Boyzone admit ‘Louis Walsh promised us the sun, moon and stars’ as group reignite long-running feud with their ex manager in explosive documentary

Boyzone and Louis Walsh don’t hold back as they unpack their long-running feud in an explosive new documentary about the Irish boy band.

The three-part show, which airs on February 2 on Sky Documentaries and NOW, will give fans an insight into the ‘fame, fallouts and tragedy’ of the band, who formed in 1993 before splitting seven years later.

A new trailer shows the group admitting they’ve been through “cruel” times under Louis’ leadership.

Looking back on the early days of their career, Ronan Keating notes in the trailer, “We were a bunch of kids together. We weren’t perfect, we weren’t polished.’

Louis, who was the mastermind behind the boys’ career, then appears on screen with the scathing comment, “I prefer regular people because they work harder.” And they do what you want in the beginning.’

This was one of several comments the Irish manager made to the band throughout the clip, which stems from a long-running feud with singer Ronan.

At one point in the trailer, Shane Lynch, 48, comments on working with Louis, stating that the former X Factor judge ‘promised us the sun, the moon and the stars’.

While Louis smugly suggests that he orchestrated the band’s massive publicity, he jokes, “They believed their own publicity.” They forgot I wrote it’.

A synopsis for the Boyzone: No Matter What documentary reads: ‘They were one of the most successful and iconic boy bands of all time – but behind the scenes, conflict and rivalry, betrayal and tragedy led to their breakup.

‘Now, thirty years later, all four surviving 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 highlights of their lives. meteoric rise to fame, and the enormous costs that boy band membership brought to each of them.”

The documentary comes a year after Louis opened up about his real feelings for Boyzone while in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The former X Factor judge, 71, reignited his long-running feud with Ronan in front of millions of viewers.

During the evening, the housemates were treated to some music and Ronan’s solo single Life Is A Rollercoaster started playing. “Great song,” Louis said before leaning over to housemate Sharon Osbourne and adding, “He was so great.”

Then he said, ‘Everyone thinks he’s a nice guy, you know what I mean?’

As the song continued to play, Louis criticized Ronan’s career, saying, “He hasn’t had a hit since I left.” He fired me.”

Louis has lashed out at Ronan numerous times over the years, including previously calling him “talentless and spoiled.”

In an interview with Q Magazine in 2012, he said: ‘Having nice hotels and chauffeur-driven cars turned his head, and he thought he could write songs.

“If you’re Ronan Keating, who was working in a shoe store when I discovered him, but end [up] If you think you’re George Michael, you need to be stopped.”

Ronan has occasionally fired back, previously saying on Magic FM that he didn’t want to work with someone who didn’t respect him.

He said: ‘[Louis] was very important to me as a mentor and I am grateful for the opportunities he gave me because without them I would not be here.

“But you can only give back so much and be so grateful, and that’s not appreciated or respected.”

Last year, audio emerged in which Ronan branded Louis a ‘jealous bulls****er’ in a foul-mouthed rant.

In the recording, from the height of their feud in 2006, Ronan is heard angrily telling biographer Rob McGibbon that Louis “really hurt him.”

Saying, ‘I don’t respect Louis because he doesn’t respect me. He was very jealous of me.

‘I had to fire him because he didn’t want to manage me. He is a very selfish character. It’s bullshit man. He’s rubbish.’

The new documentary will also look at the period in which late star Stephen Gately, who died in October 2009 at the age of 33, publicly came out as gay, with the singer forced to do so after a publication gave him an ultimatum .

In the trailer, Louis is seen laughing and recalling the publicity Stephen’s confession received when he cheerfully noted how the news made ‘the front page’.

While Keith Duffy recalled it was ‘absolutely disgraceful’ how the newspaper had treated the late singer.

Boyzone: No Matter What will be broadcast on Sunday February 2 on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW.