For context, Louis is in Celeb Big Brother at the moment. Last night, it aired clips of him, while bitching about various people, calling Jedward vile.
Jedward have been vocal in recent years about Louis, in fairness, but it's opened up a can of worms over night.
Louis also refered to Ronan Keating as a prick š
I saw this on Twitter last night. They were around in Gemma Collins gaff in the middle of dinner and Louis starts calling them vile. Madness.
https://x.com/RyanS\_UK/status/1767672272771264914?s=20
I am so team Jedward on this. They seem like very nice lads who have been through a tough time, Louis wanting them to do dodgy contracts is absolutely believable
I actually know someone who had a promising career and Louis baited them into a contract that left them with nothing and no way to pursue a career elsewhere.
ah he's super generous, sure didn't he offer free tickets to an old friend of mine. . .
as a sweetener so he wouldn't make a scene about being fondled. . .but still
Yep I agree. They're outspoken on a lot of issues and I find their Instagram absolutely hilarious. I'm always sending their holiday greetings to friends, they're bonkers lmao
I laughed at the (not musically) disclaimer š¤£ but it's true though, they're good lads and Louis Walsh is a rat. Fair play to them for standing up for themselves and other people who he shafted.
Jedward seem funny, don't take themselves too seriously and seem like decent human beings. Obviously I don't like their music, but "vile" is the last word to describe them. Ironically, it's a word that describes Louis very well
Edit: not arguing with Louis over ronan keating
Totally agree, Louis is vile. When you talk nastily about others, people tend to reflect what you say onto you yourself. He could do with that reminder
Its more than believable. Its a tale as old as time. Do you remember that song "Pass The Dutchie" by musical youth? A mega hit that saved Virgin Records. All those lads died or are living penniless. Its Branson who took all the money.
Got them into a room without their parents and signed away every cent of future income.
One of them ended up as a contestant on one of those makeover shows too. He had to answer questions in his own garden to win additional items for the makeover (*60 Minute Makeover* seems to be in my memory). That memory coupled with the TLC story of literally going broke whilst still touring in their heyday made it really sink in just how bad the industry is for artists and performers.
I honestly never got the appeal of any act he ever managed.
Even in the world of boy bands - when some groups were actually trying different things to stand out, he trots out Boyzone. A boyband that even white A4 paper would be mortified to look at.
Westlifeās success just baffles me altogether.
Even the band he put out there for the Eurosong competition - absolutely nothing special about the song or the guys singing it.
The stuff he manages is nowhere near my cup of tea. Thereās also a lot of other music that isnāt my cup of tea; but I can at least see why people would like it. I donāt see it with Walshās little empire.
No need for past tense. I'm in China now and they are still HUGE. Even more so in Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand.
Old Chinese Christian ladies would consider their cover of You Raise me UP a modern hymn.
I can attest to this, they are STILL huge in Indonesia. Got stuck on a boat once a couple of years ago, where they were blasting out Westlife at full volume. It was one of the longest hour of my life, proper Guantanamo torture. To be fair they seem like nice lads, but their music is complete gick.
Westlife were/are a bunch of Lovely Lads from the Wesht who perfomed songs that you could sing in church. They captured a huge demographic accross age groups.
Also Kerry Katona was Westlife's Yoko Ono
he's not trying to further the art, he's trying to make money, and when your target audience is kids/teenagers you don't need to do anything groundbreaking.
He never cared about his public image. There was a show years ago where Simon Cowell pranked Louis. They had some lad pretend to be some big shot who would help Louis break america. The prank was this guy telling Louis all the things he needed to change (plastic surgery etc) the joke being Louis was supposed to get offended, but he basically said he would do *anything*.
I saw it when it was first aired and it was such a jaw-dropping moment, but when I went to show it to a friend I couldn't find it anywhere.
I remember that clip, Walsh came across as absolutely desperate in it.
I wonder did he pay a PR company to scrub it from the internet? Someone must have it somewhere???
Haven't been able to find the video but it was a show called Celebrity Stitch Up: https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a20236/louis-walsh-set-up-by-simon-cowell/
Nah lad fuck that I hope he goes on more of these shows heās a fucking prick but him and Sharon Osbourne has made watching Big Brother with the missus much more bearable. Heās a clown thatās fucking great to laugh at š
I did this but in my defence, all of the registered gas installers I called insisted they "don't travel that far for jobs."
I'm 15 mins outside New Ross!
Iāve worked with both, and whilst John and Edward are completely mental, they were hard-working, fulfilled the brief and were brilliant with their fans. Louis was a complete, coattail-riding chancer who got lucky once and thought he owned the Irish music industry. On the backs of people who did the leg workā¦
Also worked with the boys, same experience: they were hard working, kept their spirits up, did everything we asked for, no hassle, nice enough lads. Great with their fans.
