Seriously? Simon Cowell still hasn't done this parenting chore

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Sara McGinnis

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Simon Cowell swore he would never change a diaper, and by golly it turns out he's a man of his word. In a new interview with Hello! magazine the father of 15-month-old Eric with girlfriend Lauren Silverman opens up about just how much he loves being a dad as well as his hopes for more kids

.Simon Cowell on loving fatherhood: “I still haven’t changed a nappy, but I love being a dad. I never expected to be a father, but I love it. Eric makes me laugh. He and I communicate very well because we basically like the same things — Scooby Doo, Disney movies, laughing at the dogs.”

Simon on the possibility of having more children: “It would be lovely to have two and, yes, I would like to have a little girl."

Lauren, who also has a 9-year-old son named Adam from her previous marriage, also got in on the interview.

Lauren on their relationship: “Simon’s house is now a family home. I have three boys now, including him. He’s lots of fun, he makes us all laugh a lot. I think Simon has changed me. He makes me laugh all the time. I can’t get angry with him because when I’m trying to be cross, he just makes me laugh."

Lauren on incorrectly predicting Eric was a girl: “When I was pregnant with Eric I was told by the doctors he was a girl. But he just fooled them. There were a few names floating around, but we had our name picked out and it would be lovely to have a girl. The only problem is that I will feel sorry for her when she is older because she won’t be able to leave the house, and no man would dare come near here because Simon would be so protective.

Despite a rather rocky start to their family together, it sure sounds like these two are hitting their stride, don't you think?

It makes me smile to hear about how much Simon Cowell is surprised he likes fatherhood, but I am absolutely shocked he still has yet to change a diaper. I totally get that no one really wants to wipe eight shades of baby poo off a tiny, squirming bum, but come on! Does this mean Lauren is doing all of them -- or that there's a nanny always on hand?

Just when you start to think we as fellow parents all go through the same highs and lows along the journey, rich and famous or not, there comes a reminder some among us aren't doing quite as much of the grunt work.

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Despite managing to get out of diaper duty, Simon Cowell does seem to be a doting father. A look back at pictures of him as a new dad, when he hit the beach with Lauren Silverman and newborn baby Eric: