Now Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell are said to be embroiled in yet another row - with Irish judge Louis, 73, branding Simon, 66, a 'has-been' in a withering putdown. Simon and Louis first crossed paths long before primetime TV, before becoming household names as feuding judges on The X Factor. The star revealed the X Factor head judge prevented her from landing a huge job on The Masked Singer in the US due to contractual obligations involving X Factor. In 2019, Louis claimed that Simon had paid him 'a lot' of money to walk away from The X Factor. Denying there had been a heated row behind the scenes, Louis told The Mirror: 'I wasn't kicked off.

Source: Daily Mail February 24, 2026 17:21 UTC