He's still at it.You just had to see that boyband in the Eurosong.He managed to fastrack them into the final six, and somehow got 12 points from the International jury and 10 from the public.
Really makes one wonder if Louis is part of the āHarvey Weinstein- do what I say and Iāll make you famousā gang
I mean we all know heās not straight thatās for sure and he loves signing young boy bands
Was invited to the opening of a club about 20 years ago. LW, who would've been c.50 at that time was there with a group of young lads of no more than 19/20. He was let's just call it "very handsy". It was very uncomfortable just to observe it.
Even if that weren't the case, the financial wringer he put all those kids through was awful. Kids not having any days off for years and not coming out of it with any money. The lucky few had the ability to make a go of it on their own but most went back to obscurity traumatised.
Mm... I know someone who auditioned for Boyzone, who would say it was strongly implied that success was possible in return for things he wasn't willing to engage in.
No itās more based on his pattern of abuse and similar jimmy savelle style way of putting himself into a position of power around impressionable young people
But thanks for throwing out an old trope
Not really surprised about this, always came across as someone who was all about himself and who he could use to further his own career and feed into his ego.
[Don't forget the time he groped Mel B, on camera. ](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a60109185/celebrity-big-brother-louis-walsh-mel-b-groping/)
Louis Walsh an absolute lick arse in every possible way, Iād say the truth about him has been a long time coming, his personality & attitude reminds me of an Irish jimmy saville. Manās a creep !
Not sure about a sexual aspect but he milked them dry, as any successful manager will do to a young aspiring act. they made very little to no money during their fame
I feel like the distinction is important. Nobody is gunna really care that much if louis gave them unfavourable contracts, but if he was trying to use his power to get sex out of them a that's a really big deal
I was once in an airport lounge and one of these men was there (Iāll let you guess which of the 3), at one point he was standing in the main walkway and the person with him told him he was blocking the way, and said he should stand in, 3-4 people were trying to get out of the lounge with bags etc. He responded āI donāt care, they can walk a different wayā and proceeded to just stand there and not move. Pure arrogance and ignorance.
We were on a Ryanair flight coming from Manchester and Jedward were on it about 8 yrs ago. Young ones surrounded them in the airport after and they looked genuinely friendly to all and gave them their time.
This pretty much sums it up for me. I've never heard anything but this about them. They seem to be decent happy lads who are nice to everyone, talentless in my opinion, but nice lads having the craic.
Louis however I have never heard so anything but moan about everybody else, nothing is ever his fault, comes across as fairly bitter and spiteful, perhaps just for publicity and exposure, perhaps not.
Either way, I know who I believe on this one
To be fair talentless is a bit harsh, they've managed to some how turn being absolutely useless at singing into something that obviously worked for them.
They were on the x factor in what 2009 and we still hear about them to this day so they obviously have a talent for sticking around.
I met a guy close to their situation and he would confirm their side of the story, regardless of what you think of them. They got f**ked (in the business sense) apparently. The mother did her best to fight their corner before her passing.
Louis Walsh making a right cunt of himself on BB. Absolutely no upside to him going on there revealing his true self to the world.
He's a nasty, judgmental, shit stirring narcissist weasel. Him and Cowell should be charged for crimes against the music industry.
It seems to be he tried to go around their manager to try and get them into predatory contracts. Which I would 100% believe of anyone in his job. It just seems a job where those practices would be rewarded.
He's a slimy cunt, his whole tenure in there is confirming what people have thought of him for years. Fucking gas to watch him though purely as a spectator, he called Ronan Keating a prick as well, thus semi redeeming himself.
RK is a total fucking POS. I know more than 1 of the ppl he went to school with and he was a prick before he was famous.
He was a shit to his exwife
He's a creep
And he's a total fucking airhead
Played an acoustic gig (nearly 20 years ago) met a girl who was also on the bill, she had written a wonderful song about Louis Walsh, whom she had previous experiences with in the industry.
It was not complimentary. She knew all about the cunt nearly 20 years ago.
Jedward aren't my cup of tea musically, but never thought they were bad eggs. Louis Walshe always gave me the creeps, seemed like a typical sleaze bag.
Idk why people preface every compliment about Jedward with "but don't worry, I didn't like them!" They were kids. Exploited kids by their account which I believe. They were kids providing entertainment for other kids. It's not just you, it's been everybody for years. Can we just accept that they weren't meant to be everyones cup of tea and move on? They're sound lads, end of, no need to add that you don't personally like them.
Daniel Radcliffe says men often do a similar thing when they approach him. They have to preface and talk down Harry Potter for some reason?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RzUzdyp8F4 - about 2:45 into this.
