By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED: 06:06 EST, 7 August 2013 | UPDATED: 08:54 EST, 7 August 2013 The high-school teacher who is accused of having had an affair with Simon Cowell's pregnant lover when she was a student has denied the claims. Steven Lewis allegedly enjoyed a relationship with 16-year-old Lauren Silverman when he was teaching English at a £19,000-a-year private school in Florida, with both of them leaving the institution after the friendship was found out. But yesterday he insisted that the pair did not have an affair - although he confessed to a 'drunken phone call' and said he was 'eternally sorry and remorseful' for his inappropriate behaviour.
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Steven Lewis allegedly had relationship with 16-year-old Lauren Silverman
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Admits to a 'drunken phone call' but denies having a long-running affair
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Insists he did not leave Florida because of scandal but moved for a job
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Mrs Silverman rose to fame after becoming pregnant by Simon Cowell
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He also claimed that he had been unable to escape the furore which has erupted over his connection to Mrs Silverman, pointing out that unlike Mr @placeholder he cannot simply flee the country to avoid publicity.
Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
All hands on deck: @placeholder is believed to be lying low while the furore over Silverman's pregnancy continues.