Tension is said to be running high in the X Factor house this week as somehow the contestants got their hands on the last four weeks voting results.

According to the Daily Star, the singers have learned that Diana Vickers,  Eoghan Quigg and JLS were in the top spots for the first four public votes.

After hearing this Rachel Hylton, Laura White, and Alexandra Burke were said to be "mortified" at hearing that they were nowhere near the top spots.

"This has caused mayhem – the girls, especially, are at each other’s throats," an insider told the newspaper. "The house has been a nasty place to be this week."

However, an X Factor spokesman denied the claims, adding: "Not even Simon Cowell gets to see who is getting the most votes."