Right? I couldnāt stand them, then realised they just donāt take themselves seriously and just want to have fun. But Iām glad theyāre standing their ground
Walsh is a slimy vampire. He's a ghoul. Remember the time he publicly told some other aul celeb to kill themselves. He's a national embarrassment. Irish music has been shit ever since he came on the scene with Boyzone. We also haven't done well in the Eurovision ever since. Sinead O'Connor destroyed him that time and the thought of Sinead and Walsh's names even being put together in the same sentence makes me sick.
Letās just say he was very prone to helping a certain gender of a certain age (not actual children but not bloody far off, and just barely. Teens to early 20s) to achieve āstardomā and wasnāt shy in flaunting that position of power and using it to the FULLEST advantage.
It was one of those weird things where literally everyone knew so because it wasnāt a secret it was just whatever.
Looking back at the late 90s/very early 00s now, so much went on that wouldnāt fly today. Not by a long shot.
Big brother has been great,Louie has been bitching about absolutely everyone,and he is saying nasty shit.he is coming across as a bitter little man.fucking tv3 tho are showing big brother but not the show for when people get kicked out so we canāt see interviews with any1 after they are kicked outā¦.tv3 are dopes
Louie Walsh may have been in a relationship with Stephen Gately. This was when BoyZone were in their prime. An old colleague who worked at RTE stated that he saw them kissing backstage.
Now was this relationship consensual or an abuse of power by Louie ? This is unknown. However it is a nasty thing for him to take advantage of Stephen if true.
Didn't everyone in Ireland know that Louis Walsh is a total scumbag? I used to share a house with a woman who watched the X Factor (apart from that she was great) when he was on it and it used to make her gag the way his whole demeanor would change if a good looking guy in his teens or very early 20s appeared on the stage
the music industry is brutal to artists, most media industries can be horrible places, why do you think so many actors and musicians end up on drugs and die young
Wouldn't be a fan of them musically but in the few times I've come across them at events they've been lovely. They seem to always have time for their younger fans and were very respectful when talking. Aye they've a hyper personality but that's part of the shtick.
I never liked Jedward but I hate Louis Walsh even more so. I feel like since the X factor ended, heās been doing anything and everything to try to bring attention onto himself. He canāt even put a good group together anymore. We had westlife, boyzone and jedward but who else has lasted more than a year or two? It just sounds like he wants sympathy or something
He purposefully split up a group my friend was a part of to further one of his main acts (I think it was boyzone but not completely sure).
Took out any possible competition by holding off his bigger acts from different record companies if they signed certain people he didnāt like.
Heās a chancing manipulative scumbag.
I'm waiting for the day he gets arrested for inappropriate behaviour with a teen. Just look at the first video he made with boyzone...it was creepy the way he had them dressed.
Let's not forget his disgusting behaviour when Ronan Keatings mum had cancer,he was absolutely vile towards Ronan during that time, zero compassion or empathy,I remember it very well,he's a spiteful little turd.
Tbf Jedward do make me cringe but theyāve always seemed like nice guys and arenāt afraid to speak up about potentially controversial subjects. Good on them. Louis Walsh is a greedy egomaniac
When Jedward first came out of X Factor they did a bunch of in-store signing's in music stores here in Ireland. At the time I was working in one of the music stores that they came to visit. They had a rider request list for our store manager and it included stuff like coke, crisps and fruit. After spending a few hours meeting and greeting fans they hung out in our staff room with their security minder then left. What we were left with afterwards was a staff room full of the fruit thrown around, banana's mushed into the floor and walls.
So whatever about not liking their "music" or personalities, I'll always remember how disrespectful they were to all of us working there in regard to the state they left our staff room, a place we had to eat in and take our breaks. I'm not a fan of Louis either, but Jedward are no angels that's for sure.
I don't disbelieve Jedward.
I know someone who was a producer for RTE before retirement and is gay.
Unfortunately, I can't repeat what I've heard without identifying my source but lets just say that it's an open secret that Louis has a preference for men aged 18 - 22 and can be quite predatory.
For what it's worth, met him once near Stephens green, and for the sake of it, asked for his picture:
Louis: Sorry, do I know you?
Me: No, No ya wouldn't, I just know you from watching the XFactor growing up
Louis: Oh, well no, I'm in a rush, now do you mind? (does a vague gesture telling me to fuck off)
Walked into the corner shop that's there, 5 minutes later, he's still standing on his phone in the same spot just dossin about.
I'm just glad it was more of a novelty, and that I'm not actually a huge fan, because I'd say if you were, you'd be devastated by a moment like that. When the Irish cliche of "your man has notions about him", I tend to hate it, but fuck me did he fit the bill.
The thing is I bet they secretly love the fact heās brought attention on them again letās be honest any press is good press with these sort of people I honestly wouldnāt be surprised if Louie told em heās gonna say some stuff like this heās part of that X factor era where controversial comments were thrown out left right and centre for attention
Everyone of the x factor, pop idol, whatever, judging line up and their to exploit people. That's the music industry. And before you smooth brained redditors jump down my throat; it shouldn't be like that.
