Steve Brookstein
Steve Brookstein has lashed out at former boss Simon Cowell, branding he "irrelevant" and Louis Walsh an "imbecile".
Speaking in a new interview with The Guardian, he explained: "Louis Walsh is a complete imbecile. He is a complete imbecile. What's he had? Westlife. Westlife!
"Louis Walsh is irrelevant, musically irrelevant. Simon Cowell is musically irrelevant."
Steve has just released a no-holds-barred memoir and revealed that when it came to his first album, Simon's demeanour towards him totally changed from what it had been during the TV series.
Speaking about Simon he explained: "He was extremely stern. I'd never seen him like it on 'X Factor'. It was cold - just, 'Look, this is how it's going to be.'
"Inside I'm thinking: who the f**k are you talking to? I don't take this s**t. But I thought: you know what, I'll give you one album. But you mess this up and we're falling out. I didn't want to go on 'The X Factor' and be made a fool of. And I thought, 'No, I'm not having this. 'Cos I know that the music I do is good."
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