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They may have seemed like the best of friends on the X Factor judging panel but all has changed between Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh.

The 59-year-old Irish star has hit back at Cheryl's claims that he 'never managed' Girls Aloud and 'just took a cheque' saying: 'I've no idea why she's made these comments but, in my eyes, it says a lot about her.'

Louis' response comes after the 28-year-old pop star spoke about the girl band's big break during an interview with Marie Claire magazine.

During the interview with the glossy magazine, the Fight For This Love singer went on to say that Girls Aloud reached their success on their own after winning the ITV1 show Popstars in 2002.

'We never had management. Louis claimed to be our manager but he never did it,' she said.

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

'Literally, we didn't have management.'

According to the Daily Mirror, Louis has been left stunned by Cheryl's opinion and has even said that their 'friendship is over.'

'I was always the first to defend her on the X Factor, and always watched her back' Walsh said.

'I won't stand for anyone criticising me professionally and if I was in London right now I'd give her a piece of my mind.'

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Practice what your preach Cheryl