'Half miracle, half nightmare': Sinitta is the first of Simon Cowell's harem to react after it emerges he is to father a child with socialite Lauren Silverman

Cowell emerges for the first time at X Factor auditions in Los Angeles

'Harem' allegedly reduced to tears over the news



Mum Julie says news is 'wonderful' but Simon has not told her officially



BGT judges Walliams and Holden tweet about pregnancy news



Ex-girlfriend Carmen Electra says she is 'so happy' for Cowell







He's constantly surrounded by a harem of beautiful women, and has remained close to the majority of his ex-girlfriends.



But it would appear Simon Cowell's close friend, former flame and confidante, 80s pop icon Sinitta, was less than impressed with the news that he is set to father a child with New York-based socialite Lauren Silverman.



Taking to her Twitter page two days before news of the music mogul's impending fatherhood broke to the world, the 49-year-old singer appeared to suggest the situation was 'half miracle, half nightmare'.



Cry me a river: Simon Cowell's close friend, former flame and confidante, 80s pop icon Sinitta, allegedly burst into tears after hearing he is expecting a child with New York socialite Lauren Silverman Simon Cowell surfaces for the first time since the news of his baby emerged at X Factor auditions in Los Angeles on Thursday night Inner circle: Lauren sat alongside Mezhgan, Simon and Sinitta in the front row of a charity fashion show in December 2012

Unimpressed? Taking to her Twitter page two days before news of the music mogul's impending fatherhood broke to the world, the 49-year-old singer appeared to suggest the situation was 'half miracle, half nightmare'

Although Sinitta didn't directly reference Lauren's pregnancy in her tweet, the timely posting seemed to allude to the 53-year-old multimillionaire's parenthood.



Writing on July 29, she said: 'Something has just happened ..half miracle, half nightmare! #WakeMeUpIWantToGetOff!!'

And the rest of Cowell's harem of close female friends, including former flames Mezhgan Hussainy, Terri Seymour and Jackie St Clair, seem equally unimpressed, according to reports.

A friend close to Cowell told the Mail: ‘Simon is in no doubt the child is his. The other girls can’t believe that she is the one who has [got his baby]. They’ve all met her, they know who she is and they have been reduced to tears by this.



‘She has apparently been going around telling people for the last three to six months that she is going to have his baby. Simon has been very stressed in the last few months with his various shows and juggling everything that he has in his life.



‘In the harem hierarchy, Lauren is regarded as the fun, party girl. Simon is [said to be] freaked out by this but there is no question that he will not support the child.’



However, one person quick to voice his excitement was the star's Britain's Got Talent co-judge, comedian David Walliams, who confirmed the news via a jokey post on his Twitter page.

Father to be: Simon Cowell is expecting a baby with married New York socialite Lauren Silverman, pictured here together in 2012

David - who recently welcomed his first child with model wife Lara Stone - wrote: 'Oh yeah, and @SimonCowell is doing a baby with a lady.



'For the record @SimonCowell and I tried to have a baby together for many years. But I just couldn't get pregnant.'

David's fellow Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden also offered her congratulations, referring to the fact that co-judge Alesha Dixon is also expecting.



She tweeted: 'I am still here! Just enjoying a family break!! So! All Four Judges with potentially 4 kids under 2 for BGT 2014!!'



Meanwhile, former Carmen Electra, who was linked to Cowell late last year and in early 2013, said she was 'so happy' for her former beau as she spoke to reporters at the VH1 Do Something Awards in Hollywood on Wednesday night.



Super happy for Cowell: Carmen Electra told reporters at the 2013 'Do Something' Awards she was 'super happy for the X Factor judge

She told E! News: 'What I witnessed working with him on Britain's Got Talent and coming to see him during X Factor is that the people he truly believes in, he stands up for them and supports them. So I obviously think that his child will be very well taken care and very, very loved.



'I'm going to call him as soon as I get in the car after the event. I want to know if it's a boy or a girl. It's awesome, I'm super happy for him.'



Cowell's relationship history includes romances with Sinitta, Terri Seymour and Alicia Douvall, with many of his exes joining him on an annual Caribbean holiday each January.

He is believed to have been engaged twice, once to Page Three model Louise Payne back in 1995, and more recently to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy.

Cowell and Mezhgan, who met when she was employed as a make-up artist on American Idol back in 2003, broke off their engagement last year.

A close friend of the X Factor multimillionaire confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that socialite Lauren - the wife of Cowell's friend Andrew Silverman - was expecting his child, and claimed she wanted to marry him.

Friends first: In December, Lauren (far left) and Cowell were seen together at a charity fashion show with his exes Mezhgan Hussainy and Sinitta

Although Lauren and her husband Andrew Silverman, who have a son together, have holidayed together on numerous occasions over the past four years, it wasn't until they ended their union around a year ago that her friendship with Simon turned to romance.

A friend of Lauren's told of MailOnline: 'Lauren loves Simon, she says that she wants to marry him. And with the baby, she's going the right way about it! But I think this could be really good for Simon.'



