A TOTTINGTON man is turning heads because of his resemblance to celebrity performer Will.i.am.

Lewis Bojang, who is originally from The Gambia but moved to Bury five years ago, is constantly mistaken for the star when he is out and about.

Dispatch controller Lewis, aged 37, is the same height as the Black Eyed Peas musician and The Voice judge. Even their birthdays are just days apart.

“I am always getting noticed and, in the street, I can often hear people saying I look like Will.i.am,” said Lewis.

“People in shops, restaurants clubs and bars have asked me to have a picture taken with them.”

It was his wife, Karen, who first spotted the resemblance as the couple watched The Voice.

“I looked at Will.i.am on the television and then looked across at Lewis and something suddenly clicked,” said the 38-year-old office manager.

“I can’t believe we didn’t notice it sooner but we never really followed Will.i.am or were interested in his music.

“For about a year now people have commented wherever we go and give Lewis a second look and even the VIP treatment.

“People do double takes or ask if he is related and his friends even call him Will now.

“We’ve had shop staff scurrying round and holding open doors for us before they realise there are no paparazzi or bodyguards.”

The couple, who live in Bury Road, are to attend the live show of The Voice this summer and hope to meet Will.i.am backstage.

“I have always dressed similar to Will.i.am’s style anyway, but now I have I started buying more similar clothes,” said Lewis.

“It is hard to find the same styles, though, because he wears handmade designer garments.”

Lewis has now signed up to lookalike agency Fake Faces and has been told he could earn between £100 and £400 an hour.

He is also set to take acting classes to help him perfect Will.i.am’s mannerisms and American accent.

“Because Will.i.am is in the UK and on our screens a lot at the moment, it has definitely emphasised how much my husband looks like him, or maybe the other way around!” said Karen.

“Lewis can’t sing or rap, though, so maybe it’s there the resemblance ends.

“Then again Will.i.am has admitted he isn’t the best singer either, so maybe Lewis is his perfect doppelganger.”