Simon Cowell 'prays twins won't win'

Simon Cowell has reportedly said that he is praying X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes do not win this year's show.

The reality talent boss nevertheless said that he had to accept the decision of the public who vote for their favourite singers, The Mirror reports.

Cowell said: "The twins are completely deluded and live in fantasy land but they are lovely. They thought Britney [Spears] would watch their performance and wanted to invite Robbie [Williams] to their party.

"I'm praying John and Edward don't win but there are reports they might be in the lead. You have to live with a public vote."

He added: "If they win it would be a complete disaster. I would get on a plane and leave the country then sulk for about six months and Louis [Walsh] will be in serious trouble. The fact is, it's a singing competition, and they can't sing.

"We've got to raise the game now and explain it is a singing competition. Danyl [Johnson] is back on Saturday to prove a point."

Cowell also admitted that the judges had held crisis talks after last week's show, adding: "I thought Saturday's show and songs were not as good as I expected and we have to dig a bit deeper. It was a pep talk."