Former X Factor winner James Arthur has been lambasted by Louis Walsh for his behaviour since leaving the talent show.
James has publicly slated a number of high-profile artists including One Direction, and also been accused of being homophobic when he called a rap rival a “f**king queer”.
Speaking to The Mirror, Louis raged:
“He’s a competition winner that got lucky. He came from a little bedsit, he should be a lot more grateful and a lot more respectful to everybody. Don’t get me going.
James Arthur has been blasted (ITV)
“Nicole [Scherzinger] worked so hard with him last year – she got him into the final. He doesn’t look comfortable in his own skin. He has talent but he’s not Bob Dylan.”
The mogul, who is still a judge on the talent show, added:
“You can’t be slagging off One Direction, you can’t slag off success. I think they’re good role models and show the pop business is alive and well.”
When James returned to the ITV show, he had apologised saying:
“It’s been an amazing year for me. There’s been some amazing highs but also some lows. I’ve made some very silly mistakes. I want to thank the X Factor for giving me this opportunity.
“I want to say sorry for abusing my position as an X Factor winner because I owe everything to this thing.”
