The pal said: “Simon said he hasn’t worn trainers as much as this in 20 years. He feels fitter than ever before and is keeping to a normal routine rather than being on the phone until the early hours.”Simon, 61, said last month that the bike accident that broke his back “nearly smashed my spine to pieces”.The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent boss, 61, had six hours of emergency surgery after the spill in August.Speaking about it on US TV, Simon said: “I knew I’d broken my back the minute I landed.
It was really kind of sudden and it hurt.”Without partner Lauren and their seven-year-old son Eric’s care, he said he “couldn’t have got through it” and that the incident had brought them closer.
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