Stacey.
01-11-2009, 03:34 PM
omgg! im so pleased they pulled through... where would this show be without them?
X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes have already won their greatest battle - their fight for life after being born three months premature.
The pair weighed just 2lbs and had to spend weeks in an incubator, but until now the fact they nearly died has been kept secret.
But John admitted: "We were born three months prematurely.
I was in an incubator when I was younger, it was kind of scary, the same with Edward.
"We were together and we're lucky to be here. I suppose we have always been trying to upset the odds and we are very close because of that." Their dad, also called John, said last night: "They were so small and fragile, thankfully they pulled through. They've always had a bond and I think it goes right back to that. Even now they are in tune with each other."
The Irish twins, who turned 18 two weeks ago, survived due to the efforts of staff at Dublin's Rotunda hospital. Singing star John said: "We haven't been back to the Rotunda but I'd love to go back, maybe when X Factor's over."
And he revealed the secret of telling the brothers apart: "Everyone mixes us up but the way to tell the difference is I've got a scar on my nose and on my forehead and I've got my ears pierced."
And in a message to fans keeping them in X Factor, despite Simon Cowell's insistence they do not deserve to be there, John added: "Don't feel scared to come up to us because we'll always be nice guys."
The twins had the most public votes at the weekend, unnerving bookies who stand to lose more than £1million if the pair win. Their odds have been slashed from 50-1 to 16-1. John added: "Simon says what he has to say and sometimes we go 'Simon, how can you say that?' and he's not used to hearing people like us." The pair sang Ricky Martin's She Bangs out of tune on Saturday night.
Agent Jonathan Shalit said: "The twins can't really sing but they are likeable. If they win, it would be Simon's worst nightmare. Can you seriously see him taking John and Edward to America telling everyone they're the next big thing?" Amazingly, the twins' X Factor rival Rachel Adedeji, 17, was also born three months early at 2lbs.
Dad Ray, 51, said: "She was really small. She passed away twice and was brought back to life with oxygen. It was an awful time. But she's a fighter."
16-Odds on the twins winning X Factor, down from 50-1
they are born survivors! x
X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes have already won their greatest battle - their fight for life after being born three months premature.
The pair weighed just 2lbs and had to spend weeks in an incubator, but until now the fact they nearly died has been kept secret.
But John admitted: "We were born three months prematurely.
I was in an incubator when I was younger, it was kind of scary, the same with Edward.
"We were together and we're lucky to be here. I suppose we have always been trying to upset the odds and we are very close because of that." Their dad, also called John, said last night: "They were so small and fragile, thankfully they pulled through. They've always had a bond and I think it goes right back to that. Even now they are in tune with each other."
The Irish twins, who turned 18 two weeks ago, survived due to the efforts of staff at Dublin's Rotunda hospital. Singing star John said: "We haven't been back to the Rotunda but I'd love to go back, maybe when X Factor's over."
And he revealed the secret of telling the brothers apart: "Everyone mixes us up but the way to tell the difference is I've got a scar on my nose and on my forehead and I've got my ears pierced."
And in a message to fans keeping them in X Factor, despite Simon Cowell's insistence they do not deserve to be there, John added: "Don't feel scared to come up to us because we'll always be nice guys."
The twins had the most public votes at the weekend, unnerving bookies who stand to lose more than £1million if the pair win. Their odds have been slashed from 50-1 to 16-1. John added: "Simon says what he has to say and sometimes we go 'Simon, how can you say that?' and he's not used to hearing people like us." The pair sang Ricky Martin's She Bangs out of tune on Saturday night.
Agent Jonathan Shalit said: "The twins can't really sing but they are likeable. If they win, it would be Simon's worst nightmare. Can you seriously see him taking John and Edward to America telling everyone they're the next big thing?" Amazingly, the twins' X Factor rival Rachel Adedeji, 17, was also born three months early at 2lbs.
Dad Ray, 51, said: "She was really small. She passed away twice and was brought back to life with oxygen. It was an awful time. But she's a fighter."
16-Odds on the twins winning X Factor, down from 50-1
they are born survivors! x