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Simon Cowellhas tested positive for COVID afterbreaking his armin an electric bike accident in January.
Due to his positive test result, the television personality, 62, could not take his seat at the judge’s table forBritain’s Got Talentauditions.
“Simon was unable to attend filming today as he was isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19,” his spokesperson told PEOPLE.
Cowell was scheduled to be on the set of the British edition of the talent competition on Thursday alongside his fellow judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.
It is not yet clear when Cowell will be able to return to filming the show.
News of his COVID test result comes weeks after Cowell was hospitalized for a broken arm after he fell off his electric bike, a source told PEOPLE at the time.
In August 2020, Cowellunderwent surgeryafter falling while testing out an electric bike in the courtyard of his Malibu, California, home.
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Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman.getty
In happier news for Cowell, PEOPLE recently confirmed theAmerica’s Got Talentjudge gotengagedto his longtime loveLauren Silverman.
The proposal took place during a family vacation in Barbados on Christmas Eve with the couple’s 7-year-old son Eric and Silverman’s eldest son Adam, 16, in attendance.
“They are both super happy,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “They’ve been together a long time now and adore each other so it’s not a huge surprise to their close friends.”
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