“It could have been a lot worse,” he toldExtraTVin February 2021.

Knowing that he broke his back “the minute I landed,” Cowell was rushed to hospital.

Despite being a “millimeter away” from being paralyzed, Cowell wouldn’t change anything.

Simon Cowell on the red carpet

“Honestly, if I could rewind, I would have gone through the whole thing again.

Just because I feel better now,” he explained.

“Yeah, even though it hurt like hell at the time.”

Simon Cowell on the red carpet

“I had to do so much exercise now.

I actually feel better than I did before the accident.”

That’s not to say he didn’t struggle with the injury.

Simon Cowell on the red carpet

“The pain was off the charts…

But you’ve got to stay positive.”

“I’m a bit of a nutter.

When Eric asked whether Cowell was wearing a helmet, “I went, ‘Of course I was.’

He went, ‘You weren’t, were you?’

Thankfully, it’s a “lesson learned now” for Cowell when it comes to electric bikes.