Ant & Dec

Ant and Dec
OBE MBE
Ant and Dec OBE MBE
	McPartlin and Donnelly in Cardiff Bay
Born	Anthony McPartlin; 1975; Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly; 25 September 1975 (age 49); Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Occupations	Television presenter; television producer; former singer; comedian; actor;
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Dec Donnelly’s wife; Ali Astall (m. 2015); Ant McPartlin wife; Lisa Armstrong (m. 2007; sep. 2018); Anna-Marie Corbett (m. 2021)
Website	officialantanddec.com

Ant & Dec are a British television presenting duo consisting of Ant McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975). They are well known in the UK for presenting various popular shows.

Television

They met after starring as child actors on the children's television series Byker Grove in 1990.

They have been hosts for many television series, including reality show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, British talent show Britain's Got Talent and a game show titled Limitless Win. They formerly hosted Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway from 2002 to 2009 and 2013 to 2024

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1989–1993, 2000	Byker Grove	PJ, Duncan/Actors
1994	Gimme 5	Guest Presenters
1995–1996	The Ant & Dec Show	Presenters
1997	Ant & Dec Unzipped
1997	Ant and Dec's Geordie Christmas^[1]
1998–2001, 2003	SMTV Live
1998–2001	CD:UK
1999–2001	Friends Like These
2001, 2015–2016	BRIT Awards
2001	Slap Bang with Ant & Dec
2001–2003	Pop Idol
2001–2002	The Record of the Year
2002–2004	Engie Benjy	Engie Benjy, Jollop the Dog, Dan the Van and Trucker Troy (voices)
2002	A Tribute to the Likely Lads	Themselves
2002–2009, 2013–2018, 2020–2024	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Presenters
2002–present	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2003–2004	World Idol
2005	Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon
2006–2008	Soccer Aid
2006–2007	PokerFace
2007–2020, 2022–present	Britain's Got Talent
2008	Wanna Bet?
2009	Ant & Dec's Christmas Show
2010–2011	Ant & Dec's Push the Button
2011–2012	Red or Black?
2011–2014	Text Santa
2015	Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris	Themselves (Cameo)
2016	When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of The Prince's Trust	Presenters
2016	The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration
2019	Ant & Dec's DNA Journey^[2]
2019	Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
2022–present	Limitless Win
2022–present	The Prince's Trust Awards^[3]
2023	I'm a Celebrity... South Africa^[4]

Films

Year	Title	Role
2003	Love, Actually	Themselves
2006	Alien Autopsy	Gary Shoefield and Ray Santilli
2024	Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl	Anton Deck (Up North News) Named after English TV duo Ant & Dec

Television advertisements

Year	Title	Role
2000	Wispa Bite	Themselves
2001	Ambrosia Splat	Themselves; Voiceover
2001	Woolworths	Themselves
2002	McDonald's	Themselves; Voiceover
2008, 2017	Sainsbury's	Themselves
2009–2011	Wii & Nintendo DS
2013–2015	Morrisons
2016–2018	Suzuki
2019–2020	Marks & Spencer
2019–present	Santander Bank
2021–present	TikTok

Executive Producer(s)

Year	Title	Role
1998–2001	Friends Like These	Themselves; Executive Producers
2002–2024	Saturday Night Takeaway	Themselves; Executive Producers
2019–	In for a Penny	Creators; Producers
2021–present	Limitless Win	Themselves; Executive Producers
2024–	Byker	Executive Producers; Writers

Television idents

ITV "Celebrities" idents (3 idents, 2002)
ITV "Abstract celebrities" idents (5 idents, 2003)

Apps

An official Saturday Night Takeaway app known as Studio Rush launched on 30 January 2013.^[source?]

