Talent show judge and music manager Louis Walsh will be making his mark on Celebrity Big Brother as he leaves behind a life of luxury to live with 10 other famous faces, in the hopes of being crowned the next winner.<\/p>\n
Rumours of Walsh\u2019s participation on Celebrity Big Brother have been rife for months and now viewers will get to watch him in real time for the next three weeks, unless shock nominations mean his days in the house are numbered.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s celebrity series will have two live evictions each week<\/a>, meaning no one is safe as the competition is even more tense.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press ahead of the show\u2019s launch, hosts AJ Odudu<\/a> and Will Best<\/a> said: \u201cWe\u2019re gonna get double the time.\u201d Odudu added: \u201cEvery time on the last series, we\u2019d be like, \u2018Oh my gosh\u2019. A week fell like a lifetime. Whereas now, [it\u2019s] midweek\u201d.<\/p>\n As Louis Walsh begins to make himself at home, read on for everything you need to know about the Celebrity Big Brother 2024 housemate.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Age:\u00a0<\/strong>71<\/p>\n Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Music manager and TV personality<\/p>\n Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>N\/A<\/p>\n Louis Walsh is back on TV screens, but this time it isn\u2019t to create the next singing sensation. Best known for being a judge on The X Factor, the music manager has managed the likes of Jedward, Westlife and Boyzone.<\/p>\n Similarly to some of the other celebrities taking part in this year\u2019s show, Walsh was one of the first names to be rumoured for the series.<\/p>\n \u201cThe team behind the programme are being clever about the kind of celebs they\u2019re considering,\u201d a source told The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThey don\u2019t just want big names in there \u2013 they want stars \u00a0who will bring something truly intriguing. Louis is just the kind of figure they want in the house \u2013 someone with serious life experience who not only has something to say, but isn\u2019t afraid to say it.\u201d<\/p>\n Keen for another instalment of the celebrities? The next episode of Celebrity Big Brother will air on Tuesday 5th March <\/strong>at 9pm<\/strong> on ITV1 and ITVX.<\/p> Celebrity Big Brother continues on Tuesday 5th March at 9pm on ITV1, STV, ITVX and STV Player. <\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something to watch? Check out more of our <\/strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a> coverage or visit our <\/strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Here’s everything you need to know! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":47127,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-louis-walsh-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-louis-walsh-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-louis-walsh-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-louis-walsh-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-louis-walsh-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-louis-walsh-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/who-is-louis-walsh-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Here's everything you need to know!","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/47126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Who is Louis Walsh?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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