Sean OGrady
Louis Walsh slammed both Ronan Keating and Andrew Lloyd Webber during Tuesday’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother.
The former X Factor judge, 71, reignited his longstanding feud with Ronan Keating, whose career he managed while he was a member of Boyzone.
The housemates were treated to some music during the evening and Ronan’s solo single Life Is A Rollercoaster started playing.
‘Great song,’ Louis said before leaning over to Sharon Osbourne and adding: ‘He was such a p***k.’
He then said: ‘Everybody thinks he’s a lovely guy, do you know what I mean?’
As the song continued to play, Louis criticised Ronan’s career, saying: ‘He hasn’t had a hit record since I left. He sacked me.’
Louis has taken numerous swipes at Ronan over the years, including previously calling him ‘talentless and spoiled’.
In an interview with Q Magazine in 2012, he said: ‘His head got turned by having nice hotels and chauffeur-driven cars, and he thought he could write songs.
‘If you’re Ronan Keating, who was working in a shoe shop when I discovered him, but end [up] thinking you’re George Michael, then you need to be stopped.’
Ronan has fired back on occasion and previously said on Magic FM that he didn’t want to work with someone who didn’t respect him.
He said: ‘[Louis] was very important to me as a mentor and I’m grateful for the opportunities he gave me, because I wouldn’t be here without them.
‘But there’s only so much you can give back and be so grateful, and for that not to be appreciated or respected.’
Elsewhere during the show, Louis had some choice words for composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
He mentioned the 1984 musical Starlight Express which Andrew wrote the music for and Sharon said she loved.
‘Never saw it Sharon,’ Louis said to which Sharon replied: ‘Oh, it was so good.’
Louis said: ‘He’s a bit of a freak, Lloyd Webber, strange man.’
‘I thought he was gay,’ Sharon said.
‘No, the opposite,’ Louis said. ‘He was married to Sarah Brightman, she has an amazing voice.’
Andrew was married to Sarah from 1984 to 1990. He married Madeleine Gurdon the following year who he has been with since.
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