Simon Cowell says his new health kick does not stop him from drinking and smoking

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Simon Cowell explains about his decision to follow a strictly vegan diet – and why that did not stop him from drinking and smoking.

the America has talent judge, 59, arrested by Tuesday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres show, where he revealed that he still consumed alcohol and nicotine, but not dairy products, sugar, bread, gluten or red meat.

Cowell decided to change plans after a visit to the doctor.

"I went to see this doctor in London. We did some tests. And then a month later, he said, "You have the worst diet I've ever had in a patient," recalls Cowell at DeGeneres, 61. "So, I went that I have to give up? "And he said," The diet. "Then I said, 'I'm inside!'"

Since then, Cowell has lost at least 20 pounds.

His new diet – which, he says, prevents him from eating "just about everything I liked" – was not so difficult to adopt, thanks in part to his 5-year-old son Eric.

"It was easier than I thought and it's partly because of Eric, it's partly because of his son," he says about his son with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman. "I realized that if I did not manage physically, I would not be able to catch up with him. Because at the minute he gets up, he goes to sleep … their energy, you forget it, at age 5, it's phenomenal.

"It's like Eric's diet because, besides ice cream, he really likes water," Cowell said. Additional. "I mean, who loves water? And his raw vegetables. So, I'm like, Eric Cowell's diet. "

And while Cowell said Additional In May, when he was not expecting a cheat day, Simon admitted he was frequently tempted by a pizza.

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Cowell's new light figure follows a frightening incident in October 2017, which he says served as a wake-up call.

The star was rushed to hospital after she fainted and fell down the stairs while she was trying to get a glass of hot milk during an insomnia attack .

He then explained that his fall was due to low blood pressure.

"Sometimes we are reminded that we are not invincible and that it was definitely mine. It was a huge shock, "he said The sun. "I really have to take care of myself to fix this problem."

The Ellen DeGeneres show broadcasts the weekdays in syndication.

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