Simon Cowell left ‘in pieces’ by mum’s death: ‘It was really difficult... but then I’m on TV’
Simon Cowell was left “in pieces” by his mum’s death. ‘The X Factor’ mogul’s mother Julie died from a stroke in 2015 at the height of his fame on the ITV1 talent show and 16 years after his dad Eric – after whom the TV tycoon named his son – passed away from a heart attack. He told the Daily Mirror about the impact of being left devastated by the death of his ballet dancer and socialite mother aged 89, a day before he was set to start filming for a new series of his smash show: “It was really difficult. I’m in pieces but then I’m on TV. “There were moments afterwards where it was really, reall...