Louis Walsh: Last News

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.

Goldie Hawn was allegedly in talks to appear on the show, but dropped out of talks despite a huge pay offer.According to The Sun, Goldie Hawn was seemingly interested in appearing on “Celebrity Big Brother” for the UK version. The show allegedly offered her $1 million payday for the appearance.

A major Hollywood star is rumoured to have backed out of joining Celebrity Big Brother, despite being in "advanced talks" with the show's producers. With the launch just around the corner and no official cast list released, whispers suggest that ex-Love Island personalities, a WAG, and an Olympian are set to step into the iconic house. Producers were crossing their fingers for this particular celeb to be a blockbuster addition.

One famous face has reportedly pulled out of Celebrity Big Brother just days before the ITV show is due to return. Slated to begin on April 7, line-up rumours include soap legends Patsy Palmer and former Love Island hunks Chris Hughes, Tommy Fury, and Mitch Taylor.

David Potts was crowned the champion Celebrity Big Brother in 2024. The reality TV star, 30, beat fellow finalists Louis Walsh, Fern Briton, Nikita Kuzmin and Colson Smith. At the time, David was cheered by the crowd as he made an energetic exit from the iconic house.

Patsy Palmer, best known for her role as Bianca Jackson in EastEnders, is rumoured to be joining the 2025 season of ITV's Celebrity Big Brother. The 52-year old-actress, who has been a staple on the BBC soap since 1993, could be swapping Albert Square for the Big Brother house next month, according to reports.The star isn't a stranger to reality TV, having delighted fans in 2020 when she appeared on the UK's version of The Masked Singer. Now, it seems Patsy might be ready to dive back into the reality TV world by becoming a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother.

Alison Hammond has candidly shared on live radio why she declined the offer to star in Celebrity Big Brother 2025. The bubbly This Morning host first made her TV debut back in 2002 on the reality show, which was then broadcasted on Channel 4. She participated in a season that saw presenter, model and DJ Kate Lawler emerge as the winner.

Jedward have let slip how much they were paid to appear in Celebrity Big Brother 14 years ago. The former X Factor duo appeared in the eighth series of the reality show back in 2011 alongside the likes of Kerry Katona, Amy Childs and winner Paddy Doherty.They entered the house during launch night and were treated as a single housemate for the duration of the series and the brothers ended up in third place. Appearing on a recent episode of the Not My Bagg podcast, John and Edward Grimes made a bold claim to host Joe Baggs about their show fee.

Celebrity Big Brother fans will no doubt be thrilled to learn that there are less than two weeks before the new series launches on ITV1. It has now been confirmed that the programme will return to screens on Monday, April 7. AJ Odudu and Will Best will both reprise their hosting roles and return for the live launch as the brand new batch of celebrities prepares to take up residence in the famous house in a brand new location.

A new group of stars are getting ready to enter the Celebrity Big Brother UK house this spring.

Staz Nair, known for his role in the new BBC drama Virdee, is also recognised by X Factor fans for his musical talents. In the new crime drama, the 33 year old portrays DCI Harry Virdee, leading an investigation into a serial killer in the local community. However, when the murderer abducts a police chief's child, Harry's ethics are tested as he seeks assistance from his brother-in-law Riaz, a drug kingpin.

Boyzone's Shane Lynch will have devastated many fans after his latest interview, where he declared that the beloved boyband will "never" reunite. Speaking on Lorraine today, Friday 31 January, with stand-in host Ranvir Singh, Shane opened up about the upcoming Boyzone documentary No Matter What, set to air on Sky Documentaries on Sunday 2 February. He made it clear that while he and his fellow bandmates, Keith Duffy, Ronan Keating, and Mikey Graham cherish their time as Boyzone, they won't be reforming as a band or creating new music.

The year 2009 was set to be a spectacular one for Stephen Gately, with a career and personal life blooming; the pop sensation was basking in success as Boyzone had just completed their stellar Back Again... No Matter What tour and fine-tuning their fourth studio album, 'Brother'.

Boyzone, the Irish boy band formed in 1993 by X Factor judge Louis Walsh, achieved global success with members Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch selling over 25 million records worldwide.

Boyzone's Stephen Gately's tragic final hours and unanswered questions that haunt his family have been revealed.

Boyzone’s former manager, Louis Walsh, has admitted to fabricating stories about the band for press attention in a new trailer for the documentary Boyzone: No Matter What.In the clip for the show, beginning February 2 on Sky Documentaries, Walsh is described as “the master puppeteer of the press” before the man himself admits he would say whatever it took to get media coverage of the band.He revealed: “sometimes, the boys would read stories in the papers about themselves that weren’t true and they’d say ‘who told them that?’. I did! I told them”. Boyzone singer Ronan Keating elaborated: “He believed any story was a good story.

trailer for a new Boyzone documentary has been released – watch it below.READ MORE: The 50 best music documentaries of all timeBoyzone: No Matter What is a three-part documentary series examining the rise of the Irish boyband, including behind-the-scenes looks at them at the height of their success, their struggles with the paparazzi, fall-outs within the band, and tension with manager Louis Walsh.The official synopsis reads: “They were one of the most successful and iconic boybands of all time – but behind-the-scenes, conflict and rivalry, betrayal and tragedy led to their falling apart. Now, thirty years on, all four remaining members – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael ‘Mikey’ Graham, as well as their estranged manager, Louis Walsh – reveal the truth of what really happened, the extraordinary highs of their meteoric rise to fame, and the huge costs that being in a boyband had on each of them.”Boyzone formed in 1993, put together by Walsh, and went on to release seven studio albums, five of which made it to Number One in the UK.

Big Boys, one of Channel 4‘s biggest comedies of the decade, has been renewed for a third and final season. Watch the trailer below.

K.J. Yossman Edinburgh Fringe-originated college comedy series “Big Boys” is set to end after Season 3, Variety can confirm. The show, which launched in 2022 after a run at the famous Scottish arts festival, stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as unlikely flatmates, who are thrown together in their first year at Brent University.

Following the success of the Gavin and Stacey finale which aired on Christmas Day, James Corden has emerged as an early favourite among bookmakers to appear in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother, set to air in early 2025.

Emma Chawner, who is best known for her memorable performances on The X Factor in 2007 and 2009, has appealed for help after losing both her parents this year.The singer originally achieved fame with a solo performance of Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On on the talent show 17 years ago. She received rejections from Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue, which led to her parents Audrey and Philip angrily confronting the four judges. She returned to the show two years later with her sister Sam, but again was rejected by the judges.

With Christmas just a few weeks away, it's time to indulge in some festive film favourites.