Ronan Keating has ‘broken his silence’ after Louis Walsh reignited the feud between former manager and Boyzone lead singer.
Louis managed Boyzone when they first started out and enjoyed massive success with the group before going on to manage Ronan during his solo career.
The pair had a bitter falling out in 2003, and have since traded barbs back and forth, on and off, for the past two decades. Louis has since re-ignited the feud in The Big Interview, saying that Ronan would ‘never’ have another hit single.
Louis Walsh during The Big Interview with Colette Fitzpatrick. Pic: Virgin Media Television
Ronan has since broken his silence after Louis‘ comments on the interview, although he didn’t address Louis — but rather wished his wife Storm a happy birthday.
‘Today is Your day. Close the laptop turn off the phone tell the office you’re unreachable,’ Ronan wrote in the post.’ All the promotors [sic] can wait, the tv edits of songs can too.
‘The accounts dept don’t need the spreadsheet just yet. The builders can wait 24hrs for the final elevation. Foot off the gas for a bit step back and look at all you have accomplished take the praise for once Kiss your Babies and raise a glass for today is All about you.’
‘Happy birthday my love you God Damn beautiful Human. Thank you from all of us. You are so Bloody Loved.’
Ronan didn’t respond directly to Louis’ comments, which saw his former manager say that he did ‘all the work’ on Boyzone, and that Ronan won’t have another hit song.
‘Ronan started believing his own publicity then,’ Louis said. ‘He said to me one day in the Four Seasons, “I don’t want to be a karaoke artist anymore.” But that’s what he is!’
Louis Walsh during The Big Interview with Colette Fitzpatrick. Pic: Virgin Media Television
‘I was picking all the songs – he hasn’t had a hit since. He hasn’t! He’s singing all the old songs now, he doesn’t have a record deal. He was great to work with at the start, but then he believed it.’
Louis went on to make a huge claim about Ronan’s friendship with the late George Michael, saying: ‘He wanted to be George Michael… he was chasing around George Michael in London. What he didn’t know is that George Michael fancied Stephen [Gately], and George Michael was only being friendly with him to get to know Stephen. That’s the real story.’