Dermot O’Leary believes Louis Walsh is the most rootless judge on the infamous X Factor panel.
The TV star has insisted that Mayo man Louis is the best judge to have because he will do pretty much anything for his acts.
Panel: Dermot with the X Factor judges panel | ITV
“If I was a contestant, Louis would be the judge I’d want because when we go the studios he is the dirtiest judge we have,” he revealed.
“He is a song stealer but also has this weird thing where he goes up to his own acts and tells them, like with Sam Callahan last year, ‘You’re going home this week,” and then walks off.”
“Louis has a weird way of motivating his acts.”
Rootless: Louis will do anything for his acts | ITV
Meanwhile the X Factor presenter told The Sun that the show wouldn’t be the same with Louis’s “tiny bit of insanity.”
“The court of King Louis is a weird and wonderful place. He laughs when everyone else cries and cries when they laugh,” he said.
“He walks to the beat of his own drum. He’s an extraordinary man.
“He’s unorthodox and unconventional but I couldn’t make the show without Louis. I adore him. In many ways he’s the most valuable person on the panel.
“I can always rely on him to give me a tiny bit of insanity.”
