Simon Cowell has experienced some health issues, especially following two bike accidents in the span of two years that left him injured.

Speaking on an episode of the Today Show with his fellow America’s Got Talent judges Sofia Vergara, Howie Mandel, and Heidi Klum, plus host Terry Crews, he reflected on how those incidents changed his life.

In 2020, this TV star fell off his e-bike while in Malibu, suffering a similar fate on his bike in London in early 2022.

While promoting the competition show’s 18th season, he was asked about how the accidents impacted his outlook on life.

“It was painful, it wasn’t great,” he said, adding: “However, I was so unfit before the accident. And I didn’t know how unfit I was until I had to do all the stuff afterwards.

“And I’m like ‘My god!’ Things like that I believe happen for a reason,” Simon continued, although maintained that he wouldn’t be giving up his biking anytime soon.

“I’m still going to stay on my bike, I’m obsessed with these things,” he said to the amusement of his co-stars.

The 2020 crash led to a broken back and the following crash, while less severe, still caused Simon to be taken to the hospital with a suspected concussion and a broken arm, and he was spotted wearing a wrist brace for weeks after.

The accidents encouraged Simon to also develop a generally healthier lifestyle, thanks to fiancé Lauren Silverman, and primarily for the sake of their nine-year-old son Eric.

Speaking with The Sun about the impact his e-bike injuries had, he said: “I considered therapy for the first time when I broke my back because I was very, very, very, low.