Olympic gymnast Louis Smith angry at getting mistaken for Louis Walsh

Olympic bronze and silver medallist Louis Smith has aired his frustrations at getting mistaken for The X Factor judge Louis Walsh.

The gymnast, who is competing on BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing, took to Twitter to complain that people are getting him confused with the 60-year-old music manager.

Smith tweeted: "hey um are you Louis Walsh?!" excuse me !!"sorry! Are you Louis Walsh?! No!! I'm not!! He's a judge off X-factor..."

Smith is currently rehearsing for this Saturday's dance with his professional partner Flavia Cacace.