Simon Cowell had six-hour surgery after breaking back in bike fall

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Simon Cowell had six hours of surgery after a fall from a bike caused him to break his back in a number of places. The X Factor supremo (60) fell from a new electric bike he was testing at his house in Malibu.

He was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery on Saturday night, which involved a number of procedures including having a metal rod put in his back.

Cowell is recovering in hospital now and it is understood that he will continue to do so for a few days. A source said that while it is a bad injury, doctors said he had been very lucky.

The entertainment boss has a six-year-old son, Eric, with his partner Lauren Silverman – and it is understood Eric was with his father at the time.