Published Monday, 23 November 2009
The controversial Irish twins left the show on Sunday night after a sing-off with Essex-born contestant Olly Murs.
The twins met the former Take That star on the first week of the singing contest, where he mentored the contestants before performing his single Bodies.
"The first week - which was Robbie Williams week - that was the week that everyone told us that we didn't deserve to be in the competition but he gave us loads of encouragement and told us to 'let go'," John said.
"We took his advice and we made it to week seven. We're grateful for his support. We're really happy that he's a fan."
Edward is thrilled that they have won over other celebrity fans, including Black Eyed Peas and Calvin Harris.
He said: "I think Britney Spears even saw our performance on YouTube.
"Every single week, we used to try so hard. We stayed up so late every single night making sure it was perfect."
"We're just ourselves, we're completely different and no-one there in the competition thought we had to be a certain way. We were just ourselves. We're different and we're original because we just did our own thing," John said.
Despite facing a barrage of constant criticism, the twins, who are now backing Stacey Solomon to win, stuck together.
The twins are keeping mum about what is in the pipeline career-wise after the X Factor tour, but admit they would like to pursue a TV career and possibly even release a Christmas single.
"We'd love to do all that stuff like TV shows because we feel like we have so much more to give," said Edward.
John continued: "It's all about moving forward in the right direction. We want to do loads of different projects. We have to reinvent ourselves - it's about doing it for all the fans and all the people who have supported us because without them, we wouldn't have done as great as we have."
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