Cowell bans Murs from brother's wedding?

X Factor producers have reportedly banned Olly Murs from attending the wedding of his twin brother this afternoon.

The 25-year-old finalist was due to be best man at the Chelmsford ceremony, which has been in the planning for more than a year.

Amy Hart told The Mirror that her fiancé Ben was "extremely upset", while her mother Julie said that he was devastated that his brother would not be at the nuptials.

"I don't really know how The X Factor works but it seems that once you are in the house you are trapped in there. It's bad timing, we have been planning this wedding for 18 months. It's a real shame," she said.

A friend of the Essex twins added that everyone was praying that Simon Cowell would have a change of heart. "Even if he could pop his head in it would be amazing. But Simon and the production team have put their foot down," he said.

Producers apparently explained that it would be "too difficult" to get Murs from the studio in Wembley, North London, to the 3pm wedding in Essex and then back again.