Celebrity Big Brother’s David Potts hasn’t spoken to Louis Walsh since winning

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Celebrity Big Brother winner David Potts has not kept in touch with Louis Walsh following their time on the reality series.

The TV sensation made the confession on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday as he called the former X Factor star a "panto villain" in the show. Despite the comments, Potts said that Walsh was "lovely" and they used to speak to each other a lot in the Celebrity Big Brother house because they would wake up next to each other.

GMB presenter Ed Balls was keen to find out if their friendship had blossomed outside the Celebrity Big Brother house. However, the reality star admitted he hadn't shared his number with the former singer manager because he doesn't want him "mithering" him.

What, how and why?

Potts detailed his friendship with Walsh on Celebrity Big Brother. He said: "Louis was very panto villain. It was all tongue and cheek and very much wink wink, nudge nudge. He would say stuff to you and then wink. It was like he was a producer – he was a producer, cast member and a viewer. If he thought something was funny, after he would go ‘you were good in that’."

He added: "I thought he was lovely. Our beds were next to each other so I used to speak to him quite a lot when I first woke up and when I was going to bed and he was sound."

Balls asked if they had stayed in contact following the final. Potts said: "No, I haven't given him my number yet because I don't want him mithering me. I just thought I would leave him for now. I just need a couple of weeks to regroup first."

It was Walsh and Sharon Osbourne who put Potts up for the nomination in the first week for giving the "worst first impression". But Potts didn't hold any grudges. He said: "To be honest, I would have been more surprised if I wasn’t put up for eviction first."

He added: "When we knew it was based on the worst first impression, I do get that quite a lot because I get pre-judged quite a lot. People just hear the loud mouth and see the long legs and think ‘this is all too much’, but I backed myself enough as a person as I knew I was going to win them over."

What else David Potts say?

Other than not speaking to Walsh, Potts has opened up about life after winning Celebrity Big Brother. He said: "So amazing like I really didn’t think I was going to win. When it came to the final, I had it in my head that Nikita was going to win so when it was just us two, I was like right Nikita’s got this. So when they called my name out, I was just gobsmacked."

Potts has a new podcast and he flattered the breakfast TV hosts by saying he had taken inspiration from Good Morning Britain. He said: "It’s going to be like daytime television but it's going to be a parody, light hearted fun version…

"I am going to have a segment called 'Good Moaning Britain' so people can ring up and have a good moan and instead of Dr Hilary we are going to do Dr David."

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