Another friend confirmed the baby news and said 'yes, all true'.

Meanwhile, the star's mother, Julie, 87, seemed thrilled at the prospect of becoming a grandmother, telling The Sun: 'I've not heard anything officially. But if it's true then I'm absolutely delighted. It's wonderful! He'll make a fantastic father. He'll be great.'

And Lauren's stepmother confirmed she was expecting a child with the music mogul. Rosy Davis, who is the wife of the socialite's father Steven, spoke of the family’s joy at the news: 'We are all excited for the baby. It’s beautiful. We feel blessed. Any kid is a blessing.’



Congratulations! One person quick to voice his excitement was the star's Britain's Got Talent co-judge, comedian David Walliams, who appeared to confirm the news via a jokey post on his Twitter page

Ever the joker: The comedian joked that he and Cowell had been trying for a child together for a while

However, Lauren's sister-in-law, also named Lauren, who works in real estate in New York told MailOnline: 'I have read the gossip. I have no knowledge whatsoever. I don’t know anything about it.'

Lauren, is said to be 'around 10 weeks along' in the pregnancy, according to Us Weekly magazine.



Cowell and Lauren's situation is made more complicated by the fact that she is still married to Andrew. But sources have exclusively told MailOnline that the property magnate filed for divorce earlier this month.



The couple, who have a seven-year-old son called Adam, are now officially separated. It is not known whether Mr Silverman filed the legal papers after learning of his wife’s pregnancy with Simon Cowell, although their break-up does leave his estranged wife free to start a new life with the music mogul.



He is being represented by Manhattan family lawyers Cohen Goldstein and filed his affidavit on July 24.

Bevy of beauties: Cowell is constantly surrounded by a harem of beautiful women, and has remained close to all of his ex-girlfriends

Cowell and Lauren are believed to have met while on vacation in Barbados some years ago through Mr Silverman.



However, a source revealed that there had been issues in the Silvermans' marriage right from the start – as Mr Silverman’s parents Eleonora and Allen never attended their wedding.

A source told MailOnline: ‘Andrew’s parents boycotted their wedding because they had their doubts about Lauren. They thought she was suspect.’



Andrew now believes Lauren started cheating on him with Simon during one of the many vacations they all shared together.

The pal added: ‘They would organise these month-long trips and Andrew would go for two weeks and then leave for business and Lauren would stay behind.

All friends together: Sinitta and Lauren were pictured together on the music mogul's yacht alongside Cowell and the socialite's estranged husband, property magnate Andrew Silverman

‘And people talked when she left their little boy at home and stayed away for a month.'



But a source told Usmagazine.com: 'Lauren and Andrew have been unhappy in their marriage for some time, and their divorce has been in the works for a while. As their marriage deteriorated, she and Simon became close.'

Andrew chose to make no comment to MailOnline as he rushed out of his office building on New York's Park Lane at 6.10pm on Wednesday evening, shielding his face as he jumped into a waiting car.

Happy go lucky: Andrew chose to make no comment to MailOnline as he rushed out of his office building on New York's Park Lane at 6.10pm on Wednesday evening

Cowell, 53, and Lauren have been seeing each for at least a year, according to friends, and were even seen viewing houses together in Los Angeles earlier this year.



He made no reference to impending fatherhood when he opened up to Chelsea Handler during an interview on her talk show on Tuesday night, sticking to topics including One Direction and his recent health kick.

In happier times: Andrew Silverman is said to have filed for divorce from his wife earlier this month, although it is not known whether the real estate mogul filed the legal papers after learning of Lauren's pregnancy

It remains to be seen just how the news that he is to be a father will go down with Cowell, who has never made a secret of the fact that he doesn't believe he is the right material to become a parent.



In an interview in 2009, Cowell said: 'God, no. I couldn't have children. If I had them here drawing on the walls I'd go nuts.



'With kids, you've got a routine you can't escape from. You've got to be up at a certain time. Got to listen. When all you want to do is sit in a corner thinking.'



However, in a more recent interview in April this year, Cowell appeared to have somewhat changed his mind, saying: 'I haven’t ruled it out. If I knew I could be - how do I put this delicately - faithful, I would.



In with the family: Sinitta and Lauren (far right) were pictured with Cowell's mother Julie at a charity auction in Barbados in December 2011

'I do like kids, I’m just not sure I’d be any good for the first six months. I don’t think I’d adopt because I’d rather have my own. I’d have to say I’d like a little girl.'



Cowell's most recent relationship was with fellow X Factor USA judge Carmen Electra, with whom he was seen on several dates in 2012.



However, in February this year, Cowell confirmed he was single, saying: 'We spent time together and she is so much fun. But I'd like to find a girlfriend.'



But while Cowell has spoken in recent months about his desire to settle down, he then called relationships 'boring' in an interview last month.



He said: 'When no matter how big your house is, you are going to end up on the same sofa, in the same bed or in the same room as a person. It's a boring routine.



'Being on my own in the best thing in the world. It's like breathing in oxygen - I can really switch off then.'

