Louis Walsh breaks silence on Liam Payne foul-mouthed Twitter rant: 'He's a nice guy'
LOUIS WALSH caused a stir online when he told a journalist to "f**k off" last week after being asked about Cheryl and he has now spoken out about the whole thing, insisting that he "has nothing bad to say" about her or her boyfriend Liam Payne.
Louis Walsh has spoken out about THAT Twitter spat with Liam Payne
After Louis' comments hit headlines, Liam took to Twitter to tell The X Factor judge to "shut the f**k up for once".
Despite the spat doing the rounds online, Louis has since insisted that he wishes both Liam and Cheryl well.
He said: “I think Cheryl and Liam starting a family will make her really happy. I honestly think she deserves to be happy.
“And I think this will make her happy over and above what her career does.”
Liam Payne took to Twitter to slam Louis Walsh
Louis was speaking at an X Factor photocall with 5 After Midnight
Liam’s a nice guy. I have nothing bad to say about him and Cheryl.
Keen not to have any bad blood with the One Direction hitmaker, Louis added to the Daily Star: “Liam’s a nice guy. I have nothing bad to say about them.
“I don’t think being a mum will affect her [Cheryl's] career at all if she doesn’t want it to. It’s never too late. I only wish her the best.”
The furore came after Louis had been asked if Cheryl would ever return to the ITV talent show, to which he replied: "Simon [Cowell] wouldn’t invite Cheryl back because we have Nicole [Scherzinger]. We have Nicole and Sharon [Osbourne], we don’t need another girl.”
Louis Walsh lashes out over Cheryl X Factor rumours
Cheryl and Liam Payne are rumoured to be expecting their first baby
He added coldly: “So go and f**k off now.”
Liam then took to social media to say: “Congratulations Louis Walsh for setting the worst example on handling media for his band who are about to step into a very hard industry.
“Maybe it's about time you realise it's not all about you and shut the f**k up for once, let them speak.”