Simon Cowell might look and sound mean on TV, but it appears that in reality, the media mogul is a big softie.
With the Britain's Got Talent auditions in Edinburgh, the show's sound recordist was left in a dilemma when his girlfriend went into labour in Surrey. However, Simon, was on hand to help after he gave the BGT staff member a lift back down south in his private jet to ensure that the sound recordist didn't miss the birth of his first child.
Speaking about Simon's kind actions, the BBC reports sound recordist, Mr Hagenstede saying:
"Lisa wasn't due for another nine days, so I was shocked to get the call and desperately wanted to get back to Surrey to be with her. We looked up every possible option of getting me home and I was devastated when I realised the only option was waiting and getting a flight in the morning.
"I knew I would miss the birth of my first child."
He added: "Simon, David and Alesha were so brilliant. They knew how important it was to me and not only did they let me share their private jet, they also gave me drinks on the flight, relaxed me and were generally lovely and supportive.
"As I left Simon, David and Alesha wished me luck and offered their congratulations. I got there with just moments to spare. If I'd have got there 10 minutes later I'd have missed the birth of my son. I'm so grateful to Simon.
"Without him there was no way I'd have been there for that precious moment."
Ain't that sweet!
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