Simon Cowell, 54, the English eternal judge of musical reality shows, plans to get married in a Jewish wedding, his good friends say.
Cowell, who was born to a Jewish father, is set to marry his pregnant Jewish girlfriend Lauren Silverman in the coming year, and the two will be blessed by a rabbi.
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The Daily Mail reports that a source close to the couple told Heat magazine, "Simon and Lauren have spoken very openly about marriage and he’s told pals he may even propose by the end of the year."
In recent weeks Cowell has even been taking lessons in Israeli folk dances and traditional Jewish dances, and plans to show off his abilities during the wedding.
According to the Daily Mail, Cowell and Silverman will also have a Christian wedding ceremony near his mother's home in Sussex.