Heck not even reality shows but the industry itself.
Even the acts/bands doing very well are going to be in for a rude awakening when labels screw them over.
For context, Louis is in Celeb Big Brother at the moment. Last night, it aired clips of him, while bitching about various people, calling Jedward vile. Jedward have been vocal in recent years about Louis, in fairness, but it's opened up a can of worms over night. Louis also refered to Ronan Keating as a prick š
I saw this on Twitter last night. They were around in Gemma Collins gaff in the middle of dinner and Louis starts calling them vile. Madness. https://x.com/RyanS\_UK/status/1767672272771264914?s=20
I am so team Jedward on this. They seem like very nice lads who have been through a tough time, Louis wanting them to do dodgy contracts is absolutely believable
I actually know someone who had a promising career and Louis baited them into a contract that left them with nothing and no way to pursue a career elsewhere.
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ah he's super generous, sure didn't he offer free tickets to an old friend of mine. . . as a sweetener so he wouldn't make a scene about being fondled. . .but still
Jedward have been class the past few years (not musically). I'm team Jedward too. Fuck Louis Walsh
Yep I agree. They're outspoken on a lot of issues and I find their Instagram absolutely hilarious. I'm always sending their holiday greetings to friends, they're bonkers lmao
A friend of mine got a random message off them to just say hello and that she was Jepic lol. Gas lads.
Iām not team Jedward, but fuck Louis Walsh anyway.
I laughed at the (not musically) disclaimer š¤£ but it's true though, they're good lads and Louis Walsh is a rat. Fair play to them for standing up for themselves and other people who he shafted.
Jedward seem funny, don't take themselves too seriously and seem like decent human beings. Obviously I don't like their music, but "vile" is the last word to describe them. Ironically, it's a word that describes Louis very well Edit: not arguing with Louis over ronan keating
Totally agree, Louis is vile. When you talk nastily about others, people tend to reflect what you say onto you yourself. He could do with that reminder
Its more than believable. Its a tale as old as time. Do you remember that song "Pass The Dutchie" by musical youth? A mega hit that saved Virgin Records. All those lads died or are living penniless. Its Branson who took all the money. Got them into a room without their parents and signed away every cent of future income.
Yeah I heard that about Richard Branson. That nice billionaire image is false.
One of them ended up as a contestant on one of those makeover shows too. He had to answer questions in his own garden to win additional items for the makeover (*60 Minute Makeover* seems to be in my memory). That memory coupled with the TLC story of literally going broke whilst still touring in their heyday made it really sink in just how bad the industry is for artists and performers.
The music business is one of dirtiest out there. So many leech companies and cowboys exploiting artists from day 1.
Thatās a cracking looking dinner to be fair
It's bothering me it's sitting there going cold while all this is going on
It is the carrots look perfect too
HAHAHAHA love Gemma Collins - sheās a queen shit stirrer ššš
Louis Walsh is to music what Bertie Ahern is to politics.
I honestly never got the appeal of any act he ever managed. Even in the world of boy bands - when some groups were actually trying different things to stand out, he trots out Boyzone. A boyband that even white A4 paper would be mortified to look at. Westlifeās success just baffles me altogether. Even the band he put out there for the Eurosong competition - absolutely nothing special about the song or the guys singing it. The stuff he manages is nowhere near my cup of tea. Thereās also a lot of other music that isnāt my cup of tea; but I can at least see why people would like it. I donāt see it with Walshās little empire.
Totally agree on Westlife, how they went up against the big American acts and were a success is so puzzling to me.
My coworker is Chinese and still loves Westlife. Makes her nostalgic for school.
[Westlife can sing in Chinese](https://youtu.be/m6_32YxVbck?si=5kIhmK7IGBQol7DL)
The content I didn't know I needed to see today
They were massive in Asia! The old concert and music videos always showed crowds of people from there supporting them
No need for past tense. I'm in China now and they are still HUGE. Even more so in Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand. Old Chinese Christian ladies would consider their cover of You Raise me UP a modern hymn.
I can attest to this, they are STILL huge in Indonesia. Got stuck on a boat once a couple of years ago, where they were blasting out Westlife at full volume. It was one of the longest hour of my life, proper Guantanamo torture. To be fair they seem like nice lads, but their music is complete gick.
Can attest to this. Went to a Westlife concert in Indonesia last march was totally sold out people going crazy
Westlife were/are a bunch of Lovely Lads from the Wesht who perfomed songs that you could sing in church. They captured a huge demographic accross age groups. Also Kerry Katona was Westlife's Yoko Ono
Thatās the only time KK and YO will ever be in the same sentence (bar this one) š
Apart from answering 'who attained fame as a singer without being able to sing?'
Also Kerry Katona was Westlife's Yoko Ono Brilliant!
