"Robbie Williams is talentless", says Louis Walsh

'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh has branded former 'Take That' star Robbie Williams 'Talentless'.

Outspoken Walsh, 55, also insists that Gary Barlow was (and has always been) the most gifted member of Take That.

'Robbie is living proof that you do not have to have a great voice or be a genuinely talented musician to become a music superstar,' he says.

'I much prefer Gary Barlow. It is not necessarily the most talented people who make it to the top in the real world. Robbie is a great showman but I just do not like his voice.'

This isn't the first time Walsh has hit out at the 'Feel' hitmaker.

'I once said he was a karaoke singer which was probably an unfair statement,' Louis told Britain's Daily Star newspaper.

'Months later he confronted me, stuck a tape recorder in my face and demanded that I repeat what I said in the interview.

'I did it – and I still stick by what I said. He can dish out criticism but it is clear he does not like taking it.'