Simon Cowell has blunt response to Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne’s controversial Big Brother comments

Simon Cowell has issued a blunt response to comments made by Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year.

The former X Factor judges were among a bunch of famous faces to enter the CBB house back in March, and they certainly didn’t disappoint.

The long-term pals were just as naughty as we imagined, with them spilling the beans on many aspects of their lives.

Seen as they both have had multiple stints on The X Factor, it’s fair to say Sharon and Louis know head honcho Simon pretty well.

While on Celebrity Big Brother, Sharon said she wouldn’t return to work for Simon ‘not [for] all the money in the world’.

Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell at The X Factor auditions. (Tom O'Donnell/WireImage)

Meanwhile, Louis and Sharon discussed how Simon ‘cuts you off’, as the latter claimed Simon doesn't ‘know how to keep friends’.

Well, Simon has now issued a response to those comments in an exclusive interview with the LADbible Group.

“I couldn’t care less,” Simon said when asked about the controversial remarks.

“We arranged, funnily enough, after they came off the show that we were going to meet up for dinner and genuinely laugh about it, because I’ve known Sharon and Louis for years.

“I'm probably going to see Louis in Dublin actually, when we go over there. And you know, we've gone through a lot of stuff together, but I don't take that stuff personally.”

Of course, Simon, Sharon and Louis are largely friends because of their long stints on The X Factor.

The popular singing show was cancelled in 2018 after a 14-year run, but could it make a return one day?

Simon Cowell 'couldn't care less' about the CBB comments. (Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

We asked Simon if the show - which has seen the likes of One Direction, Little Mix and Leona Lewis make a name for themselves - could make a return one day.

He replied: "Yeah, as long as there's a need for it. If there were 20 artists a year breaking off TikTok or YouTube or whatever then you'd go there's no point in making these shows.

"But at the moment there is a big drop off of UK artists breaking worldwide and I think the reason is because artists need a platform. That's what shows like The X Factor gave people - an opportunity."

As for here and now, Cowell is searching for the next big boyband with auditions taking place across the UK.

Auditions will take place in Newcastle on 4 July, with others to be held over the coming weeks in Liverpool, Dublin and London.