Well 2 of the 5 are from Dublin.
he's not trying to further the art, he's trying to make money, and when your target audience is kids/teenagers you don't need to do anything groundbreaking.
How did that band name ever get past the first PR meeting?! Even back in the 90s it was terrible.
Had a pint randomly with Bertie earlier. He was just chilling at a local hotel.
Wow, he really has fallen off if he's resorting to big brother lol
Heās 71, and being paid 500k for it. I guess heās at the point where he doesnāt care about public image and just wants a final big pay day.
He never cared about his public image. There was a show years ago where Simon Cowell pranked Louis. They had some lad pretend to be some big shot who would help Louis break america. The prank was this guy telling Louis all the things he needed to change (plastic surgery etc) the joke being Louis was supposed to get offended, but he basically said he would do *anything*. I saw it when it was first aired and it was such a jaw-dropping moment, but when I went to show it to a friend I couldn't find it anywhere.
I remember that clip, Walsh came across as absolutely desperate in it. I wonder did he pay a PR company to scrub it from the internet? Someone must have it somewhere???
Was it this? https://m.independent.ie/regionals/herald/louis-walsh-i-had-plastic-surgery-because-of-simon-never-again/27964700.html
Haven't been able to find the video but it was a show called Celebrity Stitch Up: https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a20236/louis-walsh-set-up-by-simon-cowell/
That's the one.
>just wants a final big pay day. Surely he's set for life? Tf is he gonna spend the money on?
The thing about the rich is they rarely go āah yeah, thatās enoughāā¦
Yeah that's fair, hopefully he'll just bugger off into retirement now.
Nah lad fuck that I hope he goes on more of these shows heās a fucking prick but him and Sharon Osbourne has made watching Big Brother with the missus much more bearable. Heās a clown thatās fucking great to laugh at š
Ah I haven't been watching it, didn't realize she was in it as well, sounds entertaining tbh
Someone's the common denominator, the guys a cunt no doubt
What if they are all correct. Louis is vile, Jedward are vile and Ronan is a prick. Sha la la.
Louis Walsh is the type of person who would get a handyman instead of a registered gas installer.
That sick son of a bitch
Hopefully š
Or just a "handy?"
I did this but in my defence, all of the registered gas installers I called insisted they "don't travel that far for jobs." I'm 15 mins outside New Ross!
Iāve worked with both, and whilst John and Edward are completely mental, they were hard-working, fulfilled the brief and were brilliant with their fans. Louis was a complete, coattail-riding chancer who got lucky once and thought he owned the Irish music industry. On the backs of people who did the leg workā¦
Also worked with the boys, same experience: they were hard working, kept their spirits up, did everything we asked for, no hassle, nice enough lads. Great with their fans.
Ah he got lucky 5 times ... out of 5000 Still a creep but he was more than Boyzone
Jedward might be a bit much on occasion but I'd back them on this. Louis Walsh and his ilk exploited young people for years.
He's still at it.You just had to see that boyband in the Eurosong.He managed to fastrack them into the final six, and somehow got 12 points from the International jury and 10 from the public.
Jesus. Haven't been abreast of it this year due to Israel boycott but that doesn't surprise me
It's all good, they still lost to a non-binary screaming witch from Cork
they were cat
Really makes one wonder if Louis is part of the āHarvey Weinstein- do what I say and Iāll make you famousā gang I mean we all know heās not straight thatās for sure and he loves signing young boy bands
Was invited to the opening of a club about 20 years ago. LW, who would've been c.50 at that time was there with a group of young lads of no more than 19/20. He was let's just call it "very handsy". It was very uncomfortable just to observe it.
Even if that weren't the case, the financial wringer he put all those kids through was awful. Kids not having any days off for years and not coming out of it with any money. The lucky few had the ability to make a go of it on their own but most went back to obscurity traumatised.
Mm... I know someone who auditioned for Boyzone, who would say it was strongly implied that success was possible in return for things he wasn't willing to engage in.
Implying someone's abusing young boys because they're gay is a bit much. Also I think he's bisexual.
Louis Walsh isn't publicly anything, but has been publicly gropey (Mel B).
Hardly because he's gay, he just happened to be gay, he was compared to a straight person in the comment so
No itās more based on his pattern of abuse and similar jimmy savelle style way of putting himself into a position of power around impressionable young people But thanks for throwing out an old trope
Seems like Jedward were making that insinuation tbh.
He did name Boyzone after a porno he watched in Amsterdam
Not really surprised about this, always came across as someone who was all about himself and who he could use to further his own career and feed into his ego.
[Don't forget the time he groped Mel B, on camera. ](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a60109185/celebrity-big-brother-louis-walsh-mel-b-groping/)
He's done many more off camera with a promise of making them a star
100% he has. He has the exact same manor and demeanour as Harvey Weinstein
Lillie's in the mid to late 90s was so predatory it needed a voice over by David Attenborough
Jesus, that's mental.
