Simon Cowell: ‘I'm the only iconic bachelor left in the entire world’

X Factor judge Simon Cowell may have settled down to family life with girlfriend Lauren Silverman and baby son Eric, but he is in no rush to follow in the footsteps of George Clooney and walk up the aisle just yet.

Speaking to Hello! he said: "I'm the only iconic bachelor left in the entire world - thanks for that George Clooney!

"I think it's a title I'll keep for a while longer if I'm honest. I've never said no to marriage but then again I couldn't imagine having a kid at one point and now look at me.”

The 55-year-old, who was engaged once before to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy, says he was nervous about not getting on with the woman he would have a child with.

He said: "I guess I was always nervous I may not end up getting on particularly well with the person I was going to have a kid with and I didn't want to make the wrong decision. The fact is, our baby wasn't planned was actually the best thing for us to have done and we're very happy now."

The music mogul may be uploading adorable pictures of himself with baby Eric, but he’s not quite the hands on dad. He has “really great nannies that are bloody amazing” so he can play with baby Eric without dealing with the constant nappy changes and regular feeds.

He said: "I'm going to be honest - I'm not exactly a hands on dad. I want to fast forward a few years so I can take him go-karting and then introduce him to women. There are a few years to go yet."

See the exclusive story in Hello!, out now.