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Louis Walsh thinks his 'I Can't Sing' character is "far too old", according to Ashley Knight.
The 61-year-old 'X Factor' judge is portrayed by the West-end actor in the new musical written by Harry Hill and based on Simon Cowell's ITV talent show, and he reportedly told the star that he was too old to play him, despite being seven years older.
Ashley told HELLO! magazine: "He came up to me before the show and said I am far too old to play him."
However, the 54-year-old actor claims the Irish music mogul changed his mind after seeing the show because he was so impressed with his performance.
He added: "But I think I won him over because at the end, he came up to me and said I have all his 'isms'. I'm English and I try to do my accent as a drunk Ian Paisley [the Irish politician]."
Louis clearly approved of the show after being won over by Ashley as he claimed it was "fantastic" and even admitted that he's thinking of booking another ticket.
He said: "I'm going to come back again and again. It's funny, it's brilliant and it's got the X Factor."

'The Only Way is Essex' could be set to lose three more of its stars.
Tom Pearce, James 'Diags' Bennewith and Jasmin Walia have reportedly all threatened to leave the ITV2 reality show because they're unhappy with their pay.
A production source told The Sun newspaper: "They couldn't survive on what they earned on the show."
The news comes after it was announced yesterday (30.03.14) that series regular and fan favourite Sam Faiers is allegedly exiting 'TOWIE' to concentrate on rekindling her relationship with her ex-fiancé Joey Essex and her recovery from Crohn's disease.
Diags is said to be planning to reprise his job with British Gas, while high-flyer Tom will go back to his banking role in London and Jasmin is expected to return to being a mortgage adviser at NatWest.
Should the rumour be true, this will be a massive blow for the popular series, which has lost some of its most high-profile characters over the last few years, including Lauren Goodger, Amy Childs, Mark Wright, Mick Norcross and Joey Essex.
Meanwhile, an insider commented about Sam's shock departure: "She feels it's time to go. She's had a great time but doesn't want to have relationships just for air time.
"She's looking forward to her relationship not being there for everyone to judge."

Eleanor Tomlinson has been cast in 'Poldark'.
The 'White Queen' actress will star in BBC One's rebooted new adaptation of Winston Graham's novels, which are set in 18th century Cornwall, and will be playing the outspoken and free-spirited Demelza in the romantic saga opposite Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark.
The novels were first turned into a successful BBC drama series almost forty years ago and Eleanor hopes she can help the remake to live up to the original.
She said of the role:"I am conscious of the fact that the original series had a huge following and was tremendously popular. All I can promise is that I will do my utmost to do justice to the spirit of Winston Graham's iconic character."
The period drama follows the story of Ross as he returns from the American War of Independence to Cornwall and struggles to cope with how his home county has changed since his departure.
Eleanor is known for playing Isabel Neville in 'The White Queen' and Georgiana Darcy in 'Death Comes to Pemberley', while Aidan plays Kíli in 'The Hobbit' trilogy and John Mitchell in the supernatural series 'Being Human'.
Other leading roles have been snapped up by 'Lark Rise To Candleford' star Ruby Bentall as Ross' cousin Verity, and Heida Reed, who will play his former fiancée Elizabeth.
The new 'Poldark' series will land on BBC One in 2015 and producers have apparently confirmed that a post-watershed slot will make this version even steamier than the original.

Joan Collins has paid tribute to her former co-star Kate O'Mara.
The 80-year-old actress took to social networking site Twitter yesterday (30.03.14) after news broke that her former 'Dynasty' co-star - who played the role of her character Alexis Morell's sister Caress - had died at the age of 74.
She wrote: "Tragic news about Kate O Mara , we had great fun on Dynasty when she played my sister Caress who Alexis insisted on calling CASSIE! RIP (sic)."
Kate - who passed away at a nursing home in Sussex, south-east England following a short illness - also starred in 'Absolutely Fabulous' as Joanna Lumley's on-screen sister and in 'Doctor Who' opposite Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as Time Lord The Rani.
Mark Gatiss - who has admitted he is working on two new episodes of the sci-fi series - also praised the British actress and spoke fondly of working with her on radio series 'Nebulous'.
Writing on Twitter, he said: "Farewell to the much underrated & glorious Kate O'Mara. Had the pleasure of working with her on 'Nebulous'. Deft, funny & delightful. RIP (sic)."
Kate had most recently appeared in the ITV comedy series 'Benidorm' and in a stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'Death on the Nile'.

