Simon Cowell’s brother Tony pokes fun at the mogul’s back injury in playful tweet

His youthful half-brother Simon Cowell has been nicknamed The Terminator in current weeks as he is managed to recuperate from a six-hour spinal surgical procedure after breaking his again in a motorcycle accident final month.

And journalist Tony Cowell tried to carry some gentle reduction following his sibling’s horrific mishap as he shared a humorous tweet on Saturday.

Alongside a picture of a typical bicycle, the columnist, 69, wrote: ‘A motorcycle. A traditional bike. A lot safer than electrical bike. #Greece.’ (sic) 

The humorous aspect of issues: Simon Cowell’s half-brother Tony tried to carry some gentle reduction by sharing a playful tweet on Saturday after the mogul’s his bike damage (pictured in April) 

Music mogul Simon, 60, has 5 siblings in whole, though solely one among them – Nicholas, 58 – is from each his mother and father Julie and Eric. He had one other brother, Stephen, who tragically died as a child.

Tony’s mom was Jeannette Cowell, a former-wife of his and Simon’s father Eric, who handed away in 1999.

The author beforehand claimed rising up with the Syco boss was ‘hell’, as he instructed Star magazine in 2011: ‘He was like that child Damien from the movie The Omen.

‘He was a very troublesome youngster. He was a naughty teenager… consuming and smoking at an early age.’ 

‘He was a naughty teenager’: The journalist, 69, beforehand claimed rising up with the Syco boss, 60, was ‘hell’ (pictured collectively in throwback picture)

Cheeky! Alongside a picture of a typical bicycle, the columnist, 69, wrote: ‘A motorcycle. A traditional bike. A lot safer than electrical bike. #Greece’

TV persona Simon injured himself just some weeks in the past after testing his new electrical bike in Los Angeles.

He broke three vertebrae within the fall and has had a metal rod inserted in his again after the painful accident.

On how briskly he is bounced again from the painful accident, a supply instructed The Sun: ‘One in all his buddies joked that the steel holding him collectively makes him The Terminator – which amused Simon.

‘He will not thoughts if that sticks, however the principle factor is that he is on the mend. 

Shut: The leisure supervisor pictured together with his brother (far proper), his spouse Emma (far left), and Simon’s companion Lauren Silverman (second from proper) final November

Household first: Music mogul Simon has 5 siblings in whole, though solely one among them – Nicholas, 58 – is from each his mother and father Julie (pictured together with her sons in 2007) and Eric 

Scary: The TV persona injured himself just some weeks in the past after testing his new electrical bike in Los Angeles (pictured earlier than incident)

‘The consultants are happy with how issues are wanting and he is doing physiotherapy at dwelling each day. It is wanting good.’

Sources near the household added to MailOnline: ‘He is in good spirits and is aware of he had a fortunate escape and that this might have been worse.’ 

Inside two days, the X Issue choose was already mentioned to be again on his ft strolling round and even taking work calls regardless of reportedly dealing with ‘weeks’ of physiotherapy.

The household insider defined: ‘He is doing very well contemplating every part. He is been strolling round already, clearly he must be cautious, which is anticipated contemplating surgical procedure was solely someday in the past. 

‘Simon has even been working yesterday and likewise at present he is been on emails on his iPad since early morning. He is in good spirits and is aware of he had a fortunate escape and that this might have been worse,’ they added.

It was additionally just lately reported that the leisure supervisor had surrounded his hospital mattress with therapeutic crystals in a bid to return again to work as quickly as attainable.    

His Britain’s Bought Expertise co-star Amanda Holden has been promoted to go choose on the present as he’s compelled to overlook the competitors’s semi-finals to recuperate, with Variety star Ashley Banjo filling in his position.

Filling in: Ashley Banjo has stepped in to guage Britain’s Bought Expertise alongside newly-appointed head choose Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams (pictured on Saturday)