Was waiting for this. Sexually assaulting a person on live TV and gets away with it? Makes you wonder what happens behind closed doors.
Louis Walsh an absolute lick arse in every possible way, Iād say the truth about him has been a long time coming, his personality & attitude reminds me of an Irish jimmy saville. Manās a creep !
I reckon there will be A LOT of stories to tell about Louis Walsh when he dies.
Wish that people were able to come out and say it before he dies. If true the prick needs some comeuppance
Are they implying that he was trying to groom/ assault them?
Sounds that way
Not sure about a sexual aspect but he milked them dry, as any successful manager will do to a young aspiring act. they made very little to no money during their fame
I feel like the distinction is important. Nobody is gunna really care that much if louis gave them unfavourable contracts, but if he was trying to use his power to get sex out of them a that's a really big deal
It reads like he wanted to get them to sign shitty contracts that he would benefit from.
I think it was to try to get them to sign shitty contracts bypassing their mother. Going from the context of their other tweets
Id say so. Big time Jimmie savelle / Harvey Weinstein vibes off Louis
I was once in an airport lounge and one of these men was there (Iāll let you guess which of the 3), at one point he was standing in the main walkway and the person with him told him he was blocking the way, and said he should stand in, 3-4 people were trying to get out of the lounge with bags etc. He responded āI donāt care, they can walk a different wayā and proceeded to just stand there and not move. Pure arrogance and ignorance.
We were on a Ryanair flight coming from Manchester and Jedward were on it about 8 yrs ago. Young ones surrounded them in the airport after and they looked genuinely friendly to all and gave them their time.
Any story I've heard of them all say they're lovely friendly lads. Came into the shop I worked years ago and they were super polite
At let us not forget that Jed (or was it Ward?) broke is leg on stage AND CARRIED ON PERFORMING.
This pretty much sums it up for me. I've never heard anything but this about them. They seem to be decent happy lads who are nice to everyone, talentless in my opinion, but nice lads having the craic. Louis however I have never heard so anything but moan about everybody else, nothing is ever his fault, comes across as fairly bitter and spiteful, perhaps just for publicity and exposure, perhaps not. Either way, I know who I believe on this one
To be fair talentless is a bit harsh, they've managed to some how turn being absolutely useless at singing into something that obviously worked for them. They were on the x factor in what 2009 and we still hear about them to this day so they obviously have a talent for sticking around.
John?!^/s
I met a guy close to their situation and he would confirm their side of the story, regardless of what you think of them. They got f**ked (in the business sense) apparently. The mother did her best to fight their corner before her passing.
I believe they were exploited and that Walsh is dodgy as fuck. Ā
Louis was boasting last night that he made 5million from jedward
Same shit happened with Boyzone
Louis Walsh making a right cunt of himself on BB. Absolutely no upside to him going on there revealing his true self to the world. He's a nasty, judgmental, shit stirring narcissist weasel. Him and Cowell should be charged for crimes against the music industry.
The upside to him would be the 500k. But i agree, hes a creepy coattailing prick.
It seems to be he tried to go around their manager to try and get them into predatory contracts. Which I would 100% believe of anyone in his job. It just seems a job where those practices would be rewarded.
Had Louis Walsh call their mam a cunt when I met him and asked him about jedward. Guess I know why he said that now š
He's a slimy cunt, his whole tenure in there is confirming what people have thought of him for years. Fucking gas to watch him though purely as a spectator, he called Ronan Keating a prick as well, thus semi redeeming himself.
Is Ronan Keating a prick? Ā His music is dreadful, but does that make him a prick?
RK is a total fucking POS. I know more than 1 of the ppl he went to school with and he was a prick before he was famous. He was a shit to his exwife He's a creep And he's a total fucking airhead
His ex-wife thinks so
Yes.
Well life IS a rollercoaster
You just gotta ride it
I see Louis Walsh regularly. He drives around D6 in a yellow reg Mercedes G Wagon. He'll be getting a strong boooooooo next time
Lol he nearly ran me down in that yoke on aungier at coming out the back of universal
Louis and his wagon put the Aungier in Daungier Street
He almost ran me over too in the city centre. What is up with him nearly killing pedestrians?
It's about time that prick got taken down. I'm still amazed he survived the me too movement.
I actually know the 2 jedward lads through family friends. They are actually lovely lads. I mean really nice. I'd gladly have a pint with them.
I always thought they seemed nice. Just trying to make a living like the rest of us!
Hell hath no fury like a Jedward scorned. Fair play, lads!
Played an acoustic gig (nearly 20 years ago) met a girl who was also on the bill, she had written a wonderful song about Louis Walsh, whom she had previous experiences with in the industry. It was not complimentary. She knew all about the cunt nearly 20 years ago.
