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Simon Cowell looks every inch the proud dad as he joins his mini-me son Eric, 10, and fiancée Lauren Silverman on the America’s Got Talent red carpet
Simon Cowell brought along his family to watch the America’s Got Talent quarterfinals on Tuesday.
The judge, 64, his mini-me son Eric, 10, and fiancée Lauren Silverman, 47, hit the red carpet at the Hotel Dena before the live show.
Simon looked every inch the proud dad as he hugged Eric while posing for photos.
The two bore a striking resemblance to one another with their dark hair and similar facial features.
Lauren, meanwhile, looked effortlessly stylish in a leopard print jacket, plunging black vest and dark jeans.
The music mogul was in his signature charcoal T-shirt and wore light wash jeans, with Eric emulating his father’s style.
Simon judges the competition with supermodel Heidi Klum, comedian Howie Mandel and Modern Family star Sofia Vergara.
Tuesday night’s episode marked the final round of quarterfinals, which first kicked off on August 14 after eight rounds of auditions.
For the first time in AGT history, the judges were given a live show golden buzzer. If pressed, the live golden buzzer sends one lucky act straight to the show’s finals.
And the judges looked thrilled to be wrapping up this stage of the competition as they posed up on the red carpet.
During the show, Simon pushed his golden buzzer for aerialist Sebastian, who performed alone after his partner Sonia was hurt.
After the accident during rehearsal, Sebastian declared that he wasn’t going to give up on their dreams and performed solo. He lifted himself high above the stage and swirled around using only his body weight to propel him.
Sonia, whose arm was in a sling after the accident, watched him perform backstage. When he finished, the audience and the judges gave Sebastian a standing ovation.
‘I’m on my feet because a lot of people would have given up,’ Simon said. ‘I think most people would have said we have had an accident and we can’t continue.
‘You did the opposite and continued. Not only that, I’m not just saying this, not just because of that, this was by far the best reaction we’ve had so far, which is why you are getting…’
Simon then reached over and hit his Golden Buzzer as Sebastian hugged Sonia in disbelief.
The semifinals will air on Wednesday, September 11, on NBC.