- Simon was taken out of his house on a stretcher after incident at around 7.30am
- The fall came just a day before the first live X-Factor show of the year tomorrow
- Star, 58, believed to have been getting cup of hot milk when accident happened
- Source said: ‘He fainted and is thought to have fallen down the stairs’
Simon Cowell has been stretchered out of his house in a neck brace after falling down the stairs while going to get a cup of hot milk.
He was taken to hospital in the back of an ambulance from his London mansion after the accident between 7.30am and 8.30am today.
The X-Factor star, 58, is believed to be going downstairs to get a cup of hot milk because he was having trouble sleeping when he either slipped or fainted.
He is currently in hospital undergoing tests but his injuries are not believed to be serious.
The fall came just a day before the first live X-Factor show of the year tomorrow.
Simon Cowell has been stretchered out of his house in a neck brace after falling down the stairs while going to get a cup of hot milk – it is not known his partner Lauren Silverman or son Eric were at home
The X-Factor star, 58, is believed to be going downstairs this morning when he either slipped or fainted
A source told The Sun: ‘It’s been a scary morning. It was very early and Simon was going down his stairs to get some hot milk because he couldn’t sleep.
‘He fainted and is thought to have fallen down the stairs. An ambulance was called and he was stretchered out of the house in a neck brace surrounded by worried aides.’