Simon Cowell cuts out diary, sugar and gluten and calls it ‘the Eric Cowell diet’

Simon Cowell has revealed he is on the Eric Cowell diet.

Named after his son, the music mogul has said he has made a number of lifestyle changes since the birth of five-year-old Eric, including cutting out dairy, sugar and gluten.

His healthy eating regime does include alcohol though.

‘I went to see this guy who’s very well-known. And he said to me, after doing some blood work, “You can’t have red meat, dairy, sugar, bread or gluten.” I’m thinking, “What about alcohol?” And he said, “Maybe not quite as much as you had before.” And I did it and I stuck to it and it’s easy,’ said the 59-year-old.

‘Apart from ice cream, [Eric] actually likes water, eats all his raw vegetable. I’m on the Eric Cowell diet,’ he added, speaking to Extra and calling the youngster a ‘sweetheart’.

It was recently claimed Simon had shed 7lbs on his new diet.

‘Simon was feeling a bit run down, so someone suggested he see a specialist about food tolerances. The specialist revealed he is allergic to a few everyday things which had been making him tired,’ a source said.

‘As a result, he has cut out lots from his diet and the impact has been almost immediate,’ the insider added.

‘He has loads of energy. He’s found it really tough to cut out a lot of things he used to love eating, like sausage rolls. But he can’t believe the change it’s had in such a short space of time.

‘He’s looking and feeling great at the moment, the best he has in years. He has a real spring in his step, which everyone around him has noticed.’

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