Cheryl has responded to Louis Walsh’s insults… and it’s not pretty

May 19, 2015

Irishman Louis Walsh definitely rocked the X Factor boat this morning when he called out his former co-star Cheryl Fernandez-Versini as "lazy" and "irrelevant," but she's already getting her own back.

Louis reportedly opened up to Heat magazine about his fellow judge, saying, "Cheryl wasn’t great last year. She’s sometimes lazy and lacks energy… She needs to give more, she can give so much move. She’s irrelevant these days."

Ouch.

Not one to take criticism lying down, Cheryl has already headed to Twitter to share her true feelings for Louis, posting a series of tweets just now in an attempt to clear things up:

I am beginning to wonder if Louis has some kind of an obsession with me..

— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) May 19, 2015

I mean this is every year whether I am or am not a part of the show …

— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) May 19, 2015

.. and btw.. This is the same man asking me what he should say to contestants on our way to the stage bc "he doesn't know" ..

— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) May 19, 2015

Dear Lou Lou. Try using your mouth to say something positive abt something positive

— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) May 19, 2015

"I am beginning to wonder if Louis has some kind of an obsession with me," she wrote.

"I mean this is every year whether I am or am not a part of the show…and btw… This is the same man asking me what he should say to contestants on our way to the stage bc 'he doesn't know.'"

Finishing up, Cheryl added, "Dear Lou Lou. Try using your mouth to say something positive abt something positive."

The public spat comes just one week after it was confirmed Louis would not be returning to this year's X Factor, though Cheryl's seat is still safe for the moment.

Dermot O'Leary, Mel B and Xtra Factor presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford have also been axed from the upcoming series.