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Simon Cowell swaps the T-shirt for a tailcoat as he scrubs up for Ascot with girlfriend Lauren Silverman and pal Sinitta
Simon Cowell got suited and booted for a day at the races as he and girlfriend Lauren Silverman headed to Ascot.
The Britain’s Got Talent star didn’t do things by halves as he got properly glammed up for the occasion.
His trademark short sleeved T-shirt and jeans (or shorts as he displayed on America’s Got Talent recently) were gone and replaced with a smart black tailcoat with a green waistcoat and grey trousers. However his iconic large sunglasses remained firmly in place.
Lauren, who shares son Eric with the music mogul, was a vision in a pale yellow sleeveless dress, gold heels and a pretty hat adorned with a suitably massive floral decoration.
The couple were pictured heading to the races hand in hand, with the X Factor judge wearing a black face mask before they arrived at their Ascot viewpoint.
Simon was in good spirits and clearly recovering well from breaking his back last year, as he fully threw himself into the spirit of the day, whipping out a pair of binoculars so he could keep a close on the photo finish.
He and Lauren were joined by his long time close friend and former pop star Sinitta, looking typically fabulous in an eyecatching pink hat with a blue flower on the front.
Her striking blue dress had long sleeves with frills on each cuff, and she was spotted strolling around with her phone in one hand a drink in the other in an effortless bit of multi-tasking.
At one point Simon was relaxed enough to light a cigarette as he chatted to his girlfriend who also used the binoculars to keep a close eye on the races.
As the America’s Got Talent star continues to heal from his accident, he has reportedly been using his recovery time to train for his first ever charity walk for Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
It is said to be a 10k walk with Lauren and has been training by walking regularly, even strolling around the area where he lives while taking meetings to prepare.
The TV star reportedly isn’t worried about whether he will raise a healthy amount of money. In fact his celebrity friends have already put their hands in their pockets and given Simon £30,000 in donations already.
The move comes as Simon has been telling friends he ‘feels 110 per cent’.
According to his close friend Sinitta, Simon underwent pool therapy and walked five miles a day to get mobile again.
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