Despite claiming to detest X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes, Simon Cowell was reportedly very supportive of the boys as they rehearsed their Ghostbusters routine this week.

According to The Mirror, a source said of John & Edward: “They said Cowell had called them to one side as he was conscious that they were always getting abuse from him and told them to hang in there.

“They were delighted that he was not only being nice to them for a change, but respected them as artists in their own right.”

Those poor boys don’t realise that they are simply silly little pawns, in Simon Cowell’s media based games!