Ronan Keating’s son Jack has taken a swipe at his dad’s former manager Louis Walsh – after he called the hitmaker “a p****” on Celebrity Big Brother.
Last year, the music mogul, 72, shocked viewers when he opened up about working with the Boyzone singer and how he felt after Ronan sacked him when he went solo.
However, speaking at the Irish premiere of Boyzone’s new Sky documentary, Boyzone: No Matter What, Jack said it wasn’t a shock.
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The Spin 103.8 host told The Irish Mirror: “I wasn’t surprised to be honest. I kind of know what stage he is at the moment. I feel like he was going after everybody.”
Jac k, 25, said when he heard Louis slag off his X Factor boss he felt like “all bets are off”.
He added: “When I heard him throwing Simon Cowell under the bus, I was like ‘All bets are off, he’s throwing his No1 fan under the bus’.
“Obviously me and my dad spoke when the news came out... but I’ve seen some clips with the interview with Louis.”
Asked if he’d ever speak to Louis again after what he said about his dad, Jack said he wouldn’t give him the warmest of welcomes. The ex-Love Island star: “I would probably say hi to him. I wouldn’t be the most warmest or cold.
“I don’t know him too well. I met him briefly at certain events. We went to a few X Factor live shows back in the day, I mean if I saw him now, I probably wouldn’t be the warmest person in the world. Obviously knowing what happened.”
Last year, Louis apologised for what he said about Ronan, saying the insult wasn’t meant “out of badness”.
After leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house in March, he withdrew his remarks on Ronan, stating: “Ronan and I is a little bit of panto, I loved working with him.
“He was a great worker. He’s very driven, very good and he sacked me… so I don’t say great things about him but I don’t resent him and he’s a good person.”
Responding to Walsh’s comments, on an appearance on The Late Late Show, Ronan said: “I’ve never been one to air my dirty laundry in public especially when it comes to Louis and myself, he does a very good job of that,” continuing that he’ll “leave him be” to continue showing “his true colours."
Speaking about his father’s new three-part documentary, which airs on Sky from today, Jack admitted it will be emotional seeing his dad opened up about some of the turbulent moments in his life, including the death of Stephen Gately, who passed away suddenly in Mallorca in 2009.
He said: “Obviously I was there for a lot of it but I’m looking forward to seeing it on the big screen. It is going to be tough seeing him in that light, obviously a pretty emotional position talking about Stephen’s death, which is such a tough topic.
“You don’t want to see your dad ever put in a position like that. He’s your dad, he’s your hero so seeing him broken down in that sort of scenario is going to be tough but I’m just looking forward to seeing it all because I’ve only heard stories through friends and family.”
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