Louis Walsh rethinks his 'catty' behaviour on CBB as he reflects on cancer diagnosis

Louis Walsh has spilled the beans on the big bucks he got for being on Celebrity Big Brother. He said, "they really wanted me". The show came back on telly last month after six years.

Louis Walsh didn't want to share his phone number with Celebrity Big Brother champ David Potts, even after David won the show on ITV last Friday.The famous music manager from Ireland, who is 71 years old, chatted to Angellica Bell and the hosts James and Matt on Hits Radio Breakfast Show on Tuesday about his time in the famous house. During Friday's final, David got the top prize, and Nikita Kuzmin from Strictly Come Dancing came in second - meanwhile, Louis came in fourth place. Since leaving the house, Louis has been addressing the various comments he made on the show, and on Monday, he apologised to Ronan Keating for calling him "talentless" while talking to Sharon Osbourne.

Louis Walsh has revealed he was treated by medics in the Celebrity Big Brother house after suffering from anxiety and panic attacks. The 71-year-old revealed that he had to be given medication to calm down as he suffered from insomnia and struggled to sleep.The star told The Sun: “We weren’t allowed to get up and do anything if we woke up in the night so I’d wake at 3, 4 in the morning, and just lie there in the dark, worrying about things.

Louis Walsh has insisted he won't be apologising for blasting his famous acquaintances like Jedward, Cheryl and Ronan Keating during his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house. The X Factor judge and music manager, 71, finished the hit reality show in fourth place and while he became known for speaking his mind and dishing some dirt on the showbiz world, he doesn't regret it. Louis, who had no qualms in throwing a few celebs under the bus with his savage on-screen swipes, was asked by host AJ Ododu if there was anyone he'd like to apologise to.

Former X Factor judge Louis Walsh has left the Celebrity Big Brother house in fourth place, issuing a three word response on his way out. As he was joined by hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best, he told them exactly how he felt about his time on the show, simply stating: "It is scary." He added: "It's scary in there." The Irish music manager, left the ITV reality show to the song Keep On Movin’ by boy band Five, before declaring : “I am so glad to be out”. The 71-year-old said: “We had a brilliant time, but it’s scary – the best show in town.

As viewers patiently wait to see which star will be crowned the highly-anticipated winner of Celebrity Big Brother during Friday's live final, we've rounded up all the moments finalist Louis Walsh has dished the dirt on fellow celebs. The star has happily spoken his mind during his time in the house and had no qualms in throwing a few of his famous acquaintances under the bus with his savage on-screen swipes.The controversial music mogul, who shocked many when it was revealed he had made the final alongside Fern Britton, Colson Smith, David Potts and Nikita Kuzmin – has lashed out at Sir Bob Geldof in a rant as well as Ronan Keating and Jedward. But they're not the only ones - and he had mostly nice things to say about working with boy band Take That as well as Simon Cowell.

Bradley Riches became the seventh celeb to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house, just one day before the grand final.The 22 year old actor was eliminated in a shocking back-door twist after his housemates were visited by their friends and family. But, when it came to Bradley's turn, he was instead greeted by presenter AJ Odudu, who announced that his time on the show was up.

Celebrity Big Brother's semi-finalists were treated to a visit from a family member or friend on Thursday night's episode - and for Louis Walsh, he reunited with his X Factor co-star Sinitta. However, the visit wasn't as cordial as he would have liked. Pop star Sinitta, who rose to fame in the 1980s, popped by the Big Brother house to see Louis - but gave him a stern talking to.

The remaining Celebrity Big Brother housemates are visited by friends and family during Thursday night's episode ahead of this year's highly anticipated final tomorrow night.

Louis Walsh, the former manager of Boyzone, made a surprising revelation on Celebrity Big Brother on Wednesday, 20 March.The 71 year old music mogul managed the chart-topping boy band from 1993 to 2000, turning Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch and the late Stephen Gately into overnight sensations. However, Louis left his housemates in shock when he revealed that Hollywood star Colin Farrell had once auditioned for the band, but didn't make the cut. While chatting in the kitchen with Fern Britton and Colson Smith, Louis shared: "I know him very well as he auditioned for Boyzone and he told me he wanted to be an actor, I knew him from Dublin.

