X Factor finalists, Austin Drage and Scott Bruton have reportedly come to blows in front of the other contestants this week.

A show insider told The Daily Star last night: “It is no secret that Austin and Scott have hated each other from the start.

“They’re both lovely guys, but when they’re in the same room there is an obvious clash of personalities.”

The pair were rehearsing in a London studio when the row erupted and quickly ended up as a fist fight.

The source added: “An argument started between them and in a flash they had grabbed hold of each other’s shirts and were pushing and shoving.

“It looked like they were about to throw punches but others were on hand to break them up.

“They then had to be held back from trying to hit each other.

“Although they’d had several verbal arguments before that, no-one had expected it to turn violent.”

It must be hard for young Eoghan Quigg, who is much younger than the other two boys in his category and now he has been placed right in the middle of a hotpot of tension.

The source added: “It’s especially difficult, though, for Eoghan Quigg. He is only 16 and a long way from home and now he has to contend with these two older boys in his group exchanging killer looks with each other all day.

“You can cut the atmosphere with a knife and it’s detracting from the real reason they are here in the first place – the music.”