Kimberley Walsh responds to Elton John

Kimberley Walsh has reacted to Sir Elton John's comments about British pop music.

The 63-year-old described singers such as The Saturdays and Walsh's Girls Aloud as "crap" and insisted that they shouldn't be allowed to lip-synch.

In her column for OK, Walsh wrote: "Last week, I was disappointed to hear Sir Elton John slating British pop music, including Girls Aloud. I've always had a lot of respect for him so it's a shame that he said those things.

"Elton criticised artists for miming and if you're an artist who stands there singing ballads then to lip-synch is quite ridiculous, but it's got to be relative to what type of act you are."

The 29-year-old insisted that it isn't right to insult anyone to that degree.

She explained: "I don't think you can criticise it so passively. Even if you have a really strong opinion, I don't think it ever pays to slag people off in such a derogatory way - it's in bad taste.

"You can put your view across without being so nasty. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt - perhaps he was in a bad mood because (baby son) Zachary had kept him up all night!"