Gervais hits back at Walsh's put-down

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Ricky Gervais has hit back at X Factor judge Louis Walsh after he was used in a put-down on the ITV show.

Walsh said contestant Daniel's performance "didn't work for him" at all, adding that it was "very cruise ship".

"In fact, you remind me of Ricky Gervais singing karaoke at a Christmas party," he continued. "It didn't work for me at all."

Of the comments, The Office star told ITN: "Imagine Louis Walsh having a go at your looks. How did that make me feel?

"This is worse than when Dawn French said I was fat."