PR guru Max Clifford has said that X factor wannabes John and Edward Grimes could be millionaires before their 20th birthday.

The boys who turned 18 last month, were in the bottom two on the show’s Sunday night show, however Max thinks that they will be successful evn if they don’t win.

“I’m astonished they’ve gone as far as they have, but they’ve obviously got huge support. Simon tells me they’re very nice lads, although musically he obviously isn’t a fan,” Max told the Belfast Telegraph.

“Most people seem to think they’re having fun themselves on the show. They’ve not got huge egos so that’s very much in their favour.

“They’ve certainly got a bright future in the short-term no matter what happens on the show.

“They’ve got a huge profile but they don’t have the same opportunities as people bringing out records because you can’t imagine people would want to hear them sing.

“But television shows and appearances, TV commercials — all these things are open to them providing they have the right person looking after them,” he said.

“If they’re got someone like that in place, then certainly they could easily be on their way to making a million pounds or more.”