Ant McPartlin 'RETURNING' to Saturday Night Takeaway next year

The duo are back!

Author: William MarriottPublished 4th Aug 2019
Last updated 4th Aug 2019

After two years since he last appeared on ITV's Saturday Night Takeaway, Ant McPartlin has been 'confirmed' to be returing to the hit show, alongside his best friend Declan Donnelly.

The fan-favourite programme, which is reportedly returning early next year, took a hiatus last year, following Ant taking time away from TV.

Declan, known by fans as 'Dec', continued to present the last two shows of the previous series by himself, but ITV bosses took the decision to rest the show, as “neither Ant and Dec nor ITV wanted to compromise the quality of the show”.

A source told The Mirror, “There’s a real buzz around the show. It promises to be bigger and better than ever. As much as Dec did a great job on his own, it just wasn’t the same without Ant".

And it's good news for I'm A Celebrity fans as it has also been reported that Ant has already returned to the hit show and has started filming.

The Mirror reports that the Geordie duo have been filming teasers for the upcoming series, which is set to start in November.

Swipe through to see the rumoured I'm A Celebrity line-up for 2019

Jennifer Metcalfe

Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe is rumoured to be heading into the jungle after her character Mercedes McQueen is shot. In October Mercedes rocky few months - cheating with Liam Donovan, that hit and run with Grace Black, and secretly having an abortion - will catch up on her and she'll be left fighting for her life. Hollyoaks' executive producer Bryan Kirkwood has teased the whodunit storyline "will play out for a couple of months" which means Jennifer will probably have a break from filming. Does this mean she'll have time to go into the jungle? We sure hope so.

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They are allegedly filming a segment called Two Men and a Boat, which shows the pair setting off on a boat to Australia but getting lost during the journey and being caught up in some dangerous weather!

Whilst Ant and Dec are back together, one trio that won't be is Scarlett Moffatt, Joe Swash and Joel Dommett, after Scarlett and Joe announced they have decided to quit presenting I'm A Celebrity: Extra Camp.

Taking to Instagram to announce the news, Joe confessed he wanted to spend time at home with his newborn son Rex, who he shares with girlfriendStacey Solomon.

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