'I won't be changing nappies': Simon Cowell says he's going to be a great father... but he won't be getting his hands dirty

X Factor mogul Simon Cowell has said that he is going to be a great father - but he will not change dirty nappies. 
The 53-year-old star is expecting his first baby with New York socialite Lauren Silverman, 36, who recently returned to the US following a romantic break in the South of France and London with Simon.
Asked whether he was looking forward to becoming a parent, he told BBC Breakfast: ‘I am good with kids because I like kids. I really do like them and I listen to them.

No way! Simon Cowell has revealed he will not be changing nappies when his child is born

‘Once I got used to it (becoming a father) I did get excited. I think I will be a good dad, so I'm excited.’

But Cowell insisted that he will not deal with dirty nappies.
‘I'm not doing that, 100% absolutely not going near that,’ he told the show, and asked whether he would delegate to someone else, he replied: ‘Of course.’
Cowell also hinted that he will not let his baby get in the way when it comes to getting his beauty sleep.

Father-to-be: Simon is expecting a child with New York socialite Lauren Silverman 

Warned by Harry Hill, who has written The X Factor musical, that he would feel exhausted from sleepless nights, he replied: ‘Can't I just get a nanny?’
Cowell, who is promoting new musical I Can't Sing, spoke as the new contestants on this year's Strictly Come Dancing were unveiled.
He said that he relished the ratings battle with his own show, The X Factor.

 

Simon Cowell prepared for personal life jokes in new musical 

Having a laugh: Simon and Harry showed what great banter they have as they discussed the X Factor musical

Truth: When Harry told Simon he will be tired all the time he replied ¿Can't I just get a nanny?

‘It's a little bit of a battle. I like that because you can't always assume that you're going to beat the competition but it makes us work harder’, he said. 

‘It's annoying when they beat us but in other years we beat them. We'll beat them (this year).’
Cowell said that he had banned the words ‘journey’ and ‘dream’ from The X Factor, saying: ‘I hate people saying 'you're going on a journey' because you're not going on a journey. You're on a talent show.’

Open: Simon's revelation came a day after he launched the X Factor musical starring Nigel Harman and written by Harry Hill

Double trouble: Simon Cowell posed alongside Nigel Harman, who will be playing him, at the press call

He told Daybreak that the baby will be at the premiere of the musical, about a young woman who lives in a caravan and finds fame on an X-Factor- style show.

Asked whether he had changed since finding out he was going to become a father, Hill joked of Cowell: ‘He fancied a rusk earlier.’
Cowell admitted that he hated musicals, saying: ‘We have had people approach us before about musicals but they always took it really seriously.’
I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical show will open at the London Palladium on 26 March with previews from 27 February.

Pucker up: Simon and Lauren looked very loved-up during their time in France together last week 

Bumping along: Simon has dropped a number of hints that he will be getting a nanny to help Lauren