Music manager and former X Factor judge Louis Walsh has joined forces with Specsavers to help launch its Listen Up campaign, raising awareness of the importance of regular hearing checks.

Walsh, who has spoken out about his deteriorating hearing following a recent test at Specsavers Audiologists, commented 'Although I don't need to wear a hearing aid now, I know there will come a time when I do, and I have no problem with that whatsoever. I want to continue to hear everything and they are so small and advanced these days that there really is no reason to not want to wear one!'.