Louis Walsh has ripped into his former Celebrity Big Brother housemates in a scathing interview following his exit from the show. Oh, but he’s vowed to be nicer in the future, if that’s any consolation… The former X Factor judge, 71, finished in fourth place on Friday night, while Ibiza Weekender icon David Potts, 30, emerged victorious as the first winner of CBB’s ITV reboot. There’s no denying that Louis was a controversial housemate from the get-go, dividing opinion with his catty remarks and by spilling plenty of showbiz tea with celebrity lodger Sharon Osbourne. Speaking out for the first time after the final, the
Irish music manager shared what he really thinks about the stars he lived with for three weeks. He told The Sun that his series was ‘too woke’ and admitted it got ‘boring’ since people were tip-toeing around one another. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video ‘You know what really annoys me, though? All this kissing and hugging [on the show]. You don’t even know each other! So fake! They all wanted to win,’ he blasted. ‘That was the bottom line on the show. There was nothing controversial that happened really because everyone was too wary, too woke, everyone is too careful what they say and it all becomes bland and boring.’ On making a name for himself as the resident gossip Louis said he made a conscious decision to not be like everyone else. ‘I was just sitting there like an observer and telling people what I thought of what was happening in there,’ he confessed. ‘I was only telling the truth. I wasn’t trying to be catty, I was just reporting what I saw. I was brought up to say it like it is. Some of the housemates were just boring and bland and playing to the cameras.’ Halfway through his stint in the famous compound, Louis revealed that he had been diagnosed with
cancer during the pandemic, which nobody knew about. He described it as a reality check, having not even been aware of the disease being present until he went to hospital. Reflecting on his candid discussion, Louis described blood cancer as ‘a great reality check’. He added that ‘this whole experience’, being Celebrity Big Brother, is ‘going to chance’ him. ‘I’m going to try and be a better person,’ he declared. ‘I am going to try and be nicer. I am a bit catty. I always let people know what I think of them, that’s just me.’ Got a story? If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.