Simon Cowell discusses the importance of focusing on his health, stating that he is afraid about work-related burnout

Simon Cowell discussed reducing his workload, admitting that he was “terrified” of burnout and being unable to spend time with his son Eric.

Cowell has begun to wind down his media entertainment firm Syco after resigning his judging role on Walk the Line last year, claiming that he has to make his health a “priority” now and focus on his family.

The Britain’s Got Talent judge told The Sun, “I made the decision that my main job would be being on TV, not running a production company. It was just all becoming too much.”

“And, if I’m being honest, I was very nervous about burn-out. I wasn’t feeling ill, I was just terrified that would happen to me,” the 62-year-old television personality added. “I’m a great believer in doing something before something bad happens, rather than waiting for something bad to happen.”

He continued: “I was thinking a lot about that during the last two years. I’ve seen it happen to people, close friends of mine, where they get burnt out and you don’t want to be in that place. There’s no coming back from that.”

Cowell went on to say that Covid taught him to prioritise his health and to make it his “number one priority.”

“I did three shows last year, it was nearly four, and it really is a full-time job when you’re on TV,” he further added. “When you’re trying to manage a team of people and do what I do, it got to the point where literally something had got to give.”

Cowell then shared he wanted to spend more time with his 8-year-old son, adding, “You only get this age once.”

“Being able to pick him up from school every day, have dinner with him every night, all that kind of stuff, I’m able to do that now,” he concluded. “He’s really a sweet little boy and I love him to death.”