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    Cheryl Cole has the last word in fight with Louis Walsh

    The comments in this month's Marie Claire interview have caused a full-blown argument with X Factor judge Louis Walsh

    By Suzannah Ramsdale
    Published 11 April 2012 In News

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    The comments in this month's Marie Claire interview have caused a full-blown argument with X Factor judge Louis Walsh

    After Cheryl Cole publicly criticised Louis Walsh in the current issue of Marie Claire, we thought we had a full-blown celebrity feud on our hands.

    Speaking exclusively in the May issue of Marie Claire, Ms Cole said that during her time in Girls Aloud she had been less than impressed with Walsh's management skills.

    She told us: 'Louis claimed to be our manager, but he never did it.

    'We didn’t talk to him or anything like that. He just took a cheque.

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    'Louis had zero involvement... We managed ourselves. He never chose a hit. Who chose them? Us.'

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    The 59-year-old X Factor judge than hit back at our cover girl by taking a blow at her singing and successful shoe range with Stylistpick. 

    CHERYL COLE'S NEW STYLISTPICK COLLECTION

    'What is she peddling this time? Eyelashes or hairspray? It’s definitely not her music,' he ranted to Heat magazine.

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    'At least I am still on The X Factor and happy to be there. I’m a much better manager than she is a singer. She seems to be in the fashion business now, selling fake hair pieces, fake eyelashes, fake everything.'

    Rude! 

    CHERYL COLE'S STYLE EVOLUTION

    Thankfully, the pair have called a truce on the argument, with Cheryl posting a text message from Walsh on her Twitter page.

    She quoted him as saying: 'Hello Cheryl !! Princess of pop and biggest hair in the land!!!! Let's call a truce to all this stuff in the press and things that happened ten years ago !!

    'We always had fun on The X Factor and I always defended u against the wicked cowell !! We used to have great fun and life is too short u and I always said !!

    'I'm looking forward to your new music and think u shud come on the xfsctor live show to perform !!!! Keep smiling and send me some new product !!!! Louis Walsh still on x factor !!! See u soon hello to lily and blue !! P.S are they really your eyelashes!! LOL xxxxx" (sic)

    We love a showbiz tiff! 

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