Simon Cowell breaks his back after falling off his new electric trail bike

It's believed his girlfriend and mother of his son Eric, Lauren Silverman, 43, had been able to visit him in the hospital.

A friend of the family told MailOnline that Cowell was in 'shock and massive amounts of pain' after the accident.

'Lauren went with him to the hospital and has been allowed in briefly to see him. He's doing OK in the circumstances,' the insider said.