Jedward climb rich list charts

Jedward have emerged among the biggest winners of X Factor as a new rich list poll of the show’s most bankable stars show the Dublin twins have raked in almost €6m.

One Direction, who came third in 2010, are in a league of their own in the No 1 spot with the boyband on track to hit close to €1bn by the end of the year.

Jedward — who came sixth in 2009 — rank fifth in the Rich List compiled by Now magazine, which estimates the bank balance of the brothers at just €6m.