100,000 HATE GRIMES BOYS; OFFICIAL.Byline: MIRROR REPORTER TWINS John and Edward Grimes could be the least popular X Factor stars ever after 100,000 Facebook users joined groups against them. The identical 17-year-olds from Dublin have set up their own fan page on the social networking site A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. . And to their credit the site, called Edward And John Grimes For X Factor, has attracted a dedicated following of around 1,800. But now they look set to become the most hated X Factor contestants in the history of the show after rival groups were flooded with more than 50 times that number. In total, 400 groups have now been set up by Facebook users furious at the lads' progress in the TV talent show. The most popular, We HATE John And Edward, has attracted more than 30,000 members alone. The description of the group reads: "These two are without a doubt the most annoying creatures I have ever had to endure! "They are annoying. Arrogant. bigheaded. Overconfident o·ver·con·fi·dent adj. Excessively confident; presumptuous. o  ver·con . Rude. illmannered and Talentless!!! They really do
need to go back into their HOLE!!"
One of the group's members, Rosie Staple, from Bristol, described the singers as "totally talentless", and added: "I plead with the nation vote them out as soon as possible." Another user, Vicky Davies, from Manchester, posted: "It's just not right... they are rubbish! It's a shame on the people that didn't go through that can actually sing and who are NOT IRRITATING." Another group, called Get John And Edward Out, has attracted almost 6,000 members. One user, Tracey Bayley, from London, said: "They are ridiculous ...they haven't got a clue - get them out." And it seems even their home country is turning against them after Irish girl Una Lahiff wrote: "These boys are the shame of Ireland!!!" Another member, Leanne McCluskey, wrote: "Arrrrrr-ggggghhhh..... Possibly the most irritating two ppl in the world!!!!" Cowell's fellow judge Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born August 5, 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland) is a manager in the music industry, and a judge on the ITV1 show The X Factor, which made him famous as a television personality rather than a manager. has backed the twins, insisting they have talent and arguing that their brazen attitude was simply them being "innocent children". Walsh will now be their mentor in the live final stage of the show after he was allocated the groups. The cocky double act have already been branded "vile creatures" and "selfish brats" by X Factor supremo su·pre·mo n. pl. su·pre·mos Chiefly British One who is highest in authority or command, as of an organization. [Spanish and Italian, supreme, supremo, from Latin and judge Simon Cowell Simon Cowell (born 7 October, 1959) is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol . CAPTION(S): TARGETS Brothers leave X Factor house |
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