The real reason behind Cheryl and Louis Walsh's feud has come out after Louis made an "unforgivable" comment. It comes after Cheryl's former manager spoke about bad times from her past while on Celebrity Big Brother. During Tuesday night's (19 March) episode of CBB, Louis told Marisha Wallace and Zeze Millz that Cheryl's PR team did a great job "saving" her career after she got into trouble.

Ronan Keating has claimed that Louis Walsh has bitterness "festering in his soul". Louis revealed details of their long-standing feud during his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother when viewers saw the housemates enjoying a VIP pop party with treats, drinks, and classic pop tunes. But when Ronan's song Life Is A Rollercoaster played in the house, Louis took a harsh jab at the singer.

Celebrity Big Brother's Louis Walsh had a five-word response when two of his co-stars were kicked off the show. It was announced on tonight's show (March 15) that Levi Roots and Ekin-Su Culculoglu would be leaving the CBB house in a shock double elimination. On the previous episode, Love Island's Ekin-Su, Levi, Fern Britton, Louis Walsh and David Potts found out they were up for the next public vote.

Celebrity Big Brother's Louis Walsh opened up about his shock cancer diagnosis during lockdown on Friday's episode of the reality show.The TV judge, 71, admitted that the health scare gave him a 'reality check' and reminded him that he is in the 'real world' as he detailed how sick he was at the time.Thankfully, Louis told his other housemates that medics were able to "clear up" the cancer but back in the pandemic, he described how he was "sick" and the ordeal affected him mentally. It comes as the music mogul prepares to face the live eviction alongside Levi, Ekin-Su, Fern Britton and David Potts. Asked by his housemates how he fared when discussions turned to the pandemic, Louis announced his health scare which "nobody knew" about.

Louis Walsh revealed he has been fighting a rare form of blood cancer, as he candidly opened up during a chat to his Celebrity Big Brother housemates on Friday night's episode.

Lauren Simon, who became the second celebrity to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house earlier this week, has now dished the dirt on her true opinions of her housemates, what her biggest surprises were, and who she wants to see take home the winning title. Lauren received eight nominations to be evicted from her housemates, including Bradley, Colson, David, Fern, Levi, Marisha, Nikita and Zeze before being voted out by the public.

Louis Walsh has been sticking the boot in to many a famous acquaintance during his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house, but when he branded Jedward "vile" it sparked a furious reaction. Jedward just happened to be watching the ITV reality series from close pal Gemma Collins ' house and the trio hit back with their own anecdotes about Louis. But as viewers might have guessed, there's a long history to the animosity between the Irish stars after their X Factor collaboration turned sour.

Celebrities came out in support for Jedward on social media after Louis Walsh branded the pair "vile" on Celebrity Big Brother. Louis, 71, has continued to talk about famous singers on the ITV show and hasn't held back when sharing his opinions.The former X Factor judge - who mentored Jedward during their time on the show in 2009 - labelled Jedward “vile” and a “novelty” act while chatting to fellow housemate Colson Smith.

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Louis Walsh has ignited a ramped-up war of words with X Factor breakouts Jedward, with the identical twin singers accusing Walsh of forcing them to give one of his PR workers £70,000 ($89,500).

Celebrity Big Brother's Louis Walsh didn't hold back when he was asked about the singing duo Jedward, made up of John and Edward, who Louis coached back in 2009 on the X Factor. The ITV show, hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, returned for another episode on Tuesday night, March 12, with its second live eviction of the series.Throughout the series, Louis has been open about his opinions on certain celebrities and in the latest episode, things got a bit awkward when Coronation Street star Colson Smith asked him: "What were Jedward like?" and Louis responded: "They were vile." He then revealed: "I got five million quid for them though, I swear on my mother's life", before adding: "They were vile. But they were novelty and it was great for the show.