Boyzone still ‘despise’ Louis Walsh as band remain ‘cross’ about the breakup

The Boyzone break-up is still causing the bandmates pain and anger, according to claims.

The band’s height in the 1990s saw them become the biggest boy band in the UK and Ireland. However, after a bitter break, the outfit’s “scars still run deep” says a source.

Together on stage, Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham were formidable. However, behind the scenes, there was said to be turmoil. Ronan’s claims that the group was feuding as the band continued to grow quickly as a solo artist were refuted.

A source said that Ronan was “desperate”to be Bono after ditching the group. Manager of Boyzone, Louis Walsh, took on the role of Ronan’s manager following his decision to go solo in 1999.

However, it is said that the other members are still unsure about the breakup. An insider told the Mail: “The scars are still there, the hurt ran very, very deep. They are still completely confused about it. After all these years, there has been a lot of bad blood. They have since moved on, but it has been nearly impossible to forgive.

The former group’s allegedly tense feelings are shared by them all, according to theory. They are said to “despise” their former manager, with Mail claiming only the late Stephen Gately, who died in 2009, had remained on speaking terms with the former X Factor judge.

The allegations come as a brand-new, explosive documentary about the band and their relationship with Louis is set to air. Next month, Boyzone: No Matter What will be broadcast on Sky as a continuation of the boyband’s rise to fame.

The documentary features exclusive interviews, backstage footage, and details about Stephen Gately’s sudden passing, making it the second most popular boy band in Britain after Take That.

A synopsis for the documentary states: “They were one of the most successful and iconic boybands of all time but behind-the-scenes, conflict and rivalry, betrayal and tragedy led to their falling apart. Now, thirty years on, all four remaining members – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael ‘ Mikey ‘ Graham, as well as their estranged manager, Louis Walsh reveal the truth of what really happened, the extraordinary highs of their meteoric rise to fame, and the huge costs that being in a boyband had on each of them”.

Louis will also be revealing his thoughts on Boyzone’s success and the series’ intense media coverage and scrutiny alongside the four Dubliners.

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Source: Mirror