There’s a mini Simon on the way! Yes folks, Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman are said to be expecting a baby boy together.

The 53-year-old music mogul and his girlfriend, who also has a seven-year-old son with her ex-husband Andrew, are said to be delighted.

An insider told the New York Daily News: “He (Simon) is over the moon to be having a son.”

But while that may be the case, the X Factor boss revealed recently that he does have some concerns regarding fatherhood.

“I do like kids, I’m not sure I can deal with the whole baby thing,” he explained. “I’m not great with babies, but I’m good with kids, you know once they can talk to you and you can talk to them, I think it’ll be fantastic.”

As everybody knows, the news of the pregnancy was quite a surprise considering that Simon and Lauren were not properly dating at the time and she was married to one of his good friends.

Simon said of the moment he found out he was going to be a dad: “It was a surprise initially... I got a phone call with the news.

“Some of the circumstances around this were very uncomfortable to say the least, you know... but it happened and she’s an incredible girl. Once I got used to the idea that I was going to be a dad, then I was really happy, really happy.”

The couple are now said to be dating.