X Factor auditionees, Francine and Nicola Gleadall were once arrested for swearing at a heckling crowd during one of their performances.

The 19 year old twins performed at a Sheffield match in 2006, but halfway through their performance the crowd started jeering an booing them, they responded by launching a foul-mouthed tirade and had to be escorted from the stage by the police.

They were arrested, fined £80 and forced to make a public apology.

Their statement read: “Our actions were totally knee-jerk. When we heard the foul abuse being shouted at us from the crowd, our natural defence mechanism took over.”

The girls’ father David told the Daily Star: “I am rooting for them on The X Factor. What they did two years ago is behind them. They were young and naive at the time.”