But it might happen sooner than we expected, after Simon admitted that, if Eric does have talent, he and Lauren Silverman won’t do anything with it – until he’s three-years-old.
Si apparently told a US radio station: “If he can sing, Lauren and I have agreed that we wouldn’t do anything until he is at least three-years-old. Lauren is already teaching him how to sing and dance.”
But, rather than edge him towards auditioning for The X Factor, Simon claimed he would probably advise Eric to ‘stay behind the scenes’ of the industry.
Eric was born on Valentine’s Day this year and this week Simon finally took him to see his mum Julie, 88.
A source said of the visit: “It was a lovely visit from Simon and Lauren and Julie was thrilled.
“There were some very emotional moments when she got to hold and touch Eric and his name is obviously very poignant for Julie as her husband Eric died in 1999.”
Simon admitted this week that he doesn’t change Eric’s nappies as it’s not something dads should do.
He said: “I feed Eric, I talk to him and play with him, but I don’t think dads do changing nappies. I’ll leave that up to the nanny.”