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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox person Anthony David McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) is a British television presenter, former singer, rapper and actor. He is best known for working alongside Declan Donnelly as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec.

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

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

CareerEdit

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McPartlin at the 62nd British Academy Film Awards, April 2009<ref> Template:Cite news</ref>

McPartlin's first appearance on television was on the children's workshop programme Why Don't You?,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but his big break came when he rose to prominence playing the character of PJ in the CBBC series Byker Grove. It was during his time on the programme that he first met Declan Donnelly, who was cast in the part of Duncan. The pair formed a close friendship on the programme, both socially and professionally, with the men performing as their characters until their departure from the programme in 1993. During their tenure, the pair created a number of hit records under the label of "PJ & Duncan AKA", including the song "Tonight I'm Free" that had been performed on Byker Grove.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

From then onwards, McPartlin and Donnelly worked together on television, creating the presenting duo of Ant & Dec. Initially, the pair continued to work in children's television with the Saturday morning hit SMTV Live, before they eventually branched out into gameshows – Friends Like These, PokerFace and Push the Button – along with talent shows – Pop Idol, and Britain's Got Talent – and entertainment programmes – I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. The pair continued to maintain work in acting, starring in a tribute to The Likely Lads, in the form of a remake of an episode from the show's sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? entitled "No Hiding Place".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2006, McPartlin and Donnelly starred together in the film Alien Autopsy.

In 2007, it 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 latter was produced by the pair's own production company.Template:Citation needed

In April 2009, Ant & Dec achieved wide international exposure when, as backstage commentators for Britain's Got Talent, they interviewed contestant Susan Boyle, whose audition would become the most-viewed YouTube video of the year and whose record album topped sales charts in dozens of countries.Template:Citation needed

Personal lifeEdit

On 22 July 2006, McPartlin married his longtime girlfriend, make-up artist Lisa Armstrong at Cliveden, a country house hotel in Buckinghamshire.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The couple were married for 11 years before eventually announcing on 15 January 2018 that they were divorcing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

McPartlin was a fervent Labour Party supporter until the 2010 election, when he voted for the Conservative Party. In February 2013, he told The Guardian newspaper that he would struggle to justify voting for either political party in the future.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2015, McPartlin went into hospital for an operation to treat his knee and was advised to take prescription drugs to combat pain after the surgery was botched. Over the course of the following two years, he slowly became addicted to codeine & prescription drugs (one of which being the opioid OxyContin<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>) along with alcohol, including use before television appearances.

In June 2017, he sought treatment for his addiction to prescription drugs and checked himself in for rehabilitation;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> he was released two months later.

On 18 March 2018 McPartlin was involved in a road traffic collision in London, after which he was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. The following day, on 19 March, he met with Donnelly and ITV and suspended further presenting duties to return to rehab for further treatment.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 16 April 2018, he was interviewed under caution and subsequently charged with drink-driving.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> McPartlin pleaded guilty to the offence at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court the following month, and was banned from driving for 20 months<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and fined £86,000, believed to be Britain's highest-ever penalty for drink-driving at the time.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He had previously been banned from driving for 30 days and fined £350 for driving at Template:Cvt on the A1(M) motorway in 2002.<ref name="bbc">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In August 2018 McPartlin announced he would be taking a break from television presenting duties until 2019, saying: "My recovery is going very well and for that to continue having spoken to Dec and ITV, I have made the decision to take the rest of the year off."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In January 2019, McPartlin returned to his television duties alongside Donnelly at the Britain's Got Talent auditions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The same month, he disclosed that he had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 7 August 2021, McPartlin married Anne-Marie Corbett, who was formerly his personal assistant, at St Michael's Church in Heckfield, Hampshire. They had been in a relationship since 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The couple live in Wimbledon, London.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 14 May 2024, Corbett gave birth to a baby boy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CharityEdit

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

They opened the W4 Youth Centre in 2013.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

EarningsEdit

In 2002, Ant & Dec signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, worth £2m.<ref name="Golden handcuffs 2002">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2004 they signed their third golden handcuffs deal with ITV, running until the end of 2007.<ref name="Golden handcuffs 2004">Template:Cite news</ref>

In April 2007, the duo signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, reportedly worth £30–40 million, securing their career at the station until the end of 2009.<ref name="Kings of Saturday night">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="ITV until 2009">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2009 they extended their golden handcuffs deal for two years.<ref name="Golden handcuffs 2009">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2011 they extended their golden handcuffs deal for two years.<ref name="Handcuffs 2011">Template:Cite news</ref>

In November 2016 the pair signed a new three-year deal with ITV, estimated to be worth £30 million over 3 years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Honours and awardsEdit

McPartlin was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for his services to broadcasting and entertainment.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

The following listed below are the television awards that McPartlin has been nominated for or awarded with, primarily while working alongside Declan Donnelly as Ant & Dec:

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  • Brit Award Nomination – Best Song: "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1995

  • Brit Award Nomination – British Breakthrough
  • Royal Television Society Awards- The Ant and Dec Show

1996

1997

1998

2000

2001

2002

2005

2006

  • British Comedy Awards: Best Comedy Entertainment Personality<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2007

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2009

2010

2012

2013

  • TRIC Awards: TV Personality of the Year
  • TRIC Awards: TRIC Special Award (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
  • RTS Awards: Entertainment Performance (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
  • Nominated – British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Performance (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)

2014

2015

2017

  • British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Programme (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway)
  • British Academy Television Awards: Live Event (The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration)

2018

2019

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National Television AwardsEdit

Year Award Show
2001 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2002 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme Pop Idol
Special Recognition Award
2003<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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
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Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
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!
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Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
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 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
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

FilmographyEdit

TelevisionEdit

Year Title Role
1990–1993, 2000 Byker Grove PJ
1994 Gimme 5 Guest presenter
1995–1997 The Ant & Dec Show Co-Presenter
The Big Breakfast Guest presenter
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Co-Presenter
1998 Ant & Dec Unzipped
1998–2001 SMTV Live
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1999–2001 Friends Like These
2001 Slap Bang with Ant & Dec
2001–2003 Pop Idol
2001, 2015–2016 BRIT Awards
2002 A Tribute to the Likely Lads Terry Collier
2002–2004 Engie Benjy Jollop and Trucker Troy (voice)
2002–2009, 2013–2018, 2020–2024 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Co-Presenter
2002–2017, 2019– I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2005 Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon
2006 A History of Tyneside
2006–2007 PokerFace
2006, 2008 Soccer Aid
2007–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
2016 When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of The Prince's Trust
The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration
2019 Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
Ant & Dec's DNA Journey Himself
2022– Limitless Win Co-Presenter

FilmEdit

Year Title Role
2003 Love, Actually Himself
2006 Alien Autopsy Gary Shoefield
2013 One Chance Himself (archive footage)

Television advertisementsEdit

Year Title Role
2000 Wispa Bite Himself
2001 Ambrosia Splat Himself, voice only
Woolworths Himself
2002 McDonald's Himself, voice only
2008 Sainsbury's Himself
2010–2011 Wii & Nintendo DS
2013–2015 Morrisons
2016–2018 Suzuki
2019–2020 Marks & Spencer
2019–present Santander UK

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