As the son of one of the media industry’s most famous moguls he’s no stranger to being on a television set.
And Eric Cowell, three, certainly seemed at home as he helped his famous father Simon Cowell, 58, during the tense Six Chair Challenge on Saturday night’s episode of the X Factor.
The toddler was briefly seen handing out some oranges to his dad and the front row, before Simon appeared to ask the youngster – who he shares with girlfriend Lauren Silverman – for advice on who to put through.
TV star: Eric Cowell, three, certainly seemed at home as he helped his famous father Simon Cowell, 58, during the tense Six Chair Challenge on Saturday night’s episode of the X Factor
Viewers went wild over the glimpse of Eric, taking to Twitter to post: ‘Awww Simons son Eric is so cute giving him oranges #xfactor’, ‘OMG how cute is little Eric @SimonCowell #XFactor #SixChairChallenge’, ‘Let’s be honest, Eric is stealing the show #XFactor #SixChairChallenge’.
‘Only part of #XFactor that didn’t make me angry tonight was @SimonCowell ‘s son taking the oranges off him. #Adorable #Eric #MiniSimon’, ‘Let’s be honest, Eric is stealing the show #XFactor #SixChairChallenge,’ ‘Oh my god baby Eric #XFactor’.
‘Aww wee Eric giving Simon the thumbs up #XFactor’, ‘Why did I just cry at how cute Eric and Simon are together? #XFactor #cuteness’, ‘I’m sure he just asked Eric who he should put through’, ‘Eric wearing a headset has to be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen #XFactor.’
So sweet! The toddler was briefly seen handing out some oranges to his dad and the front row, before Simon appeared to ask the youngster – who he shares with girlfriend Lauren Silverman – for advice on who to put through
Elsewhere in the episode, fans were also left outraged as Simon split up one of the groups.
The music mogul brought Ash from girl group NQ – who failed to gain a seat – back to join ‘New Girl Band’, consisting of soloists who had been initially rejected from the process but brought back to form a new group a la One Direction.
Fans were quick to comment that Ash had ‘snaked’ her friends, writing: ‘Ash left her friends in the dust!’
Adorable: Viewers went wild over the glimpse of Eric and claimed he ‘stole the show’
Right at home: As the son of one of the media industry’s most famous moguls Eric is certainlu no stranger to being on a television set
Simon brought back the songstress, noting that her voice would fit in well with the newly formed girl band.
The girls were given just a minute to teach Ash their harmonies from their cover of Hey Mama by David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, which they had only been given 24 hours to prepare for themselves.
After rehearsing on the stage quickly, Ash learnt how to fit into the group seamlessly.
Drama: It was X Factor’s eagerly anticipated Six Chair Challenge round for the groups on Saturday night, and true to nature, the show was not without drama, as Simon Cowell brought in a twist which sent Twitter fans into meltdown
Twist: The music mogul brought Ash from girl group NQ – who failed to gain a seat – back to join ‘New Girl Band’, consisting of soloists who had been initially rejected from the process but brought back to form a new group a la One Direction
Mogul: Simon brought back the songstress, noting that her voice would fit in well with the newly formed girl band
Turnaround: The girls were given just a minute to teach Ash their harmonies from their cover of Hey Mama by David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, which they had only been given 24 hours to prepare for themselves
Snaked: Fans were quick to comment that Ash had ‘snaked’ her friends, writing: ‘Ash left her friends in the dust!’
Users found Ash’s apparent betrayal of her band hilarious, commenting:
‘God bless the X Factor. Manufacturing bands and destroying friendships since 2004… The loyalty… It’s like X Factor meets TOWIE… Turncoat…
‘Imagine asking her to betray her friends on TV… Hahaha she’s gonna snake out her friends…
‘She’s snaking out her girl group girlll do you!… Ash just dropped her ex band mates like a bag of cold sick…
‘Meanwhile Ash’s band are back stage, hailing a cab after having lost their place, band mate and probably friend…’ (sic)
Hilarious: Users found Ash’s apparent betrayal of her band hilarious
Fix? However, the performance was so seamless that it caused Twitter fans to be convinced that the whole segment was a ‘fix’
However, the performance was so seamless that it caused Twitter fans to be convinced that the whole segment was a ‘fix’.
‘So planned! The ‘made up’ girl group goes through. As Always. Shocker! So damned fake it’s unreal…
‘This was more of a set up than the Montreal Screw Job… Staged to f***…
‘So staged girl comes on from behind stage lol… Ash just happened to be skulking about backstage in a full Girl Band outfit. That was handy…’ (sic)
MailOnline has contacted representatives of X Factor for comment.
Convinced: Twitter users were left convinced that the whole segment was a ‘set up’, after Ash’s integration into the newly formed girl group went without a hitch