Speaking to a UK magazine, Sinitta revealed that she is starting to move on from Simon and be happy for him and his new family.
She said: ‘The whole are-we-or-aren’t-we thing with Simon and I… Being a bit stuck or hung-up on each other, but not being able to fully commit to each other and equally not being able to fully move on… In recent times we’ve finally been able to do that and him having a baby with Lauren certainly stops the yo-yo situation forever.’
Simon’s girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, certainly has Sinitta’s stamp of approval.
She revealed: ‘I think he’s met his match – they have so much in common, they suit each other and I think they deserve to be together.’
‘Lauren has made my best friend extremely happy and he’s finally found the woman he truly loves.’
Sinitta and Simon dated in the 80s when Simon managed her pop career.
They have since been on again/off again over the years but Sinitta was unable to hide her upset when it was revealed that Simon was having a baby with another woman. Now Sinitta is happy to count Simon as a friend, and nothing more.
She continued: ‘I guess he’s not always been able to be a faithful boyfriend until now, but he has been a faithful friend. Simon and I have good times together. We care for each other’s families. His mum’s like my mother. I’ve known her since I was a teenager, we’re old family friends.’
Simon became dad to baby Eric in February and has tweeted about how proud he is of his newborn son.