An actor's life would not be out of Kielter

Late Late host hails 'special' time on new feature film

- KATIE GALLAGHER

PATRICK Kielty admits he has been bitten by the acting bug after his film debut in Ballywalter – but he thought it was a joke at first.

The new Late Late Show host, 52, recalled questioning if it was a prank when the gig came his way and said he jumped at the opportunity.

He said: “Whenever I was sitting in a hotel in London and they offered me the script, I was waiting for Ant & Dec to kind of come round the corner! It was, like, an immediate yes.”

“There wasn’t much of a gap when somebody comes to you and says, ‘Would you like to be in a feature film?’,” he laughed.