A clip showing Louis Walsh touching Mel B inappropriately on live television has resurfaced online.
The X Factor judges were appearing on ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor in 2014 when Walsh decided to grab the former Spice Girls singer’s backside.
Mel B can be seen interrupting host Sarah-Jane Crawford to ask Walsh: “Why are you grabbing my butt?”
As Mel B shifts away, Walsh – laughing it off – replies: “I’m looking after Mel.”
Visibly uncomfortable, she looks at somebody behind the camera, and can be heard telling Walsh his actions were “inappropriate”.
The video started doing the rounds on Twitter following former contestant Misha B’s Instagram Live condemning Walsh and ex-judge Tulisa for their treatment of her on the reality show in 2011.
Walsh previously commented on the video, telling Today FM‘s Mario Rosenstock he did it as “a joke”.
“We’d be sitting there all day on the couch doing TV, and I just grabbed her a*** as a joke,” he said, adding: “She was very funny and you could say anything or do anything to her and I loved her, so I would just grab her for a laugh but it’s not PC anymore.”
The Independent has contacted a representative of Louis Walsh for additional comment.
