He suffered a terrifying fall down the stairs on Friday, which forced him to pull out of the first X Factor live shows.
And Simon Cowell has now revealed his poor health was the reason behind the tumble - which had come as a 'huge shock'.
Speaking to The Sun, the 58-year-old explained he had fainted due to 'low blood pressure', and vowed to start 'taking good care of himself' from now on, for the sake of his son Eric, three.
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Revealed: Simon Cowell now revealed his poor health was the reason behind his shocking fall down the stairs last week
'I have a responsibility': The 58-year-old explained he had fainted due to 'low blood pressure', and vowed to start 'taking good care of himself' from now on, for the sake of his son Eric, three
Simon admitted the horrific fall had reminded him he was not 'invincible', and that he has a 'responsibility' to take control of his health as a father.
He told to the paper on Sunday: 'Sometimes we get a reminder that we're not invincible and this was certainly mine. It was a huge shock.'
Revealing the incident had been down to an underlying health problem, he continued: '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.'
Eye-opener: Simon admitted the horrific fall had reminded him he was not 'invincible', and that he has a 'responsibility' to take control of his health as a father
Health scare: He continued: 'They think I fainted because I had low blood pressure and so I have got to really take good care of myself'
Before adding of his son Eric: 'After all I am a dad and have more responsibility than ever.'
Simon no doubt terrified his little boy, who he shares with partner Lauren Silverman, after suffering the shocking fall on Friday morning.
The music mogul had been going to get a cup of milk to help him sleep when he fell - leading him to be stretchered out of his home in a neck brace.
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