X-Factor winner Joe McElderry finds 2 fans hidden in his chauffeur driven car

Fanatical fans of Joe conceal themselves in the boot of his car for three hours

Two excitable fans who watched the X-Factor winner Joe McElderry perform on the live X-Factor tour in Aberdeen this week just couldn’t bear to see him go; so they hid in the boot of his chauffeur driven 4×4 for three hours.

The two female fans were desperate to meet their idol and to get an autograph to they decided to take drastic action by distracting the chauffeur and concealing themselves in the boot of the car. The 4×4 is Joe’s designated car for the tour which is currently showing at a whole host of venues across the UK.

The girls remained hidden in the boot for three hours whilst the X-Factor winner enjoyed a celebratory drink with crew members after the gig.

According to a source, 15 minutes into Joe’s journey back to his hotel he was alerted to the girl’s presence in the boot when he heard giggling. The X-Factor winner was said to have been “stunned – not to mention a little freaked out” to find the two girls concealed in the boot.

However smuggling themselves in the boot of the 4×4 seemed to work a treat as kind-hearted Geordie Joe was more than happy to sign autographs for them and ensured they got home safely after their adventure.

X-Factor winner Joe McElderry beaten to the Christmas number one spot by Rage Against the Machine

Fanatical fans of Joe conceal themselves in the boot of his car for three hours
Joe loses out on Christmas number one

Joe loses out on Christmas number one

X-Factor winner Joe McElderry failed to reach the Christmas number one spot with his debut release, The Climb, after US band Rage Against the Machine beat him to it with their single Killing In The Name accompanied by a cleverly fought internet campaign.

Despite not clinching the Christmas number one like every other X-Factor winner before him, Joe remained upbeat about the whole experience saying, “I’m just happy I’ve got a single out.”

The metal rockers re-released their 1992 hit single to rival the winner of the ITV show in the charts. Rage Against the Machine outsold Geordie Joe by shifting 500,000 copies of their track in one week, compared to the 450,000 record sales racked up by the 18 year old.

Rage Against the Machine made history this week as their single was only available to download making it the first release to achieve a Christmas number one on downloads alone. They also chalked up the biggest selling single on the UK download chart ever.

Joe took defeat in his stride and said how much he enjoyed being part of a “much-hyped campaign” and congratulated the team behind Rage Against the Machine’s Facebook campaign that helped them achieve the number one. Simon Cowell however, went one step further and offered the people behind the campaign a job at his record label as he was so impressed by their skilful PR work, not surprisingly they declined the offer.