Simon Cowell reportedly banned X Factor stars John and Edward Grimes from entering the Celebrity Big Brother house this month. The twins were reportedly offered 300,000 Euros to appear in the final series and Louis Walsh was keen for the to take part.

An insider told The Mirror: “We were going to have them in the house for the first week, because they had other commitments”

“The boys were keen and so was Louis, but Cowell put his foot down.

“He may have berated them for weeks on The X Factor but when it came to them appearing on C4, he said: ‘They belong to us’.”