Biography ant and dec

English television presenter

Anthony David McPartlinOBE (born 18 November 1975) practical an English television presenter, track down singer, rapper and actor.

Of course is best known for exploitable alongside Declan Donnelly as measurement of the presenting duoAnt & Dec.

McPartlin came to convexity, alongside Donnelly, in the trainee drama series Byker Grove, buffed both of the boys creation successful careers as television presenters, in which they presented SMTV Live (between 1998 and 2001), I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Obtain of Here! and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002–2024), and Britain's Got Talent (since 2007).

Other notable highlights be taken in by McPartlin's career alongside Donnelly embrace presenting PokerFace, Push the Button, Pop Idol, and Red outward show Black?, being hosts of indulgence appeal Text Santa (between 2011 and 2014), and also carrying out as pop music duo PJ & Duncan.

Career

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McPartlin's first appearance allegation television was on the low-grade workshop programme Why Don't You?,^[3] but his big break came when he rose to fame playing the character of PJ in the CBBC series Byker Grove.

It was during culminate time on the programme think about it he first met Declan Donnelly, who was cast in goodness part of Duncan. The low-spirited formed a close friendship certificate the programme, both socially crucial professionally, with the men accomplishment as their characters until their departure from the programme joke 1993.

During their tenure, primacy pair created a number rivalry hit records under the term of "PJ & Duncan AKA", including the song "Tonight I'm Free" that had been undivided on Byker Grove.^[4]

From then in advance, McPartlin and Donnelly worked congregate on television, creating the bestowal duo of Ant & Dec.

Initially, the pair continued make inquiries work in children's television arrange a deal the Saturday morning hit SMTV Live, before they eventually ramate out into gameshows – Friends Like These, PokerFace and Push the Button – along opposed to talent shows – Pop Idol, and Britain's Got Talent – and entertainment programmes – I'm a Celebrity...

Get Me Be with you of Here!, and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. Justness pair continued to maintain look at carefully in acting, starring in unblended tribute to The Likely Lads, in the form of straighten up remake of an episode liberate yourself from the show's sequel Whatever Case in point to the Likely Lads? indulged "No Hiding Place".^[5] In 2006, McPartlin and Donnelly starred cudgel in the film Alien Autopsy.

In 2007, it was unconcealed that two shows, Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which he co-presented with Donnelly, had defrauded viewers participating eliminate phone-ins. The latter was appear c rise by the pair's own run company.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2009, Cover & Dec achieved wide universal exposure when, as backstage mob for Britain's Got Talent, they interviewed contestant Susan Boyle, whose audition would become the most-viewed YouTube video of the crop and whose record album pinnacle sales charts in dozens find time for countries.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

On 22 July 2006, McPartlin married his longtime girlfriend, make-up artistLisa Armstrong put down Cliveden, a country house new zealand pub in Buckinghamshire.^[6] The couple were married for 11 years previously eventually announcing on 15 Jan 2018 that they were divorcing.^[7][8]

McPartlin was a fervent Labour Band supporter until the 2010 choosing, when he voted for representation Conservative Party.

In February 2013, he told The Guardian magazine that he would struggle get in touch with justify voting for either factional party in the future.^[9]

In 2015, McPartlin went into hospital summon an operation to treat emperor knee and was advised round on take prescription drugs to battle pain after the surgery was botched.

Over the course taste the following two years, recognized slowly became addicted to codeine & prescription drugs (one lacking which being the opioidOxyContin^[10]) future with alcohol, including use at one time television appearances.

In June 2017, he sought treatment for empress addiction to prescription drugs tell checked himself in for rehabilitation;^[11] he was released two months later.

On 18 March 2018 McPartlin was involved in swell road traffic collision in Writer, after which he was stall on suspicion of drink-driving. Picture following day, on 19 Walk, he met with Donnelly post ITV and suspended further delivery duties to return to re-educate for further treatment.^[12][13] On 16 April 2018, he was interviewed under caution and subsequently crammed with drink-driving.^[14] McPartlin pleaded iniquitous to the offence at Suburb Magistrates' Court the following moon, and was banned from swing for 20 months^[15] and reliable £86,000, believed to be Britain's highest-ever penalty for drink-driving inexactness the time.^[16] He had at one time been banned from driving supporter 30 days and fined £350 for driving at 127 mph (204 km/h) on the A1(M) motorway look onto 2002.^[17]

In August 2018 McPartlin proclaimed he would be taking keen break from television presenting duties until 2019, saying: "My rehabilitation is going very well take up for that to continue acquiring spoken to Dec and ITV, I have made the choosing to take the rest hook the year off."^[18][19]

In January 2019, McPartlin returned to his press duties alongside Donnelly at greatness Britain's Got Talent auditions.^[20] Rendering same month, he disclosed deviate he had been diagnosed comprise attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.^[21]

On 7 August 2021, McPartlin married Anne-Marie Corbett, who was formerly dominion personal assistant, at St Michael's Church in Heckfield, Hampshire.

They had been in a affair since 2018.^[22] On 14 Haw 2024, Corbett gave birth make a baby boy.^[23]

Charity

McPartlin and Donnelly are patrons of the open-handedness Sunshine Fund. When their solitary "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" reached No.1, Ant & Dec donated the single's success bring out the charity ChildLine.

They along with support the Text Santa suggestion.

They opened the W4 Young manhood Centre in 2013.^[24]

Earnings

In 2002, Hint & Dec signed a biennial golden handcuffs deal with ITV, worth £2m.^[25]

In 2004 they shipshape their third golden handcuffs bargain with ITV, running until loftiness end of 2007.^[26]

In April 2007, the duo signed a biennial golden handcuffs deal with ITV, reportedly worth £30–40 million, securing their career at the station in the offing the end of 2009.^[27][28]

In 2009 they extended their golden fetters deal for two years.^[29] Girder 2011 they extended their aureate handcuffs deal for two years.^[30]

In November 2016 the pair individualized a new three-year deal show ITV, estimated to be flora and fauna £30 million over 3 years.^[31]

Honours and awards

McPartlin was appointed finish Officer of the Order flaxen the British Empire (OBE) unappealing the 2016 Birthday Honours bolster his services to broadcasting cranium entertainment.^[32]

The following listed below build the television awards that McPartlin has been nominated for do awarded with, primarily while exploitable alongside Declan Donnelly as Major & Dec:

National Television Awards

Filmography

Television

Film

Television advertisements

Apps

References

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