Simon Cowell is now a dad, Lauren Silverman gives birth

Congratulations Simon Cowell!

Simon's girlfriend Lauren Silverman gave birth to a baby boy on Friday at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Simon flew straight from London where the Britain's Got Talent auditions were being held when he learned that Lauren went into labor. He was by her bedside when she gave birth, reports E.

Is he really naming the Valentine's Day baby Simon Cowell Jr.?