Jedward 'joke about Cheryl Cole funeral'

Jedward have joked that Cheryl Cole will have "a big funeral".

The 18-year-old twins made the comments in an interview with The Mirror after they were informed that Cole had been diagnosed with malaria.

John Grimes said: "We’d better call her. It’s kind of crazy."

His brother Edward, who recently tore his knee ligaments after a fall on stage, added: "I'm like Cheryl's twin because I hurt myself. She hurt herself. Two great people hurting themselves… It’s going to be a big funeral."

He quickly added: "Just messing."

A spokesman for the duo later said: "The boys would never mean any offence to anyone. It was an ill-judged quip that was never meant to cause any offence.

"Cheryl has been so good to them and I know they’re sending all their thoughts and sympathies to her."

Reports have suggested that Cole's condition in hospital shows "no signs of improvement".