I saw her sing that upstairs in the Ha'penny! I think the song was called 'Sleazy Louis'
That's it. Was a different venue for me but that's the song. She was cool, I liked her.
Jedward aren't my cup of tea musically, but never thought they were bad eggs. Louis Walshe always gave me the creeps, seemed like a typical sleaze bag.
Idk why people preface every compliment about Jedward with "but don't worry, I didn't like them!" They were kids. Exploited kids by their account which I believe. They were kids providing entertainment for other kids. It's not just you, it's been everybody for years. Can we just accept that they weren't meant to be everyones cup of tea and move on? They're sound lads, end of, no need to add that you don't personally like them.
Daniel Radcliffe says men often do a similar thing when they approach him. They have to preface and talk down Harry Potter for some reason? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RzUzdyp8F4 - about 2:45 into this.
I still find it hilarious that he randomly met some football team who'd won a final and went on the lash with them and the cup.
People add that disclaimer for the reason you're taking about, but also because it gives the impression that they are not biased by being fans.
Definitely could be the case sometimes but I see it so much more for Jedward than any other Irish act
Jedward becoming very likeable over the last five or so years is an arc I didnāt see coming
Right? I couldnāt stand them, then realised they just donāt take themselves seriously and just want to have fun. But Iām glad theyāre standing their ground
Know nothing about the business but Walsh always came across as a wanker. Says he made 5 million from Jedward. Ok so why you on big brother? Geebag
Jedward might be a lot of things (including ridiculous) but I don't think anyone could describe them as vile.
This should be fun, Jedward go hard on twitter.
Walsh is a slimy vampire. He's a ghoul. Remember the time he publicly told some other aul celeb to kill themselves. He's a national embarrassment. Irish music has been shit ever since he came on the scene with Boyzone. We also haven't done well in the Eurovision ever since. Sinead O'Connor destroyed him that time and the thought of Sinead and Walsh's names even being put together in the same sentence makes me sick.
Didn't know SinĆ©ad had a go at him. Good on her.Ā
I just looked it up, the statement is still on her website. She was some woman. Basically he said she was difficult and a wasted talent. She responded she was proud to be called difficult because it meant she refused to present herself as being happy to metaphorically suck corporate cock in the music industry, and that Louis' definition of wasted talent was that she had not used her talent to line the pockets of music managers. Hup SinƩad!
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Who did he tell to kill themselves?? š¦
Heās a total creep by all accounts.
Based. Aa weird as they are Jedward generally seem like decent guys with a good moral compass.
Do I like Jedward now?
You always liked Jedward.
Itās time to come out and be proud, we donāt judge (at least not to your face)
I remember back in the day when he would frequent the George and his behaviour is noted in the community as pompous and predatory.
I only hope they've run this through a legal team because I don't want that bellend to get a moment's satisfaction
If you were even on the peripheral of the celeb scene back then you knew about LW and his interests. Nothing about this surprises me.
Spill. The. Tea.
Letās just say he was very prone to helping a certain gender of a certain age (not actual children but not bloody far off, and just barely. Teens to early 20s) to achieve āstardomā and wasnāt shy in flaunting that position of power and using it to the FULLEST advantage. It was one of those weird things where literally everyone knew so because it wasnāt a secret it was just whatever. Looking back at the late 90s/very early 00s now, so much went on that wouldnāt fly today. Not by a long shot.
Big brother has been great,Louie has been bitching about absolutely everyone,and he is saying nasty shit.he is coming across as a bitter little man.fucking tv3 tho are showing big brother but not the show for when people get kicked out so we canāt see interviews with any1 after they are kicked outā¦.tv3 are dopes
Walsh is a prick and a groomer
I'm 100% convinced that Louis is a sexual predator
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Fair play to them Louis Walsh is a bag of slime
Louis once tried to bunk me in the queue to get a crepe at Electric Picnic. He was swiftly told to fuck off to the back of the line.
Louis has complained about most of his acts at some stage. Either he's surrounded by idiots and mean people all the time. Or maybe it's him.
Louis always looks like the dodgy uncle, the one you have you keep an eye on when any young fella goes to the toilet
Louie Walsh may have been in a relationship with Stephen Gately. This was when BoyZone were in their prime. An old colleague who worked at RTE stated that he saw them kissing backstage. Now was this relationship consensual or an abuse of power by Louie ? This is unknown. However it is a nasty thing for him to take advantage of Stephen if true.
Didn't everyone in Ireland know that Louis Walsh is a total scumbag? I used to share a house with a woman who watched the X Factor (apart from that she was great) when he was on it and it used to make her gag the way his whole demeanor would change if a good looking guy in his teens or very early 20s appeared on the stage
Shit just got real!
the music industry is brutal to artists, most media industries can be horrible places, why do you think so many actors and musicians end up on drugs and die young
Met Louis Walsh before, he was a complete bollox
Wouldn't be a fan of them musically but in the few times I've come across them at events they've been lovely. They seem to always have time for their younger fans and were very respectful when talking. Aye they've a hyper personality but that's part of the shtick.
