Sharon and Louis Walsh were n’t exactly full of praise for their formerX Factorboss in theCBBhouse .

Simon Cowellhas had his say after his formerX FactorcolleaguesSharon Osbourneand Louis Walsh painted a less - than - flattering movie of him during their stint onCelebrity Big Brother .

The TV mogul came up in the conversation last calendar month when Sharon and Louis were still in theCBBhouse , during which they accuse Simon of “ cutting multitude off ” and laid into both him and the various talent picture he ’s work on over the years .

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While the time went on to become one ofCBB’smost viral moments of the revitalization series ( andsparked an impassioned reaction from Simon’sBGTcolleague Amanda Holden ) , it turn out the man himself wo n’t be entertain it against his old co - stars .

“ If you put Sharon and Louis in the house , that ’s what you compensate them for , they ’re going to be controversial , ” he toldThe Mirror .

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“ I still consider Sharon and Louis really good friends , we could pluck up the phone to each other tomorrow . ”

“ I retrieve that ’s belike one of the thing they ’re upset about , because they can never get hold of me , ” he continued .

Responding to Sharon ’s more late back - and - forth with Amanda Holden , Simon take : “ Amanda is a great champion , but I really do conceive Sharon and Louis are nifty Friend as well .

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“ I do n’t have a telephone set but from what I heard , what they said about me was in reality quite funny . And I in all likelihood will call them both in the next week or so , because I have n’t speak to them for a while and it sound like I should do . ”

He added : “ Whenever I meet them , see them , speak to them , it ’s like we ’ve spoken yesterday . My honest opinion is I think we leave out each other . ”

Sharon and Simon last worked together onX Factorduring its fourteenth serial , back in 2017 .

Louis was also a judge on the show ’s fame time of year in 2018 , alongside Simon andNicole Scherzinger , after which TheX Factorwas rested indefinitely .