Walsh: Tulisa chav jibe a joke

X Factor judges Louis Walsh and Tulisa Contostavlos showed they were still friends following his suggestion that she was a “chav”, as they cosied up at the launch of the new series yesterday.

The pair were joined by fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger and show host Dermot O’Leary as they posed in London ahead of the four-month talent search returning to screens on Saturday.

In an interview earlier this week, Walsh referred to fellow judge Tulisa as “a chav in a tracksuit”.