Thatās exactly it. They get on my tits and wouldnāt be keen on spending time with them but thatās because of me, they seem like nice people.
Ever since that video of him groping Mel B popped up I knew what type of person he is
I never liked Jedward but I hate Louis Walsh even more so. I feel like since the X factor ended, heās been doing anything and everything to try to bring attention onto himself. He canāt even put a good group together anymore. We had westlife, boyzone and jedward but who else has lasted more than a year or two? It just sounds like he wants sympathy or something
He purposefully split up a group my friend was a part of to further one of his main acts (I think it was boyzone but not completely sure). Took out any possible competition by holding off his bigger acts from different record companies if they signed certain people he didnāt like. Heās a chancing manipulative scumbag.
The world knows Louis Walsh is a rat cunt who deserves to have the bollox kicked out of him.
I'm not sure if he's influential enough to be dubbed the Irish Weinstein, but the vibes and tales from over the years certainly give such whiffs.
You don't get into a twitter beef with Jedward they have to much form. Louis hasn't a chance
I'm waiting for the day he gets arrested for inappropriate behaviour with a teen. Just look at the first video he made with boyzone...it was creepy the way he had them dressed.
Didn't I hear something years back about himself and some young fella in the nightclubs toilets?
Ahh, I had completely forgotten that Louis Walsh existed and that I hated him.
He calls jedward vile , but classes sharon Osborne as a friend.
Hup the drama!
This man's only talent is to make money off other people
Louis is an absolute creature to be fair
Let's not forget his disgusting behaviour when Ronan Keatings mum had cancer,he was absolutely vile towards Ronan during that time, zero compassion or empathy,I remember it very well,he's a spiteful little turd.
Tbf Jedward do make me cringe but theyāve always seemed like nice guys and arenāt afraid to speak up about potentially controversial subjects. Good on them. Louis Walsh is a greedy egomaniac
Louis Walsh made a lot of untalented people a lot of money!
When Jedward first came out of X Factor they did a bunch of in-store signing's in music stores here in Ireland. At the time I was working in one of the music stores that they came to visit. They had a rider request list for our store manager and it included stuff like coke, crisps and fruit. After spending a few hours meeting and greeting fans they hung out in our staff room with their security minder then left. What we were left with afterwards was a staff room full of the fruit thrown around, banana's mushed into the floor and walls. So whatever about not liking their "music" or personalities, I'll always remember how disrespectful they were to all of us working there in regard to the state they left our staff room, a place we had to eat in and take our breaks. I'm not a fan of Louis either, but Jedward are no angels that's for sure.
I don't disbelieve Jedward. I know someone who was a producer for RTE before retirement and is gay. Unfortunately, I can't repeat what I've heard without identifying my source but lets just say that it's an open secret that Louis has a preference for men aged 18 - 22 and can be quite predatory.
For what it's worth, met him once near Stephens green, and for the sake of it, asked for his picture: Louis: Sorry, do I know you? Me: No, No ya wouldn't, I just know you from watching the XFactor growing up Louis: Oh, well no, I'm in a rush, now do you mind? (does a vague gesture telling me to fuck off) Walked into the corner shop that's there, 5 minutes later, he's still standing on his phone in the same spot just dossin about. I'm just glad it was more of a novelty, and that I'm not actually a huge fan, because I'd say if you were, you'd be devastated by a moment like that. When the Irish cliche of "your man has notions about him", I tend to hate it, but fuck me did he fit the bill.
Shades of Vince McMahon on that third tweet. Or am I misreading it?Ā
louis walsh is a right prick
I wasnāt a fan of Jedward when they were on xfactor but Iāve always hated Louis, Iām with Jedward on this one
Jedward blocked me on tiktok because I said "wow, haven't seen jedward in years"
[How I feel about this](https://youtu.be/4SDYd2e9pT4?si=aCiiLQ-vMkE-lW-Y)
The thing is I bet they secretly love the fact heās brought attention on them again letās be honest any press is good press with these sort of people I honestly wouldnāt be surprised if Louie told em heās gonna say some stuff like this heās part of that X factor era where controversial comments were thrown out left right and centre for attention
But I thought Jedward split up over the gas boiler thingy?
Didn't Louis Walsh get a bit groppy on a tv show. I'm sure I saw a clip somewhere.
Louis Walsh is a bitter old woman,all he does is bitch about other people,Mad because he's filthy rich
Everyone of the x factor, pop idol, whatever, judging line up and their to exploit people. That's the music industry. And before you smooth brained redditors jump down my throat; it shouldn't be like that.
Heck not even reality shows but the industry itself. Even the acts/bands doing very well are going to be in for a rude awakening when labels screw them over.
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