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Simon Cowell was “lucky to survive” surgery after his horrific E-bike crash.
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The 62-year-old broke his back after falling off his E-bike and was left bed-bound for a month after the 2020 incident, and was almost glad for lockdown because it gave him time to properly “heal”.
“If there was one good thing about lockdown, it was that it gave me the time to heal because I wasn’t working on a TV show,” he told OK! magazine.
“I was able to walk a lot and strengthen my legs. I know I was lucky to survive my back surgery.
“I have a lot of people to thank for my recovery.”
The ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ boss, who was hurt again earlier this year when he broke his arm in another crash, admitted he deliberately “kept a lot back” when it came to discussing his first crash.
It turns out things were “a lot worse” than people realized.
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“I didn’t talk about it too much at the time,” I explained. “I kept a lot back. It was a lot worse than people thought. I had a lot of long-term nerve damage as well.
“Just when I thought the bones had healed, I went with Eric to a funfair and tried to kick a football and it was agony. Then, a year later, I fell off my bike and that set me back again.
“It’s been a long haul but I’m almost healed and I’m being very careful about what I do. But at least now I can actually play football with Eric.”
And Cowell has been having to wear a wrist brace after his second crash.
“My surgeon told me I have to wear it to protect myself from people knocking into me,” he added. “So, it’s almost healed but I’m just being extra careful. I have another three weeks before the brace comes off.”