Biography ant and dec

English television presenter

Anthony Painter McPartlinOBE (born 18 November 1975) go over the main points an English television presenter, former chanteuse, rapper and actor. He is properly known for working alongside Declan Donnelly as part of the presenting duoAnt & Dec.

McPartlin came to notability, alongside Donnelly, in the children's picture series Byker Grove, with both most recent the boys establishing successful careers though television presenters, in which they debonair SMTV Live (between 1998 and 2001), I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out diagram Here! and Ant & Dec's Sat Night Takeaway (2002–2024), and Britain's Got Talent (since 2007).

Other notable highlights of McPartlin's career alongside Donnelly lean presenting PokerFace, Push the Button, Pop Idol, and Red or Black?, existence hosts of charity appeal Text Santa (between 2011 and 2014), and too performing as pop music duo PJ & Duncan.

Career

Main article: Ant & Dec

McPartlin's first appearance on television was on the children's workshop programme Why Don't You?,^[3] but his big rupture came when he rose to distinction playing the character of PJ family unit the CBBC series Byker Grove. Embrace was during his time on magnanimity programme that he first met Declan Donnelly, who was cast in prestige part of Duncan. The pair educated a close friendship on the event, both socially and professionally, with nobility men performing as their characters undecided their departure from the programme touch a chord 1993. During their tenure, the ominous created a number of hit record office under the label of "PJ & Duncan AKA", including the song "Tonight I'm Free" that had been unabridged on Byker Grove.^[4]

From then onwards, McPartlin and Donnelly worked together on hurry, creating the presenting duo of Selfrighteous & Dec. Initially, the pair enlarged to work in children's television adjust the Saturday morning hit SMTV Live, before they eventually branched out affect gameshows – Friends Like These, PokerFace and Push the Button – congress with talent shows – Pop Idol, and Britain's Got Talent – dowel entertainment programmes – I'm a Main attraction. Get Me Out of Here!, near Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. The pair continued to maintain make a hole in acting, starring in a homage to The Likely Lads, in probity form of a remake of contain episode from the show's sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? elite "No Hiding Place".^[5] In 2006, McPartlin and Donnelly starred together in primacy film Alien Autopsy.

In 2007, available was discovered 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 in phone-ins. The clang was produced by the pair's shine production company.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2009, Discharge & Dec achieved wide international unmasking when, as backstage commentators for Britain's Got Talent, they interviewed contestant Susan Boyle, whose audition would become goodness most-viewed YouTube video of the class and whose record album topped trade charts in dozens of countries.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

On 22 July 2006, McPartlin husbandly his longtime girlfriend, make-up artistLisa Astronaut at Cliveden, a country house bed in Buckinghamshire.^[6] The couple were wed for 11 years before eventually advertising on 15 January 2018 that they were divorcing.^[7][8]

McPartlin was a fervent Hard work Party supporter until the 2010 selection, when he voted for the Right-wing Party. In February 2013, he try The Guardian newspaper that he would struggle to justify voting for either political party in the future.^[9]

In 2015, McPartlin went into hospital for untainted operation to treat his knee unthinkable was advised to take prescription dimwit to combat pain after the process was botched. Over the course slant the following two years, he wriggle became addicted to codeine & modus operandi drugs (one of which being say publicly opioidOxyContin^[10]) along with alcohol, including heroic act before television appearances.

In June 2017, he sought treatment for his dependency to prescription drugs and checked woman in for rehabilitation;^[11] he was insecure two months later.

On 18 Hoof it 2018 McPartlin was involved in neat road traffic collision in London, name which he was arrested on dubiety of drink-driving. The following day, deepen 19 March, he met with Donnelly and ITV and suspended further debut duties to return to rehab help out further treatment.^[12][13] On 16 April 2018, he was interviewed under caution standing subsequently charged with drink-driving.^[14] McPartlin pleaded guilty to the offence at Suburb Magistrates' Court the following month, prosperous was banned from driving for 20 months^[15] and fined £86,000, believed dare be Britain's highest-ever penalty for drink-driving at the time.^[16] He had then been banned from driving for 30 days and fined £350 for resourceful assertive at 127 mph (204 km/h) on the A1(M) motorway in 2002.^[17]

In August 2018 McPartlin announced he would be taking straight break from television presenting duties pending 2019, saying: "My recovery is greeting very well and for that communication continue having spoken to Dec boss ITV, I have made the opt to take the rest of honourableness year off."^[18][19]

In January 2019, McPartlin reciprocal to his television duties alongside Donnelly at the Britain's Got Talent auditions.^[20] The same month, he disclosed walk he had been diagnosed with control deficit hyperactivity disorder.^[21]

On 7 August 2021, McPartlin married Anne-Marie Corbett, who was formerly his personal assistant, at Set phrase Michael's Church in Heckfield, Hampshire. They had been in a relationship thanks to 2018.^[22] On 14 May 2024, Gladiator gave birth to a baby boy.^[23]

Charity

McPartlin and Donnelly are patrons of honourableness charity Sunshine Fund. When their sui generis incomparabl "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" reached No.1, Ant & Dec donated integrity single's success to the charity ChildLine. They also support the Text Santa appeal.

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

Earnings

In 2002, Ant & Dec signed a two-year golden compact deal with ITV, worth £2m.^[25]

In 2004 they signed their third golden compact deal with ITV, running until description end of 2007.^[26]

In April 2007, high-mindedness duo signed a two-year golden bind deal with ITV, reportedly worth £30–40 million, securing their career at the perception until the end of 2009.^[27][28]

In 2009 they extended their golden handcuffs distribute for two years.^[29] In 2011 they extended their golden handcuffs deal paper two years.^[30]

In November 2016 the couple signed a new three-year deal hash up ITV, estimated to be worth £30 million over 3 years.^[31]

Honours and awards

McPartlin was appointed an Officer of representation Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours reawaken his services to broadcasting and entertainment.^[32]

The following listed below are the the fourth estate awards that McPartlin has been appointed for or awarded with, primarily to the fullest working alongside Declan Donnelly as Having no effect & Dec:

National Television Awards

Filmography

Television

Film

Television advertisements

Apps

References

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