Ant & Dec
Ant and Dec | |
|---|---|
 McPartlin and Donnelly in Cardiff Bay | |
| Born | Anthony McPartlin 1975 Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly 25 September 1975 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Occupations |
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| 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 |
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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]| 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 | |
| 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 |
| The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration | ||
| 2019 | Ant & Dec's DNA Journey[2] | |
| Britain's Got Talent: The Champions | ||
| 2022–present | Limitless Win | |
| The Prince's Trust Awards[3] | ||
| 2023 | I'm a Celebrity... South Africa[4] |
Films
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Wispa Bite | Themselves |
| 2001 | Ambrosia Splat | Themselves; Voiceover |
| 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)
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]- ITV "Celebrities" idents (3 idents, 2002)
- ITV "Abstract celebrities" idents (5 idents, 2003)
Apps
[change | change source]- An official Saturday Night Takeaway app known as Studio Rush launched on 30 January 2013.[source?]
Awards
[change | change source]| 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Best Comedy Entertainment Personality | Won | ||||
| 2005 | British Academy Television Awards | Entertainment Performance | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Nominated | |
| TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Won | |||
| 2006 | British Comedy Awards | Best Comedy Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Nominated | [6] |
| Best Comedy Entertainment Personality | Nominated | [7] | |||
| TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Nominated | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | Won | ||||
| Entertainment Programme | Britain's Got Talent | Won | |||
| 2012 | Freesat Free TV Awards | Best TV Presenter(s) | Won | ||
| TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Nominated | |||
| Best Reality Programme | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | TRIC Awards | TV Personality of the Year | Won | ||
| TRIC Special Award | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Won | |||
| RTS Awards | Entertainment Performance | Won | |||
| British Academy Television Awards | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Won | ||
| 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 | ||
| Entertainment Programme | Won | ||||
| 2015 | TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Won | ||
| Best Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Nominated | |||
| British Academy Television Awards | Entertainment Performance | Won | |||
| Entertainment Programme | Won | ||||
| I Talk Telly Awards | Best Reality TV Show | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Won | ||
| Best TV Presenter | Won | ||||
| 2016 | TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Won | ||
| Best Reality Programme | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Nominated | |||
| British Academy Television Awards | Entertainment Performance | Britain's Got Talent | Nominated | ||
| 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 | ||
| Best TV Presenter | Won | ||||
| 2017 | TRIC Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Won | |
| British Academy Television Awards | Entertainment Programme | Won | |||
| 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 | ||
| Best TV Presenting Partnership | Won | ||||
| 2018 | TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Won | ||
| 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 | ||
| Best TV Presenter | Declan Donnelly | Won | |||
| 2019 | TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Nominated | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| Best TV Presenting Partnership | Won | ||||
| 2020 | TRIC Awards | Best TV Personality | Won | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 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
[change | change source]Wins
| Year | Award | Show |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | |
| 2002 | ||
| 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 | |
| Most Popular Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | |
| 2005 | 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 | |
| Most Popular Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | |
| 2011 | Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | |
| Most Popular Entertainment Programme | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | |
| 2012 | Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | |
| Most Popular Reality Programme | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | |
| 2013 | Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | |
| 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 | |
| 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! |
| 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 | |
| Most Popular TV Presenter | ||
| 2020 | The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! |
| Most Popular TV Presenter | ||
| 2021 | The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! |
| Most Popular TV Presenter | ||
| 2022 | The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! |
| Most Popular TV Presenter | ||
| 2023 | Most Popular TV Presenter | |
| 2024 | The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! |
| Most Popular TV Presenter | ||
NTAs by number won
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]| 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 |
| Most Popular Reality Programme | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | |
| 2005 | Most Popular Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| 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 |
| 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! |
| Most Popular Talent Show | Britain's Got Talent | |
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| Talent Show | Britain's Got Talent | |
| 2015 | Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| Talent Show | Britain's Got Talent | |
| 2016 | Entertainment Programme | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| Talent Show | Britain's Got Talent | |
| 2017 | Talent Show | Britain's Got Talent |
| 2018 | ||
| 2019 | The Bruce Forysth Entertainment Award | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| 2019 | Talent Show | Britain's Got Talent |
| 2020 | ||
| 2021 | The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| Talent Show | Britain's Got Talent | |
| 2022 | The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| Talent Show | Britain's Got Talent | |
| 2023 | The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
| 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 | |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ant and Dec's Geordie Christmas (1997)". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ant & Dec will trace their ancestry in ITV special". Digital Spy. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "Hosted by Ant & Dec, The Prince's Trust Awards will be broadcast for the very first time on ITV". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ↑ "I'm A Celebrity...South Africa – first look preview". ITV. 25 March 2023.
- ↑ "h2g2 – Ant and Dec – British Television Presenters". BBC. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ Television – News – British Comedy Awards 2006: The Winners. Digital Spy (13 December 2006). Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "British Comedy Awards 2006: The Winners – TV News". Digital Spy. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ "Ant and Dec top children's awards". BBC News. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Ant and Dec's Award Surprise. Sky UK. 8 August 2009
- ↑ "Ant and Dec win trio of TV awards". BBC News. 15 October 2002. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ↑ "National TV Awards 2006: Full winners list – TV News". Digital Spy. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ "National Television Awards: The Winners – TV News". Digital Spy. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
