Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh deliberate!

Louis Walsh must be terribly grateful to still have his X factor job, as he’s been singing the praises of show boss Simon Cowell yet again. In a new interview, the irish star has named the music mogul as his favourite celebrity.

Speaking in a video for ‘heat extra: TV & Pop special’ Louis said: “Simon’s my favourite celebrity because I know him so well and he’s actually very normal. I know he has funny clothes and hair but he is very normal.”

He added: “The best thing about Simon is that he is a self-made man and I like people who are self-made and get where they are on their own merit”

Blah, blah, blah……

In the video, Louis also says his good friend Sharon Osbourne comes a very close second to Si Co, because she is also self-made and very much in charge of her own destiny. He told heat: “Don’t cross her though, or she’ll throw water over you on live TV like she did to me!”

Watch Louis Walsh talk about his top five celebrities by downloading the free heat extra app. The issue is on sale now (Tuesday).