Simon Cowell Proposes On Stage At AGT Amid Independence Day Fireworks—A Happy Ending To A 20-Year Love Story That Made America Go Crazy. As fireworks exploded over Los Angeles, Simon Cowell suddenly KNEELED in the middle of the America’s Got Talent stage and presented a diamond ring to Lauren Silverman—the woman who has been with him for two decades. “It’s Independence Day… and I’m finally giving up mine—for you,” he said through the microphone, leaving the entire studio speechless with emotion. Heidi Klum burst into tears, Howie Mandel held his head, and Sofia Vergara shouted: “This is really happening!” The video recording the moment quickly took social media by storm with more than 38 million views in less than 10 hours, pushing the hashtag #SimonProposal to the top 1 worldwide. This was not just a proposal—it was the perfect “love song” written on America’s most sacred day.