Michelle Collins says people wanted her to "fail" in 'Coronation Street'.
The 51-year-old actress - who joined the ITV soap as Stella Price in 2011 - says some viewers were determined to undermine her character by criticising her northern accent, as well as pointing out Michelle's past role as Cindy Beale in rival show 'EastEnders'.
Writing in her new autobiography, 'This is Me', Michelle explained: "The lowdown was that my northern accent was absolutely laughable and many people were saying I shouldn't have been cast at all. I should have known it was on the cards.
"There'd been some doubtful mutterings and finger-waving in some circles even before I'd appeared. Oh no, no, no - Cindy Beale can't be in 'Coronation Street'. That just won't do. Some people wanted me to fail before I'd even started and talk of my supposedly dodgy accent was just the ammunition they needed."
Michelle also admits she was disappointed when 'Corrie' producer Stuart Blackburn opted to oust Stella as landlady of the Rovers Return pub and bring back Beverley Callard's Liz McDonald - and she even thought about quitting.
The actress said: "It was a bit of a blow, to be honest. In fact, I'm not sure I would have signed up for another year if I'd known it was going to happen. I wasn't sure how it was going to work if Stella wasn't running the pub, and I can't pretend I wasn't disappointed."

Tom Daley will star on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'
The Olympic diver has signed up to gruel it out in the Australian jungle after he impressed bosses while filming his recent travel adventures for new show 'Tom Daley Goes Global'.
Tom previously admitted he was "scared and nervous" ahead of his trip around the world, where he came face-to-face with poisonous spiders, ate scorpions and took on a skydive in a series of Bushtucker Trial-style challenges set by producers.
According to the Daily Star newspaper, producers are hoping the 19-year-old star will make for entertaining viewing in the jungle, as he was so scared during his stay in a Thai beach hut that he quit and checked into a hotel.
'Tom Daley Goes Global' is set to air on April 10 and follows the diver and his best friend Sophie as they backpack around Thailand, Japan, Australia, Morocco and New Zealand for six weeks, roughing it in hostels and on night trains.
Tom will be hooking up with some of his well-known friends, such as Mollie King, along the way.
Meanwhile, the status of Tom's other show, 'Splash!', remains up int he air, but it's thought ITV will axe the series after two years.

Andy Murray's mum Judy could be set to compete on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The tennis star's 54-year-old mother is reportedly being lined up to take part in the BBC One ballroom dancing competition later this year after they failed to persuade his girlfriend Kim Sears to compete.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Judy would be great. It's wonderful that she's such a fan. Kim has declined in the past. We would love a Murray in some form."
Judy's close friend and former tennis ace Andrew Castle - who took part in 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2008 - has revealed that he thinks she would jump at the chance to try and impress with her dancing skills.
He said: "She's a huge 'Strictly' nut and would love to do the show. I reckon she'd surprise people. I'm sure she's got the moves."
Andy - who became the first British man to win Wimbledon in over 70 years last summer - would be encouraging of his mum, according to Andrew, who also claims Judy would be able to fit the competition in with her responsibilities as the captain of the Fed Cup women's tennis event.
He added: "Andy would be supportive but might be embarrassed and have to watch through his fingers.
"She has Fed Cup captain duties but it's possible to do both, I think."

Ricky Wilson was given medicine to alleviate his fears of live TV.
'The Voice' coach has revealed he was prescribed anti-seasickness tablets because he was so nervous about the BBC One singing competition going live two weeks ago.
He said: "I went to the doctors because I was dizzy and the doctor said, 'You are a bit anxious.' Every time I stood up I thought I was going to fall over."
However, the 36-year-old rocker was too paranoid to take the pills and opted to tough it out despite his pre-show fears.
He added: "I was given tablets which I pretended to take -- I thought they might do something weird."
The 'I Predict a Riot' star has credited showbiz veterans Sir Tom Jones and Kylie Minogue - who are also coaches on 'The Voice' along with will.i.am - with helping him get through the first live show earlier this month.
Ricky said: "They were constantly there. When I was flagging emotionally, Kylie would point out the cameras to give me a steer.
"It took every ounce of strength to get on with it but my fears went as soon as the camera was rolling."
Meanwhile, four more pop star wannabes were axed from 'The Voice' last Saturday (29.03.14), leaving just four singers to battle it out to win the third series this weekend.
Lee Glasson (Team Kylie), Chris Royal (Team Ricky), Bizzi Dixon (Team Tom) and Sophie May (Team will.i.am) were all sent home in the semi-final.
Jamie Johnson, Christina Marie, Sally Barker and Jermain Jackson remain in the competition.

Coronation Street's Charlie Condou's four-year-old daughter wants to organise his wedding to boyfriend Cameron Laux.
The 41-year-old actor - who plays nurse Marcus Dent in the soap - has been with his partner for almost ten years, and following the new law permitting same-sex marriages at the weekend their baby girl Georgia is excited about playing a key role when they tie the knot.
Charlie said: "We've spoken about it for years but we're very unromantic and still haven't got it together. I don't know how or when it's going to happen -- we'll probably just go off and do it quietly.
"Georgia ran up to us and said, 'Are you going to get married?' When I told her we were, she insisted she wanted to organise it.
"So basically, whatever our big day is going to be like, it will be based around her and what she is wearing."
Charlie - who also has son Hal - is looking forward to "wearing wedding rings with an engraving" on it.
He told Attitude magazine: "There will be no getting down on one knee. That's not our style! We don't even do Valentine's Day.
"The one tradition I do like is wearing wedding rings with an engraving on them -- that would be an honour."