Simon Cowell ‘will marry Lauren Silverman in lavish London ceremony next month’

Simon Cowell reportedly wanted to ‘get Lauren up the aisle as quickly as possible’ and with their son Eric ‘front and center’ of the wedding

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Simon Cowell will marry fiancée Lauren Silverman in a lavish ceremony next month, it has been reported.

The media mogul, 62, proposed to Lauren just five months ago but is said to believe there is “no reason to delay” the wedding.

Lauren, 44, and Simon welcomed a son together eight years ago and are said to want to ensure that the boy is front and center of the ceremony.

An insider told Sun : “He was in charge of the planning and the date has been set for June.

“The ceremony will take place in London, with their son Eric front and center, naturally.”

They added that the couple are looking forward to celebrating the day with family and friends and that Simon “wants to get Lauren up the aisle as quickly as possible”.

It comes after Simon revealed his decision to settle down last month, explaining that the lockdown has brought him and Lauren closer together.

He also explains how pondering over his son’s future influenced his decisions – and how sheer horror at the prospect of dating someone in the future convinced him to take a knee. how.

I said Sun: “We’ve been living together for over a year and I thought, ‘Wow, we really get along.

“And for Eric, as he gets older, he’ll be asked more and more about his parents, and I think that’s the right thing to do for him.

“I can’t see myself ever dating anyone anymore. The idea of ​​a first date is just too weird right now.

“My parents had a great marriage and I often call them best friends, and I think that’s an important part of it.

Simon went on to explain that he is making the wedding very realistic and is planning it all on his own to avoid an overly hyped celebration.

He says he doesn’t want “600 people” on the guest list like he had on his 50th birthday 12 years ago – and he’s also banned from working with a wedding planner .

And he even claimed that the wedding plans were so secret that even Lauren didn’t know when or where it would take place.