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Celebrity Big Brother's Louis Walsh claims Simon Cowell ruined his chances of winning The X Factor after recruiting 'f***ing' Beyoncé to sing with Alexandra Burke


In 2008, Alexandra won the fifth series of the ITV singing competition at the age of 19, beating JLS and releasing her own version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah as her winner's single.

The Irish music manager and television personality, 71, told his CBB housemates Zeze and David during Tuesday's episode: 'We were in the final, JLs, alongside Alexandra Burke, and we got West Life.' A BetVictor spokesperson said: 'The start of the final week in the Celebrity Big Brother house has seen a new housemate snatch the favourite tag ahead of Friday's concluding episode, with Louis Walsh our new frontrunner to win the series. The Irish music manager and television personality, 71, told his CBB housemates Zeze and David during Tuesday's episode: 'We were in the final, JLs, alongside Alexandra Burke, and we got West Life.'

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