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Ashleigh Rainbird

Louis Walsh names Line of Duty star as 'number one pick' for X Factor All Stars

Louis Walsh is tipping Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar to take part in the upcoming X Factor All Stars.

Adrian – who plays Ted Hastings in the BBC drama – is a keen crooner who performed an impressive rendition of What A Wonderful World on Irish TV last month.

Former judge Louis said Adrian would be “his number one pick” for the celeb show. “I absolutely think it is the way to go and if they get the right celebs it’ll be brilliant,” he says.

Adrian Dunbar playing Superintendent Ted Hastings in Line of Duty (BBC)
Louis Walsh is keen for Adrian to sign up for the X Factor (PA)

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“Adrian Dunbar has a great voice. The rugby player Ben Cohen can sing as well and then Megan McKenna can sing country.”

Louis has teamed up with Paddy Power to urge Europeans to vote for the UK during Eurovision.

He says the BBC needs to axe the competition to choose the UK entry if they want to win it again. “I’d do it with Simon,” he volunteers. Simon Cowell, quite probably, wouldn’t.

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