Celebrity Big Brother's Louis Walsh claims 'people don't know the real Simon Cowell'

As the tenth anniversary of Simone Battle's tragic passing approaches, fans continue to mourn the loss of the beloved X Factor star and G.R.L. member. Simone, who captured hearts with her soulful voice and vibrant presence, was mentored by media mogul Simon Cowell during the 2011 series of X Factor USA.

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.

The remaining Celebrity Big Brother housemates are visited by friends and family during Thursday night's episode ahead of this year's highly anticipated final tomorrow night.

Coronation Street fans have been sharing a problem as it was revealed Colson Smith could make the Celebrity Big Brother final. The actor has ditched the cobbles for a few weeks to start in the reboot of the ITV reality show which returned for the first time in six years earlier this month.

Celebrity Big Brother viewers were left fuming over the latest double eviction as Marisha Wallace and Zeze Millz were given the boot before the final. The US theatre star and the YouTube presenter faced eviction alongside Nikita Kuzmin and Fern Britton following the latest round of nominations.

Strictly star Layton Williams brutally rebuffed Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu when she attempted to justify her actions in Celebrity Big Brother.The former Love Island star got upset because she thinks the 'edit' didn't show everything about her, but Layton wasn't happy with her for saying her eviction was all because of the 'edit'. Earlier in the week, Ekin-Su got mad when Marisha picked her to be up for eviction. Marisha said: "I know if I get to the final, I can't beat you.

Kerry Katona has called for former Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu to be the next contestant to be voted out of the Celebrity Big Brother house. Ekin-Su - who also appeared on the second season of reality show The Traitors US - has certainly ruffled a few feathers during her stint but her recent comments on OnlyFans is something Kerry doesn't agree. "The one thing keeping me going this week has been Celebrity Big Brother – I’m obsessed," the 43 year old exclusively told OK!.

Coronation Street star Colson Smith has exposed two of his co-stars as he was seen practising his nominations before heading into the Celebrity Big Brother house. The actor is among the famous faces who have entered the iconic compound following the reboot of the ITV reality show.

Sharon Osbourne has slammed the "very bad" behaviour of the women on the reality TV show, The Real Housewives.The 71 year old, who is a celebrity lodger on ITV1's Celebrity Big Brother, said she doesn't like the way the women "represent themselves" on the show. During Sunday night's (10 March) episode of the series, former X Factor judge Louis Walsh asks Sharon about the show's popularity in the US, while talking to The Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Lauren Simon.This leads Sharon to say: "I honestly, honestly don't watch them because I don't like the way the women are.

Sharon Osbourne has, as expected, set the cat amongst the pigeons during her big TV return on Celebrity Big Brother UK on ITV.The star - who stunned fans with her dramatic weight loss on-screen - has been showing off her deft interviewing style with other CBB cast-mates in the house, alongside an equally mischievous Louis Walsh. She has also served up plenty of controversy, including opening up on a ‘feud’ with former Late Late Show host, James Corden, angering Gary Goldsmith’s friends by nominating him (he claimed she was “against him”) and seemingly ‘mocking’ British superstar Adele.

Sharon Osbourne has spoken up about her husband Ozzy's feud with Kanye West, as the duo used to be friends, but now they're not talking due to content Kanye put on social media. Kanye was kicked off most of his social media for saying antisemitic messages, and also got in trouble for posting private photos of his new wife Bianca Censori.The feud with the Osbourne's started when Kanye wanted to use some music from Ozzy's band Black Sabbath. Ozzy refused and called Kanye an "antisemite" because of the content that he had posted online.

Nikita Kuzmin has shared the response bosses at Strictly Come Dancing has when he spoke to them taking part in Celebrity Big Brother. The dancer, who joined the BBC One dance contest in 2021, signed up to the ITV's reboot of the reality series which kicked off earlier this week.

Coronation Steet star Lucy Fallon has said she's created a new 'enemy' as she keeps up to date with the Celebrity Big Brother action in support of her co-star Colson Smith. The actor was among the celebrities entering the iconic house earlier this week as the reality show returned to ITV.

Viewers of Celebrity Big Brother have told the housemates to 'chill' as they expressed their confusion over their behaviour. The first nominations took place during the latest visit to the iconic house on Thursday night (March 7).

Celebrity Big Brother stars Louis Walsh and Lauren Simon have entered into another feud already, as only days into the new ITV series tensions are fraying between the housemates. Former X Factor judge and music mogul Louis, 71, has been rubbing people up the wrong way ever since he entered the house, with Coronation Street actress Sally Ann Matthews even speaking out against him following his comments about Colson Smith.Tonight's instalment, March 7, saw things reach fever pitch as the group made their very first nominations ahead of tomorrow night's eviction. Louis and Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lauren, 48, who was one of the people with the most votes, had been discussing presenter Zeze Mills' "talents" and whether she "deserved" to be in the house as a celebrity.

Celebrity Big Brother stars Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne slammed James Corden as a "name-dropper" during a candid chat on the show. In a teaser for the show on March 7, the pair sat down with Kate Middleton's uncle, Gary Goldsmith, who joked that Strictly pro Nikita Kuzmin drops many-a celebrity name, but he acknowledges: "He’s not showing off it’s just his life!” Sharon then says of James Corden, who hosted The Late Late Show in the US from 2015 to 2023 says: “I tell you who does that, the English guy, James Corden, he does that all the time.” Louis adds: “He’s even made a career out of it.” Sharon says of James' move to the States: “When he got to America, he played the LA game really well, you know, turned up at everything.” Louis agrees: “Kissing all the right people, Anna Wintour, mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah” Sharon then says: “Oh, she loves him.

Celebrity Big Brother star Nikita Kuzmin's girlfriend has taken a tongue-in-cheek swipe at her boyfriend as she caught up on his first night in the iconic house. The revived series returned for the first time in six years on Monday night (March 4) with ITV lining up a string of famous faces for the first series since 2018.

As the Celebrity Big Brother contestants settled down for their first night in the house, viewers were quick to spot Louis Walsh's bad habit.The housemates headed into the main bedroom to find out where they would be sleeping, with Louis quickly heading over to the bed he wanted.The stars - aside from Sharon Osbourne, who has her own room as CBB's lodger - started to get comfy as they marked the end of their first evening in the iconic house. However, it was Louis' finger nails which had caught TV fans' attention at home as many spotted they were "bitten". Taking to social media, one fan wrote on X: "Omg Louis Walsh’s bitten nails! @bbuk #CBBUK." A second added: "Man them nails are vile #CBBUK." "Can't deal with Louis Walsh's nails.

Celebrity Big Brother housemate Sharon Osbourne is no stranger to going under the knife and has openly spoken about her plastic surgery journey and the tweaking she has gone through over the years.The 71 year old, who looks years younger, has candidly admitted to fans about her love for enhancing her looks with a little bit of aesthetic help and has left viewers of the hit show stunned by her 'unrecognisable' face when she walked into the house on Monday, March 4's launch night.The star, who has previously called herself "like Quasimodo" after her most recent facelift earlier in 2023, had fans rushing to X-formerly known as Twitter - to question what work she has had done. One said: I love Sharon Osbourne but what has she done to her face?" while another added that perhaps it wasn't just the surgery that has caused an overhaul in her appearance.

Gary Goldsmith did not hold back when discussing the royals during his stint on Celebrity Big Brother. Speaking to fellow housemates Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne, Gary, 58, who is the uncle of Kate Middleton, shared his verdict on Meghan Markle.