Brothers upbeat despite X-Factor departure

The MacDonald Brothers remain upbeat despite not being offered a record deal by their mentor Louis Walsh on the X Factor.

Brian and Craig MacDonald, both 20, from Ayr, lost out to Ben Mills in the ITV1 show last night.

Although Walsh offered Liverpool boyband Eton Road a record deal live on air last week, he did not do the same for the harmonising duo.

“Just because he hasn’t made it public doesn’t mean it’s not true,” Craig said the morning after.

“We have faith in Louis and we have faith he’ll point us in the right direction. We just need to wait and see.”

The brothers said they were happy to have got so far in the competition, which reaches its semi-final stage next week.

“We’re over the moon to have come fourth,” Brian said. “It’s a respectable position and we’re really proud of what we achieved.”

But they insisted they would keep focused on their music career and not be distracted by attention from female fans.

Craig said: “We’re both single but we’re concentrating on our careers now.

“We’re not banning girls from our lives but we need to focus on the job and keep striving towards our goals.”