Twins John and Edward Grimes, forever to be known as Jedward, said today they are "up for any challenge" now their X Factordream has ended.
The twins from Lucan, Co Dublin were booted off the show last night and said they will consider any offers before they decide what to do next.
In an interview, the 18-year-olds from Dublin told ITV's GMTV: “We are up for any challenge. We have got to think about it together and see if it’s for us.”
The twins, who said it takes them only 10 seconds to create the trademark hairstyles which add to their cartoon image, used energetic performances to distract from their lacklustre singing and are expected to be a huge hit on The X Factor live tour.
“The tour is coming up next year so we’re really excited about that. We just want to throw ourselves into that,” they said.
Simon Cowell, part of the judging panel, called them an “unstoppable machine” but the twins came up against Olly Murs in the sing-off yesterday.
The twins' rendition of Boyzone's No Matter Whatwas subdued, with no dance routine and no tricks. Olly's polished performance of Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonightwas too good for the brothers.
Cowell stuck with Olly, telling the twins: “I’m actually going to miss you, I am.” Cheryl Cole also voted for Olly while Louis Walsh went with his act, John and Edward.
That left Dannii Minogue to ratchet up the tension. She said: “I’m going to have to judge it as I’ve judged it the whole time. On the premise that it’s a singing competition I will have to send home John and Edward.”
The pair remained all smiles as they were voted out, saying Olly deserved to go through and reach the final. One of the twins said: “It’s been the greatest experience of my life. We’re here every single weekend on live television having the greatest time of our life.” The other chipped in with: “It’s, like, deadly. It’s, like, so cool.”
Gary Burton, of bookmakers Coral, said the twins leaving the show had saved them from a £10 million (€11 million) payout.
Speaking on GMTV, the boys described appearing on the show as “fun” and said everyone they worked with were “such pros”. Edward said: “We were honoured just to be given the opportunity to have made it that far.”
Asked if they would consider joining other reality shows, the pair said they would consider any offers which came their way. The twins were asked if they would consider going to the jungle to replace model Katie Price, who walked out of I 'm A Celebrity Get Me . . . Out of Here!today. "Are we celebrities?" they asked.
The teenagers told presenter Lorraine Kelly they were both single. “At the moment we don’t have girlfriends,” John said. Edward added: “We didn’t want to be missing anyone.”
The twins said they did not mind people not being able to tell them apart and were happy to share the joint name Jedward. “It’s cool because our fans came up with that name,” John said.
Additional reporting PA