Westlife star admits he 'feels sorry' for Louis Walsh over 'dark' Boyzone documentary

The documentary followed one of the biggest groups Louis managed

A Westlife star has admitted that he ‘feels sorry’ for Louis Walsh over a ‘dark’ Boyzone documentary that recently aired on TV.

Former X Factor judge Louis was the manager of a number of famous Irish groups, including pop juggernauts Boyzone and Westlife.

Back in February, Sky released their documentary series Boyzone: No Matter What, which followed the career of the Ronan Keating band.

Featuring interviews from Ronan, Keith Duffy, Mickey Graham and the late Stephen Gately, several clips of Louis from the series went viral on TikTok.‌

It was revealed in the documentary that Louis would send fake stories to the media about the band to get them attention, including that they were involved in a plane crash.

One controversial moment in the documentary saw Louis smile upon seeing a story about Stephen's sexuality, saying to the camera that ‘he got the front page’.

With the documentary still gaining traction online, former Westlife member Brian McFadden had his say on Ryan Tubridy’s Virgin Radio show.

“I felt sorry for Louis Walsh. I have to say, I think Louis got a bit of a bum steer in that, to be honest with you.

“[He came out of it] terrible. But I understand why… I'm not going to blame the editing, but there was bits I was like, I know how Louis is saying that and then they'll show this horrible story about maybe Stephen, and you're like, ‘Oh, that's awful.

"And then it would cut to Louis going, ‘I don't care. I’d do it again’. And you're, like, Oh, no… That's not what he's [meant],” he said.

Brian continued: "He came out of it bad. I think he didn't understand the temperature of the room and what it was going to be.

“I think he thought it was another fluff piece, like these talking head shows that they do. I thought he thought it was one of them and didn't realise how dark and sensitive it was going to be.”

One Show presenter Ronan claimed in the documentary that Louis made some 'really b****y comments' after he decided to pursue a solo career.

With Shane claiming Louis ‘promised them the sun, moon and stars’, Louis said the group ‘believed their own publicity’ and forgot ‘he wrote it’.

"I prefer ordinary people, because they work harder. And they do whatever you want at the start," Louis said in the programme.