Westlife singer, Shane Filan has let the proverbial cat out of the bag on the issue of X Factor twins, John and Edward Grimes.

Each week Simon Cowell sits in his judging seat of power and tells the nation how much he detests the boys and mocks their lack of singing talent. However Shane has confirmed what we suspected all along and told The Sun that it was actually Cowell’s idea to give the twins a place in the final 12.

Shane said: “We went with Louis to Simon’s house in LA and they took us to a room with a cinema and said, ‘We want to play you something.’

“They played us John and Edward and Simon said, ‘They’re going to be massive.’ We were like, ‘Oh my god, they’ve gone crazy!’

“It was when they did their first audition and they were asked where they’d be in ten years’ time and they were like, ‘We’re gonna be a bit older.’

And Simon said, ‘These are going to make it in the final 12.’

“He put them through because he knew it was going to make brilliant TV. He knows they can’t sing, and I think the boys know.

“But they’re getting votes and best of luck to them. They’ll get a TV presenting career or something – they’ll be around for a while.”

Meanwhile Shane admitted that he understands the boy’s appeal saying: “I think they’re very entertaining – there’s a chance they could win. They’ll definitely be in the final, I would put my house on it.

“They’re bringing a different thing to the show. It’s about entertainment and sadly for the other singers on the show, these guys are making people go crazy.”

Ever feel like you are being played people?