Whatever Simon Cowell's son wants to do with his life, one thing's for sure - he might have a problem if he decides to showcase his talent on TV.
Because the music mogul has admitted he is dreading the day that his son Eric asks to audition for one of his shows.
Cowell, who created The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, became a father for the first time when his heir was born on Valentine's Day.
And speaking at yesterday's BGT launch, he said: "Give him a couple of years! I'm kind of dreading that moment - 'Daddy, can I go on one of your shows?'"
Simon Cowell said he's dreading the day son Eric wants to audition for one of his shows (WENN)
One thing's for sure though - despite the success of BGT's 2012 winners Ashleigh Butler and her dog Pudsy, Cowell will not be putting his dogs Squiddly and Diddly forward any time soon.
He said: "At the moment I can't even get them to sit, never mind be dancing dogs.
"They are literally the worst-behaved dogs I've ever met in my life. That's why I love them though."
The new series of BGT - with Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams returning as judges - starts this Saturday, and Cowell admitted Dixon would also be great on the X Factor.
This year, Cowell returns to the judging panel alongside Cheryl Cole, possibly Louis Walsh and a fourth judge who has yet to be named.
He said: "Do you know what I think? She'd be a great judge but I don't know whether she'd want to because she likes doing Got Talent. We talked about it two years ago".
And he also ruled out Rita Ora and Rihanna as additions to the panel as he said: "In terms of the rumours - Rita Ora no, Rihanna we never spoke to, Louis I would like to come back.
"It's a decision I've got to make with the producers and ITV so we'll see what happens."
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