Sunday, December 29, 2013

Simon Cowell X-Factor judge and girlfriend Lauren Silverman expecting baby - pics

Simon Cowell goes shirtless as he takes a stroll with pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman in BarbadosCredit: Ramey Photo

Beach before baby! Simon Cowell and his pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman are taking full advantage of their downtime before their son arrives. The couple was spotted taking a relaxing stroll in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday, Dec. 26.

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During the getaway, the 54-year-old X Factor judge and creator was photographed shirtless while wearing blue-patterned beach shorts. Meanwhile, Silverman, 36, stunned in a form-fitting navy one-piece bathing suit that showed off her toned legs and big baby bump.

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In her last trimester, the lovebirds have been nothing but affectionate toward each another. The New York socialite often visited Cowell during tapings of the FOX reality series, and the British personality organized a baby shower for Silverman earlier this month.

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On Dec. 8, Silverman enjoyed an intimate get together -- with Cowell's exes Mezhgan Hussainy and Terri Seymour in attendance -- at his Beverly Hills home. "She had her hand on her tummy a lot," an insider said of the second-time mom-to-be to Us Weekly. "She kept rubbing it, and she looked really proud."

"They seem to really be in love," another source added. "I've never seen him like that before."

Silverman is already a mom to son Adam, 7, with ex-husband Andrew Silverman.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Rion Paige - Judges are "Blown Away" - THE X FACTOR USA 2013

Why has this video of a 13 year old country singer gone viral?

Saturday, Sep 14, 2013 at 2:59 AM JST

Today on TheBlaze, the biggest story has been the video of Rion Paige’s performance on X-Factor. Paige, who has a rare disease that has left her wrist joints deformed and blind in one eye, blew away the judges with her rendition of a Carrie Underwood song – including the notoriously harsh Simon Cowell.

Watch the video below:

Why is this video going viral? Glenn had a theory on radio this morning.

“America is looking for the stories because they’re looking for somebody to verify what they have always known to be true, that they are not victims, that they are empowered,” Glenn explained.

“As I’m watching TheBlaze and I’m seeing the stories that you are reading now, you have changed. You have changed. You used to be much more interested in stories of what’s going on. You still are. The number three story, the number four story, five story, those are all about the news of the day. But almost every day the top one or two stories is something about the little guy winning,” he said.

“The number one story right now by three times is the 13‑year‑old country singer that brought Simon Cowell to his feet. It is the story of a woman who would ‑‑ some would call handicapped, but she doesn’t ‑‑ she doesn’t appear handicapped to me. She is bright, intelligent, she doesn’t ‑‑ she doesn’t hide it, she doesn’t care. She’s not embarrassed by it, and I don’t think she wants any sympathy. She’s just a person that just, her body operates differently than everybody else and here’s who she is. And it’s an amazing story and amazing video.”