Ant McPartlin's I'm A Celebrity future revealed

He's back!

Author: Alex RossPublished 13th Mar 2019
Last updated 13th Mar 2019

She was loved by viewers and she was praised by her co-host Dec Donnelly, but This Morning's Holly Willoughby won't be returning to host I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2019, as it's been confirmed that Ant McPartlin will be making a return.

Ant, who decided to take a year off from all showbiz duties in 2018 to focus on his recovery, will be reunited with his friend and co-presenter Dec for the 2019 series of the popular jungle show.

The show's Creative Director Richard Cowles revealed the news, saying, "We love what Holly did, but we’re very much looking forward to Ant coming back and I think it’s going to be an amazing series.

"I think the job is for us to create a series and cast where everyone wants to come back and watch more, so I’m not worried. I’m looking forward to seeing Ant and Dec back again."

After her successful stint on the show, where viewers praised her for doing a grand job, Holly was tipped to end Ant and Dec's 17-year NTA reign, however the Geordie boys were able to keep their crown, picking up the Best Presenter award again.

Check out Ant and Dec's career timeline:

And & Dec: Early career

Ant & Dec as PJ and Duncan


In 1989 Dec landed a part on BBC children's drama Byker Grove, playing Duncan. A year later Ant was cast as PJ – PJ and Duncan was born.


Another career change for the boys came in 1994, when they began as co-presenters of children's show Gimme 5 on CITV. Just a year later they landed their own programme, The Ant & Dec Show, this time on CBBC.

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Meanwhile, as well as being confirmed to appear on I'm A Celebrity in 2019, Ant will also be back on the brand new series of Britain's Got Talent.

The talent show, which is due to begin in April, released the first teaser trailer for the series, showing Ant and Dec back together again. The one minute long advert shows Dec struggling to conduct a music hall, before Ant appears to help out his friend, leading to all four judges to make an appearance.

Watch the official Britain's Got Talent trailer below:

Following his successful stint in rehab, Ant confirmed he'd be making a return to BGT back in January, when the first set of auditions kicked off.

Posting a selfie with Dec to their shared Instagram account, the boys captioned the shot with, #BGT 2019. Audition day 1. The boys are back in town.' sic

The new series of Britain's Got Talent begins on ITV in April, with I'm A Celebrity expected to return in November.

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