Simon Cowell says his wedding to Lauren Silverman will be ‘spontaneous’ (Picture: REX/Getty)

Simon Cowell has opened up on how he wants a ‘spontaneous’ wedding as opposed to a lavish affair when he and Lauren Silverman finally tie the knot.

The 63-year-old music mogul popped the question to Lauren, 45, during a holiday to Barbados last Christmas, with it previously being reported they would head down the aisle this year.

But Simon – who shares son Eric, eight, with Lauren – has now given an update on his wedding plans, insisting that actually, he doesn’t have any.

Speaking to The Sun, the Britain’s Got Talent judge said: ‘I like to make everything spontaneous, and doing that will make it a lot more fun.

‘I don’t think we’ll be getting married in Las Vegas, but whatever we do will definitely be fun.’

During an appearance on Loose Women last week, Simon was awfully cagey when asked about the upcoming nuptials.

Simon proposed to Lauren Silverman last Christmas (Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

Simon and Lauren share eight-year-old son Eric (Picture: Steve Granitz/WireImage)

When asked by panellist Jane Moore: ‘How is the wedding planning going?’ he at first only laughed.

Then, speaking via video link from somewhere sunny, he said simply: ‘Still planning.’

It had previously been reported that Simon and Lauren were planning to marry in September at their new house in the Cotswolds which they purchased in the summer.

Simon kept coy went asked about wedding plans during an appearance on Loose Women (Picture: ITV)

A source told OK! at the time: ‘They are trying to have the wedding in September, but that’s dependent on whether Lauren can have their new Cotswolds house completed in time – as this is where she wants to hold
the wedding.

‘This is why Lauren is currently here in the UK while Simon is in LA. She’s trying to get the house finished.’

Speaking previously about why he decided to propose after over nine years with Lauren, Simon told The Sun: ‘We were in the same house for over a year and I thought, “Well, actually, we get on really, really well”.

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‘And for Eric, as he gets older, he will be asked more and more about his parents, and I thought it was the right thing to do for him. I also just couldn’t see myself ever dating anyone again. The idea of going out on a first date now is too weird.’

He continued: ‘My mum and dad had an amazing marriage and I used to call them best friends, and I think that’s a big part of it.’

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Simon popped the question last Christmas.