Louis Walsh has admitted he “regrets” many of the comments he made in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
The music manager came fourth place in the final of the iconic reality show on Friday.
The Irish star attracted plenty of headlines during his time on Celebrity Big Brother, thanks to his unfiltered comments and opinions on acts he’s represented in the past.
The 71-year-old branded his former act Jedward “vile”, and also referred to Ronan Keating as a “pr*ck”.
But during his appearance on ITV’s This Morning today, Louis insisted he didn’t intend to be “malicious” with his comments.
When asked if he forgot he was being filmed sometimes, he confessed: “A little bit, I wasn’t being malicious about it. I was just kind of telling people what they’re really like.
“You know, I wasn’t being malicious. Nobody is perfect and I have worked with people that I’ve said things about that I kind of regret. I do regret that, especially on national (television) but that’s me. I’m very outspoken.”
Louis also said his outspoken nature is an “Irish thing”.
“We tend to say what we feel,” he explained.
Addressing his comments about Ronan Keating, Louis said: “Ronan and I is a little bit of panto, I loved working with him.
“He was a great worker, he’s very driven, very good and he sacked me… so I don’t say great things about him but I don’t resent him and he’s a good person.
“So, I have to put that out there and it’s a bit of panto between the two of us.”
Louis also revealed the most difficult part of appearing on the show was dealing with his intense lack of sleep.
During an interview with The Sun over the weekend, Louis shared his secret struggle with crippling insomnia and anxiety during his time in the CBB house.
He admitted: “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.”
“Worrying about my mother, my health, what I had said that day – for the first time ever, I suffered from anxiety.”
Louis continued: “They gave me my prescription sleeping pills but they would only give me one rather than two and after they wore off I was awake, panicking. The night times scared me.
“But there are medics on-call 24/7, and they were brilliant. They spoke to me and calmed me down after I started having a panic attack and they really helped calm me down.”
“I’ve never had therapy before, not even when I was diagnosed with the cancer, but for the first time ever I spoke to psychotherapists when I was in that house.
“It was surreal because you couldn’t see them, your just spoke to them through an ear piece – but they really helped me.”
