend thinking."

Last year in March, the Brit told AOL Music that his attitude on kids had afflicted - slightly.

"Well... yes," he said aback asked his assessment of acceptable a ancestor has changed. "And no. I do really, absolutely like kids, because I can allocution to them and accept to them. The botheration has consistently been how abundant time you charge to allot to bringing up kids. I've consistently committed all my activity to work, and at 52, I've apparently absent the opportunity."

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Access has accomplished out to Lauren Silverman and a rep for Simon Cowell. So far we accept not heard back.

-- Jesse Spero

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