Monday, November 21, 2005
The SUN Online
SIMON Cowell has fired off another dreadful volley of abuse — targeting X Factor singers AND co-judge Louis Walsh.
In an amazing attack he called Walsh “an idiot”, said Shayne Ward is “bland” and predicted the Conway Sisters won’t win.
Cowell went on the offensive after Saturday’s show.
He blasted Louis for bragging that one of his acts would triumph, then having all but one voted off. Nicholas Dorsett was kicked out on Saturday leaving Louis with just Shayne.
Simon, 46, told The Sun after the ITV1 show: “Louis is an idiot, he has been tremendously stupid.
“He came into this competition bragging that he had the winner — that he had the show all sewn up. But with the wrong song choices and the wrong management, Louis has managed to muck it all up.”
Heart-throb Shayne won through to the next round with Take That’s hit A Million Love Songs. But Simon sneered: “He was very bland.
“He didn’t do himself justice — it wasn’t his best performance. He will definitely have to do better next week, it’s not in the bag for him, by any means.”
And telly’s Mr Nasty also took a pot shot at The Conway Sisters — one of the acts he guides — saying: “They won’t make it to the end.”
Simon — who confessed that he pushed fellow judge Sharon Osbourne’s elbow when she threw water over Louis during a row — tipped HIS finalists Journey South to win.
In the ratings battle X Factor pipped Strictly Come Dancing, getting 10.2million viewers compared with 9.4million for the BBC’s ballroom challenge.
