Simon Cowell reveals the real reason behind his fall

And vows to take care of himself for his son Eric’s sake

Simon Cowell

by Polly Foreman |
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Simon Cowell was forced to pull out of The X factor live shows this weekend after falling down the stairs at his home on Friday.

He’s now revealed the reason for his fall was low blood pressure, and he’s vowed to change his lifestyle for son Eric’s sake.

“Sometimes we get a reminder that we’re not invincible and this was certainly mine. It was a huge shock.

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“They think I fainted because I had low blood pressure and so I have got to really take good care of myself to sort that out," he continued to The Sun.

“After all I am a dad and have more responsibility than ever.”

Simon missed both live shows this weekend due to his illness, and Alesha Dixon stood in his place representing the groups in last night’s show.

His act Rak-su were announced as winners of the night, but were beaten by Grace Davies in the prize fight (which has replaced the sing-off).

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Grace was crowned the weekend winner, and won tickets to see P!nk in New York.

Talia Dean and Spencer Sutherland lost their places in the competition.

**See ALL the contestants through to the live shows here: **

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Contestants through to The X Factor live shows 2017

holly tandy x factor1 of 13

holly tandy x factor

Holly Tandy - Girls (Sharon Osbourne)

grace davies2 of 13

grace davies

Grace Davies - Girls (Sharon Osbourne)

Rai-Elle Williams3 of 13

Rai-Elle Williams

Rai-Elle Willians - Girls (Sharon Osbourne)

matt linnen x factor4 of 13

matt linnen x factor

Matt Linnen - Overs (Nicole Scherzinger)

tracy leanne jefford5 of 13

tracy leanne jefford

Tracy Leanne Jefford - Overs (Nicole Scherzinger)

kevin davy white6 of 13

kevin davy white

Kevin Davy White - Overs (Nicole Scherzinger)

cutkelvins x factor7 of 13

cutkelvins x factor

The Cutkelvins - Groups (Simon Cowell)

sean and conor x facotr8 of 13

sean and conor x facotr

Sean and Conor Price - Groups (Simon Cowell)

rak-su x factor9 of 13

rak-su x factor

Rak-Su - Groups (Simon Cowell)

talia dean x factor10 of 13

talia dean x factor

WILDCARD: Talia Dean - Groups (Nicole Scherzinger)

jack and joel11 of 13

jack and joel

WILDCARD: Jack and Joel - Groups (Simon Cowell)

leon mallett12 of 13

leon mallett

WILDCARD: Leon Mallett - Boys (Louis Walsh)

alisah bonoabrah13 of 13

alisah bonoabrah

WILDCARD: Alisah Bonaobrah - Girls (Sharon Osbourne)

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