Awards


Year	Ceremony	Award	Recipient	Result	References
1994	14th Brit Awards	Best Song	"Let's Get Ready to Rhumble"	Nominated	^[5]
1995	15th Brit Awards	British Breakthrough	PJ & Duncan	Nominated
1995	Royal Television Society Awards		The Ant and Dec Show	Won
1996	British Academy Children's Awards	Children's Entertainment Show		Won
1997				Nominated
1998			Ant and Dec Unzipped	Won
2000			SMTV Live	Won
	TV Choice Awards	Best Children's Show		Won
	Royal Television Society Awards	Best Children's Entertainment Programme		Won
	TV Hits Awards	Best Teen Show	CD:UK	Won
	Loaded Carling Good Work Fellas Awards	Best Double Act		Won
	British Comedy Awards	The People's Choice		Won
2001	TV Choice Awards	Best Children's Show	SMTV Live	Won
	Broadcast Awards	Best Children's Programme	SMTV Live	Won
	Royal Television Society Awards	Best Television Presenters		Won
	Disney Channel Awards	Kids Award	The Ant and Dec Show	Won
	British Academy Children's Awards	Best Children's Entertainment Show	SMTV Live	Nominated
2002	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance	Pop Idol	Nominated
2002	British Academy Children's Awards	Children's Entertainment Show	SMTV Live	Won
2003	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Programme or Series	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
2003	British Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Entertainment Personality		Won
2004	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
	British Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
	British Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Entertainment Personality		Won
2005	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
2005	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
2006	British Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated	^[6]
	British Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Entertainment Personality		Nominated	^[7]
	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Nominated
	TRIC Awards	Best Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
2007	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
2007	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
2008	TV Quick & TV Choice Awards	Best Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
	Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards	Favourite Funny Person		Won	^[8]
		Best TV Presenters		Won
		Best Family TV Show	Britain's Got Talent	Won
2009	TV Quick & TV Choice Awards	Best Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won	^[9]
		Best Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent	Won
		Outstanding Contribution Award		Won
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
2010		Entertainment Performance	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
2010		Entertainment Programme	Britain's Got Talent	Won
2012	Freesat Free TV Awards	Best TV Presenter(s)		Won
	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Nominated
	TRIC Awards	Best Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
2013	TRIC Awards	TV Personality of the Year		Won
	TRIC Awards	TRIC Special Award	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	RTS Awards	Entertainment Performance		Won
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance		Nominated
2014	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
	TRIC Awards	Best Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
2015	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
	TRIC Awards	Best Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance		Won
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Programme		Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Reality TV Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best TV Presenter		Won
2016	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
	TRIC Awards	Best Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance	Britain's Got Talent	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Reality and Constructed Factual	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Reality TV Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best TV Presenter		Won
2017	TRIC Awards	Best Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
		Entertainment Programme	Britain's Got Talent	Nominated
		Live Event	The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Reality TV Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best TV Presenting Partnership		Won
2018	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
	TRIC Awards	Best Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Programme	Britain's Got Talent	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Reality TV Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best TV Presenter	Declan Donnelly	Won
2019	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Nominated
	TRIC Awards	Best Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Programme	Britain's Got Talent	Won
		Reality and Constructed Factual	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
		Entertainment Performance	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
		Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
	TV Choice Awards	Reality Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Reality TV Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best TV Presenting Partnership		Won
2020	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
	TRIC Awards	Best Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
	TV Choice Awards	Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
	TV Choice Awards	Reality Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
		Best Reality TV Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
		Best TV Presenting Partnership		Won
2021	TRIC Awards	Best TV Personality		Won
		Best Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
		Best Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
	TV Choice Awards	Reality Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best TV Presenting Partnership		Won
2022	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
	TRIC Awards	TV Personality		Won
		Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
		Entertainment	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
	TV Choice Awards	Best Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
		Best Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!	Won
		Best Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent	Nominated
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Won
		Best Reality TV Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Won
		Best TV Presenting Partnership		Won
2023	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
	TRIC Awards	TV Personality		Nominated
		Entertainment	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
			Britain's Got Talent	Nominated
			I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
		Game Show	Ant & Dec's Limitless Win	Nominated
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
		Best Reality TV Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
		Best Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent	Nominated
		Best TV Presenting Partnership		Won
2024	TV Choice Awards	Best Entertainment Show	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
		Best Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!	Won
		Best Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Entertainment Performance	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
	TRIC Awards	TV Personality		Nominated
		Entertainment	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Nominated
			Britain's Got Talent	Nominated
			I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!	Nominated
		Game Show	Ant & Dec's Limitless Win	Nominated

National Television Awards

Wins

Year	Award	Show
2001	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2002	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Pop Idol
	Special Recognition Award
2003^[10]	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
	Most Popular Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2004	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2004	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2005	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2006^[11]	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2006^[11]	Most Popular Quiz Programme	Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon
2007	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
	Most Popular Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2008^[12]	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2009	There were no NTAs in 2009
2010	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2010	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2011	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2011	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2012	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2012	Most Popular Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2013	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2013	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2014	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
	Landmark Award
2015	Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2015	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2016	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2016	Most Popular TV Presenter
2017	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
	Most Popular TV Presenter
	Challenge Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2018	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
	Most Popular TV Presenter
	Challenge Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2019	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2019	Most Popular TV Presenter
2020	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2020	Most Popular TV Presenter
2021	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2021	Most Popular TV Presenter
2022	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2022	Most Popular TV Presenter
2023	Most Popular TV Presenter
2024	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2024	Most Popular TV Presenter

NTAs by number won

Award	Won
Most Popular Entertainment/TV Presenter	23
Most Popular Entertainment Programme	11
The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	6
Most Popular Reality Programme	3
Challenge Show	2
Special Recognition Award	1
Most Popular Quiz Programme
Landmark Award

NTAs by show number won

Show	Won
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	15
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	6
Pop Idol	1
SMTV Live
Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon

Nominations/Awards that they didn't win

Year	Award	Show
2001	They won all their awards in 2001
2002	They won all their awards in 2002
2003	They won all their awards in 2003
2004	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Pop Idol
2004	Most Popular Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2005	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2005	Most Popular Reality Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2006	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2007	Most Popular Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2008	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
	Most Popular Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2009	There were no NTAs in 2009
2010	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2010	Most Popular Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2011
2012
2013
2014	Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2014	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2015	Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2015	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2016	Entertainment Programme	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2016	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2017	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2018	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2019	The Bruce Forysth Entertainment Award	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2019	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2020	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2021	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2021	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2022	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2022	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2023	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent
2024	The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
	Quiz Game Show	Ant & Dec's Limitless Win
	Talent Show	Britain's Got Talent