In 2012, Louis Walsh jokingly tied the knot with then Xtra Factor presenter Caroline Flack during a spoof segment on the show but other than this has always stayed mum about his private life.

Caroline Flack's mother is reportedly still deeply affected by their relationship. Lottie, 26, who is the younger sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, was a close friend to Caroline ...

Louis Walsh has made a return to our screens in ... celebrity feuds and a "wedding" to Caroline Flack. Early life in Ireland and creating the "Irish Take That' Louis was born in 1952 in Kiltimagh ...

From Boyzone, to Westlife, to The X Factor and beyond, Louis Walsh ... But Walsh was no stranger to bending the rules to get his acts noticed and has come under renewed flack after his appearance ...