Boyband The Wanted, who were recently the vitcims of MTV's popular practical joke show 'Punk'd', have now revealed more details of the prank itself.

The 'Chasing The Sun' heartthrobs admitted to the Daily Star newspaper that they initially believed it was real because of how the situation was presented to them:

"We got pulled over by the police and they said there was a complaint against us about a girl going missing, and all of a sudden she appeared from the back of the car. It was pretty intense.

Member Max George continued: "I was like, 'This must be a joke', but then they left it going for nearly two hours and then I thought, 'It might not be'."

Fans were treated to several still shots from the episode in which The Wanted were 'Punk'd' and the photos show them face down on the ground surrounded by U.S. police officers.