SIMON Cowell is in "a lot of pain" after a six-hour operation on his broken back - as a pal reveals his girlfriend Lauren Silverman is in "total shock" over the accident.
The Britain's Got Talent star, 60, was riding a £6,000 electric bike when he fell off after admitting he failed to read the manual.
Simon's son Eric, six, and his partner Lauren’s teenage lad Adam watched in horror as he fell backwards and smashed down onto a concrete floor at his Los Angeles home.
Speaking on Dan Wootton's talkRADIO Drivetime show, Lizzie Cundy said: "I have heard from Lauren, she texted me yesterday. It's absolutely devastating news. "She's in total shock.
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