Pop twins Jedward had to be rescued yesterday after they became trapped on a sandbank in Dublin.

The former X Factor stars got into difficulty while out walking with a relative near Malahide, the Irish Sun reported.

The boys' mother, Susanna Grimes, alerted the coastguard after she was contacted by her sons who were getting "more and more desperate"as the tide continued to rise.

Jedward shot to fame on the sixth series of the X Factor in 2009. Credit: AAP

A helicopter was used to locate the pair, before a ten-man Coast Guard team waded through up to six-feet of water to come to their rescue.

The pop duo were "very badly shaken", according to their mother, and they later admitted the incident could have ended in tragedy.