Ronan Keating has said Louis Walsh was ‘showing his true colours’ as he fought the urge to ‘air dirty laundry’ during a TV appearance on Friday.
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Louis managed Ronan while a member of Boyzone, but he was later fired when his solo career took off after he left the Irish boy band.
Speaking to The Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty, he explained: ‘I’ve never been one to air my dirty laundry in public, especially when it comes to Louis and myself.
“He does that very well and I think he shows his true colors there and I leave him alone.”
Ronan Keating, 47, has said Louis Walsh was ‘showing his true colours’ as he fought the urge to ‘air dirty laundry’ during a TV appearance on Friday
The former X Factor judge, 71, reignited his long-running feud with the singer, 47, during his stint on Celebrity Big Brother, calling him a ‘p***k’
Recalling his first Boyzone audition, Ronan added: ‘The next day I went to work and I was working in a shoe shop in Dublin and I thought I was a gift from God, after that first one I thought we could do no wrong doing.
“We didn’t know that in the weeks that followed the video would appear in more and more places and that people would actually laugh at us instead of applauding us.”
Last week the Celebrity Big Brother 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 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 chauffeured cars turned his head, and he thought he could write songs.
Speaking to The Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty, he explained: ‘I’ve never been one to air my dirty laundry in public, especially when it comes to Louis and myself’ (pictured in June)
Last week the Celebrity Big Brother housemates were treated to some music and Ronan’s solo single Life Is A Rollercoaster started playing. Louis replied, “Great song. He was great
“If you’re Ronan Keating, who was working in a shoe store when I discovered him, but ends up thinking you’re George Michael, then 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 wouldn’t be here.
“But you can only give back so much and be so grateful, and that’s not appreciated or respected.”
It comes after Ronan slammed his former manager Louis and branded him a ‘jealous bulls****er’ in a foul-mouthed rant in audio obtained by The sun.
Ronan also opened up about why he fired the music manager when his solo career took off after leaving the Irish boy band.
It comes after Ronan criticized his former manager Louis and called him a ‘jealous bulls****er’ in a foul-mouthed rant in audio obtained by The Sun (pictured together in 2002)
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.’
MailOnline has contacted Ronan’s representatives for comment.