'People look ridiculous!': Ronan Keating blasts celebrities like Simon Cowell who use Botox... and brands the process 'hideous'

By MailOnline Reporter

Published: 19:47 EST, 10 September 2016 | Updated: 04:33 EST, 11 September 2016

He seems to be ageing very well.

But Ronan Keating, 39, clearly has little sympathy for those who indulge in surgical intervention to hold back the years.

The former Boyzone frontman has blasted fellow celebrities who use Botox, claiming they always end up looking 'ridiculous'.

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Not holding back: Ronan Keating has blasted fellow celebrities who use Botox, claiming they always end up looking 'ridiculous'

Not holding back: Ronan Keating has blasted fellow celebrities who use Botox, claiming they always end up looking 'ridiculous'

Speaking to The Sunday People,  he said: 'I don’t believe in Botox in any shape or form. I think it’s awful for anyone – men and women.

'I think it’s hideous. I know some people feel like they have to, fair enough. I gather rat poison is being injecting into your face.

'I don’t know if Simon Cowell does it or not but people look ridiculous when they use it.'

Frozen in time? Ronan mentioned X Factor's Simon Cowell in his damning comments

Frozen in time? Ronan mentioned X Factor's Simon Cowell in his damning comments

It's not clear whether X Factor boss Simon still uses the muscle-freezing potion, but he has certainly indulged in the past.

In fact, he once admitted to going overboard with the treatment, saying: 'Hopefully I look better now – I probably did have a little too much Botox a couple of years ago, because everyone on TV has it.' 

He also confessed other quirky undertakings to try and stop the ravages of time.

'Once in LA, years ago, I met this girl who would wrap me up in cling film and then tin foil, after covering me in oils,' he said. 'It was meant to be detoxing.

'She then put me in this tube in my house, locked me into it for an hour, and told me what she liked or didn't like on the show.' 

Youthful: Although he's about to turn 40, Ronan - pictured with his wife Storm - still manages to look fantastic 

Youthful: Although he's about to turn 40, Ronan - pictured with his wife Storm - still manages to look fantastic 

Not that Ronan won't feel the need to look good on camera, of course.

Earlier this year it was announced he would replace Ricky Martin on The Voice: Australia, which boasts a lucrative prize including a signed contract with Universal, $100,000 cash and a new car.

Ronan and wife Storm originally met on the set of Australia's X Factor for which Ronan acted as a judge and began dating after the breakdown of their previous marriages.

Ronan ended his 17-year-union with Yvonne Keating, while Storm divorced Sydney financial director Tim Ivers. 

They wed more seven months ago in a lavish ceremony overlooking the Firth of Forth in Scotland. 

Loved-up: Ronan and wife Storm originally met on the set of Australia's X Factor 

Loved-up: Ronan and wife Storm originally met on the set of Australia's X Factor 


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