Celebrity Big Brother's Louis Walsh in resurfaced video 'groping' X Factor co-star Mel B
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Louis Walsh has come under fire after a video of him 'groping' his former X Factor co-star Mel B resurfaced online.
The 2014 video came to light again after Walsh entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on Monday (March 4), sparking outrage from viewers.
The clip shows Walsh inappropriately touching the former Spice Girl during an appearance on X Factor spin-off show The Xtra Factor.
Not letting anybody forget Louis Walsh did this to Mel B. Disgusting man #CBBUK #CBB pic.twitter.com/TxrBaYUyAU
— Alexander (@AlexPeacheyy) March 4, 2024
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Mel B can be seen looking visibly uncomfortable before gesturing towards Walsh's hand, asking: "Why are you grabbing my butt?"
While Walsh laughs and replies "I’m looking after Mel," she shifts away from him and tells him his actions are "inappropriate".
Viewers soon took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their concern over Walsh's actions and appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, with one person writing: "There’s literally footage of Louis Walsh - ON AN ITV SHOW - sexually harassing Mel B and yet he’s still welcomed and embraced by ITV years later? Be serious, something is rotten to the core there."
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"Louis Walsh, most famous for groping Mel B. Well done ITV for keeping him on your payroll," wrote another, while a third said: "Not letting anybody forget Louis Walsh did this to Mel B. Disgusting man."
Digital Spy has reached out to a rep for Louis Walsh for comment.
Previously commenting on the video during an appearance on Today FM, Walsh said it was all "a joke" (via The Independent).
"We’d be sitting there all day on the couch doing TV, and I just grabbed her arse as a joke," he said. "She was very funny and you could say anything or do anything to her and I loved her, so I would just grab her for a laugh but it’s not PC anymore."
Celebrity Big Brother airs Sundays through Fridays at 9pm on ITV1 and the ITV Hub, followed by Late & Live on ITV2 immediately following each new episode.
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