X Factor brothers John & Edward Grimes have claimed that they were portrayed as villains on Saturday night’s show.

The Irish duo were booed by the audience as they seemingly sang over fellow auditionee Sian Paley and made her cry.

“We went on and everybody knew their words and then we went on and it all got mixed up,” the duo told the show’s official website.

“I think we were portrayed as the villains, but we don’t mind that. When we were up there and everyone was booing, we didn’t mind. Now we that know that they’re not our friends.

“They felt they were in a competition and they were just going to boo. We cheered for everyone else, whether they were bad or good, we were thinking of even making a banner, but I’m glad we didn’t.”