Simon Cowell’s son Eric has inherited his dad’s knack for spotting talent

The young Cowell could be following in his dad’s footsteps if this glimpse of him on America’s Got Talent is anything to go by.

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Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman attending the Simon Cowell and The Dorchester treat children supported by Shooting Star Chase children's hospice to Afternoon Tea, London. (Ian West/PA)

Simon Cowell’s three-year-old son is already following in his father’s footsteps, taking his seat on the America’s Got Talent judging panel.

Eric stole the show as he nestled on Cowell’s lap and started slamming his hand down on the red buzzer when he visited the set of the US talent show.

“Are you trying to do my job?” Cowell asked Eric, his son with partner Lauren Silverman.

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Simon Cowell attends the event, Simon Cowell and The Dorchester treat children, supported by Shooting Star Chase children’s hospice, to Afternoon Tea, in London (Ian West/PA)

“That’s my job!” declared Cowell, 57.

The star’s fellow panellist Heidi Klum leaned over and joked: “Just like your daddy!”

Cowell said in an interview with Extra TV that he trusts his son’s opinion when it comes to picking acts.

— America's Got Talent (@AGT) May 31, 2017

“He loves pushing the buzzers. He’s got a real sense of it and he likes coming down.”