Louis Walsh likens Megan McKenna to Taylor Swift ahead of X Factor: Celebrity final… as she admits her reality TV background has hindered her music career
Louis Walsh has likened his X Factor: Celebrity act Megan McKenna to 50 million-record-selling artist Taylor Swift.
Appearing on Monday’s edition of Lorraine, after Megan made it through to the finale of the celebrity version of the ITV talent show on Saturday, Louis, 67, said: ‘When I was told I was doing this show, believe it or not I said “I want Megan”.
‘I didn’t know I would be her mentor at the time. I think she can be like Taylor Swift!’
Louis Walsh has likened his X Factor: Celebrity act Megan McKenna to 50 million-record-selling artist Taylor Swift
Megan, 27, also admitted that her background in reality TV has hindered her music career up until now.
‘I’d say it’s made things a lot tougher for me to be taken seriously,’ she told Lorraine Kelly. ‘I’m so happy that I’m doing X Factor.
‘I’ve been working towards this since I was a little girl and all my dreams are coming true.’
Louis added: ‘We’re always going to friends. I want her to get a record deal.
‘I think she can be like Taylor Swift!’ Louis sung Megan’s praises on Monday morning
High hopes: Appearing on Lorraine, after Megan made it through to the finale of the celebrity version of the ITV talent show on Saturday, Louis, 67, said – ‘When I was told I was doing this show, believe it or not I said “I want Megan”. I didn’t know I would be her mentor at the time’
Getting serious: Megan, 27, also admitted that her background in reality TV has hindered her music career up until now
‘There’s a massive following out there for Megan already. It’s hard work. Westlife [another of Louis’ bands] will tell you that and that’s why they’ve got a number one album.’
Megan kicked off Christmas celebrations early, as she belted out an emotional rendition of It Must Have Been Love by Roxette from Pretty Woman on Saturday’s X Factor.
Nicole said to the former TOWIE star: ‘Megan baby girl that was so beautiful, I just want to put that version on headphones, look at Christmas lights.
‘Your voice was so yummy, extra gravy, I like it. You stood out like the shining star that you are and I’ll see you next week.’
Festive: Megan kicked off Christmas celebrations early, as she belted out an emotional rendition of It Must Have Been Love by Roxette from Pretty Woman on Saturday’s show
Louis told her: ‘That song really seized you, its a brilliant song, but you have got something special, you’re a class act’
Amazed: Megan was delighted as it was announced that she had got to the final
Louis added: ‘That song really seized you, its a brilliant song, but you have got something special, you’re a class act, you’re the real deal, and you have to make the final, because we are looking for someone who’s got to sell songs worldwide.’
Simon added that he felt she had made a ‘hit record’, as he praised her ‘great performance’ and said: ‘It was absolutely beautiful still works with the theme, for you to sing that song but a new version is special.’
Lorraine turned her attention to Louis’ looks.
‘Louis, you’re looking really, really well. Have you had work done?’ she asked him.
He replied: ‘I’ve had no help in a long time. I had a spray tan in Essex. I love what I do – it keeps me young.’
Louis added: ‘We’re always going to friends. I want her to get a record deal’
Pals: ‘There’s a massive following out there for Megan already. It’s hard work,’ Louis said
Louis’ looks: ‘Louis, you’re looking really, really well. Have you had work done?’ Lorraine asked him
Pressed on how old Louis is, he replied: ‘Somewhere between 21 and death!’
Asked about his relationship with X Factor’s head judge Simon Cowell, Louis said: ‘He’s been really good – he’s got his mojo back. He’s got his mojo back big time!’
Both Louis and Simon were seen teasing fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger over her ‘romance’ rumours with contestant Thom Evans on Saturday’s show.
They couldn’t help but tease the former Pussycat Dolls star, 41, as they claimed she was ‘very invested’ in Thom’s group Try Star during the live show despite her sending them home later in the show.
The rugby player, 34, performed alongside Ben Foden, 34, and Levi Davis, 21, to The Greatest Show from 2017’s hit musical The Greatest Showman, but it wasn’t enough to save them as Nicole and Simon chose to eliminate them from the competition.
Pressed on how old Louis is, he replied: ‘Somewhere between 21 and death’
Bants: Simon Cowell and Louis tased Nicole Scherzinger over her Thom Evans ‘romance’ rumours on Saturday night… yet she chose to axe Try Star at the end of the show
Nicole said of the trio: ‘Oh my gosh this is the greatest show, and that was the greatest way to open up the show tonight.
‘Boys, seriously, its the greatest show because you have three rugby players here who turned into true showmen.
‘Last week you were winning a wet T-shirt contest and this week you’re winning a sophistication contest.’
It was then that Louis chimed in: ‘You really love this act a lot.’
Out: The group performed The Greatest Show from 2017’s hit musical The Greatest Showman, but it wasn’t enough to save them as Nicole and Simon voted them off
Joking around: After they performed, Simon and Louis teased the former Pussycat Dolls star, 41, as they claimed she was ‘very invested’ in Thom’s group
Giving them praise: Simon said of their performance, ‘You totally delivered tonight, the style, the choreography’
Before Simon quipped that she was ‘invested’, and added: ‘I mean she’s invested in the act, she likes the act.’
He then went on give them his critique: ‘Guys you totally delivered tonight, the style, the choreography… Five or six years ago you were playing rugby for your country, I thought your vocals are good.’
Simon then went on to try and tease Nicole again: ‘In all the years of working with Nicole on these shows I’ve never seen her smile like this.’
The singer claimed that she ‘liked the song’, before Louis joked that she ‘sees something in this group that we don’t see.’
Casual: Megan slipped on a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt and a cosy jacket for her exit from the studio on Monday morning
Exciting time! Megan beamed as she clutched her coffee
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