Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman welcome baby boy

SIMON Cowell has shared adorable photos of his baby boy on Twitter, after he and girlfriend Lauren Silverman welcomed their first child together on Valentine’s Day.

Simon Cowell smoked a cigarette outside Lauren Silverman's hospital.

SIMON Cowell and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman have welcomed their new baby boy into the world — on Valentine’s Day.

The music mogul had jetted over to New York and was by his partner’s side as she gave birth shortly before 11pm on February 14.

Cowell has shared several intimate pics of the newborn with fans on Twitter.

Mum, Dad and Eric. Now two days old. pic.twitter.com/ChWlrXmtmO

…. now you can see how very handsome little Eric is. pic.twitter.com/cF5fhaFXqR

The 54-year-old revealed the adorable youngster is named Eric, after his father.

I never knew how much love and pride I would feel. pic.twitter.com/bjwhJvrFBd

A spokesman for the X Factor judge said: “They are all OK. Simon was there for the birth. He landed at 6.15pm, British time, and he was at the hospital by about 7.15pm.

“He was there for the birth.”

He said details about the baby, including how much he weighed, were not available yet.

Silverman left her real estate mogul husband Andrew to be with his best friend, Cowell.

Read more about Cowell and Silverman’s relationship.

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