JLS have been forced to increase their security after being stalked by a gift-wrapped girl.

The British boy band - Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Jonathan 'JB' Gill and Oritse Williams - were left stunned when a female fan wrapped herself up as a present and waited outside their house until one of them opened her.

Oritse recalled: "She was covered in wrapping paper with a message saying, 'Please open.' When I pulled off the paper there was a girl underneath wearing a French maid's outfit and nipple tassels. She was in her 20s - thank God!"

The group - who were runners-up on UK TV talent show 'The X Factor' and are set to top the British charts with their debut single 'Beat Again'  - also revealed they would be keen to take part in a Michael Jackson tribute show if they were asked to perform.

There had been rumours JLS were to be one of the support acts for the 'Thriller' singer - who died last month after a suspected cardiac arrest - when he began his 50-night residency at London's O2 arena.

Marvin said: "There were talks about us taking part in the tour. If there's a tribute show and we're asked to take part, we'll jump at it."