The Twins at the second Live show

Once the Twins made it safely through the first Live show you can see the beginning of an annual ritual.

Simon Cowell decides he hates an act and the voters decide different and keep them in week after week. We saw it with Chico, The MacDonald Brother and Daniel Evans. Another year, more stress for Mr Cowell this time in the shape of twin brothers John and Edward Grimes.

This week they gave us another musical shocker mingled with a spot of really atrocious acting. It was a rendition of Britney Spear's Oops I Did It Again and come the end of the weekend, the watching audience despite what they witnessed "did it again" keeping John and Edward in for another week.

The Twins - At the Auditions

Sadly it had to start somewhere, if you can bear it follow us on the journey to where it all began with a incredibly lame rendition of the Back Street Boys - As Long As You Love Me (Buy MP3 now)
.

Happily John and Edwards got very little love from Simon. However it was not enough as they got lots of love from Louis (not surprising given they are Irish and they are a boy band) but what swayed it was even more love from Danii and Cheryl.

Thus the millions of X-Factor began their journey of anguish with the Brothers Grimes (John and Edward).

John & Edward most hated X-Factor contestant ever ?

John and Edwards the Twins from Ireland have been controversial from day one and it looks like the Great British Public have decided they aren't to keen on what they see.

Over 100,000 people have joined a Facebook groups dedicated to dissing the twins and another 400 similar groups have been set up since the cocky 17-year-olds from Dublin made it to the finals of the ITV1 talent show.

The We HATE John and Edward group says: "They are ugly and talentless."

They had already been branded "vile creatures" by judge Simon Cowell.