Simon Cowell breaks his silence on Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh rift after ... trends now
Simon Cowell has vowed to heal his rift with Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, insisting the trio are still 'really good friends'.
Former X Factor judges Sharon and Louis, both 71, mocked music boss Simon, 64, during their time in the Celebrity Big Brother house last month, with Sharon saying she was 'fuming' with Simon because he didn't renew her contract on the talent show, causing her to lose out on another major TV gig.
Louis said that he and Simon no longer speak because the mogul had 'cut him out' of his life.
But Simon has now spoken out, insisting he is willing to get in touch with the pair to patch things up.
He told the Mirror: 'If you put Sharon and Louis in the house, that's what you pay them for, they're going to be controversial. I still consider Sharon and Louis really good friends, we could pick up the phone to each other tomorrow. I think that's probably one of the things they're upset about, because they can never get hold of me.
Simon Cowell has vowed to heal his rift with Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, insisting the trio are still 'really good friends' (Simon pictured in January)
During her time on Celebrity Big Brother last month, Sharon said she was 'fuming' with Simon because he didn't renew her X Factor contract, causing her to lose out on another major TV gig (Sharon pictured in January)
Louis, who was also a Celebrity Big Brother housemate, said that he and Simon no longer speak because the mogul had 'cut him out' of his life (Louis pictured last month)
'Amanda is a great friend, but I really do believe Sharon and Louis are great friends as well. I don’t have a phone but from what I heard, what they said about me was actually quite funny. And I probably will phone them both in the next week or so, because I haven't spoken to them for a while and it sounds like I should do.
'What would I like to say to them? "How are you?" Whenever I meet them, see them, speak to them, it's like we've spoken yesterday. My honest opinion is I think we miss each other.'
Sharon's comments about Simon prompted a war of words between her and Amanda Holden.
The Britain's Got Talent judge, 53, branded music manager Sharon 'bitter and pathetic' over comments she made about their shared boss Simon.
Amanda's comments to the Daily Mail Weekend Magazine enraged Sharon who retaliated in a rant on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which she wrote: 'You don't know me, Amanda. Unlike you, the brand of Sharon Osbourne is known worldwide.'
When asked this week, Amanda refused to comment on Sharon's outburst but told MailOnline: 'Oh it's all b******s. Let's not give oxygen to any of that.'
Actress Amanda had told the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine: 'I hated seeing certain people in a reality show dissing Simon - he's the person who's given them all the chances, given them a lot of money and a lifestyle they probably wouldn't have had.
'It's bitter and pathetic. It was like Cinderella with her two sisters in the background - just stabby, stabby, stabby.'
Sharon was a judge on series one to four, 10, 13 and 14 of The X Factor, while Louis was on the panel from series one to 11, and 13 and 14 (Sharon and Louis pictured on series 14 of The X Factor in 2017)
Sharon's comments about Simon prompted a war of words between her and Amanda Holden, with Simon being Amanda's boss on Britain's Got Talent (Amanda and Simon pictured this month)
Just 12 hours later, Sharon took to Twitter to issue the presenter with a full statement and accused her of being an 'ill informed sycophantic'.
Sharon's post began: 'Amanda, I am responding to your interview with the Daily Mail on April 12th, I respect the fact that you feel the need to defend your good friend and employer, Simon Cowell, who is also your husband's employer, or so I've read.
'However, a couple of your statements regarding myself are factually incorrect.'
Sharon went on to list her incredible repertoire of achievements, as she savagely pointed out: 'Amanda, I think you're missing the point here, no disrespect to Simon Cowell, but he NEEDED ME for musical credibility on X Factor and I delivered for him and together all of us
