Simon Cowell won’t change his judging style after becoming a father.
The ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star, who became a dad to baby Eric in February, says children’s acts are always welcome on the show but he won’t go easy on them if they’re "useless".
Quizzed if he had more compassion for younger acts, he said: "My dogs kind of got me warmed up for that – Squiddly and Diddly, I learned compassion from them.
"We’ve always been kind to kids, but if someone’s useless you’re not going to go, ‘You’re fantastic’, just because I’ve had a baby."
The 54-year-old music mogul also believes the ITV talent competition attracts such a high calibre of talent because the winner will receive the opportunity to perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Variety Performance.
While Simon hasn’t had direct feedback from the royals, he thinks they enjoy ‘Britain’s Got Talent’.
Speaking at the launch of the new series on Wednesday (09.04.14), he explained: "If they didn’t like it they wouldn’t let us do the thing on the Royal Variety. It is what makes this show unique and one of the reasons why we have so many people from around the world entering the show. It is a huge deal for them to perform in front of the royal family."
‘Britain’s Got Talent’ returns on Saturday (12.04.14) at 7.15pm on ITV.
Simon Cowell won’t be nicer to kids
