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"Former X Factor USA contestant Carly Rose Sonenclar has expressed her opinion that Simon Cowell will be a &amp;quot;good father&amp;quot;. Cowell recently confirmed that he is expecting his first child with New York socialite Lauren Silverman, who recently finalized her divorce with husband Andrew Silverman.   Sonenclar - who was runner-up in The X Factor USA&amp;#039;s second season - recently told Life &amp;amp; Style magazine that she is confident Cowell will be a capable father. &amp;quot;I think he&amp;#039;s going to be a good dad - I really do,&amp;quot; she said. The 14-year-old added: &amp;quot;The thing with him, is even us - we&amp;#039;re his contestants, we&amp;#039;re not his children, obviously - but he treated us... he wanted to push us to do our best, and he did. I think that&amp;#039;s what he&amp;#039;ll do for his child.&amp;quot; One Direction also recently wished Cowell well on becoming a first-time father. It was recently reported that Cowell could name his baby Eric or Erica as a tribute to his late father. View all of today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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