Jedward Battered & Bruised As Faces Of New Anti-Bullying Campaign
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Written by Elliott Batte
That’s right Stereoboarders. I finally got given a chance to step into the interview room with the two most irritable twins since the Cheeky Girls and, though I was outnumbered, I showed the Irish pop duo the true meaning of ‘Bad Behaviour’.
Unfortunately, as much as I’d love to be able to say that the damaged faces of Jedward were down to my own doing, the photos are indeed edited – after the boys were recruited onto a campaign in Ireland to combat bullying.
The over-the-top duo were drafted in alongside fellow X-Factor man Louis Walsh, as well as celebs Laura Whitmore and Saorise Ronan, for a new anti-bullying project started by Westlife's Mark Feehily. Feehily was bullied as a teen and said of his campaign: “I know at first hand how the impact of being bullied as a teenager can literally last a lifetime.”
Jedward were (Shock! Horror!) also bullied as children, and were happy to lend a helping hand to Mark.
“We were bullied at school,” they admitted. “But we were lucky in one way as we had each other. We know first hand how horrible bullying can be and so we jumped at the opportunity to be part of this campaign.”
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