Anthony McPartlin


Anthony David "Ant" McPartlin is an English television presenter, TV producer, rapper, singer, comedian 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 are most known for presenting SMTV Live, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and Britain's Got Talent.
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, and also performing as pop music duo PJ & Duncan.

Career

McPartlin's first appearance on television was on the children's workshop programme Why Don't You?, 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.
From that part 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". 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.
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.

Personal life

On 22 July 2006, McPartlin married his longtime girlfriend, make-up artist Lisa Armstrong at Cliveden, a country house hotel in Buckinghamshire. The pair remained married for 11 years before eventually announcing on 15 January 2018 that they were divorcing. In March 2018 McPartlin has since entered a relationship with Anne Marie Corbett, his former personal assistant.
McPartlin was mainly a Labour Party supporter until the 2010 election, when he voted for the Conservatives. In February 2013, he told The Guardian newspaper that he would struggle to justify voting for either political party in the future.
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 taking the drugs along with alcohol, including use before television appearances. In June 2017, he sought treatment for his addiction and checked himself in for rehabilitation; 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 Dec and ITV and suspended further presenting duties to return to rehab for further treatment. On 16 April 2018, he was interviewed under caution and subsequently charged with drink-driving. McPartlin pleaded guilty to the offence at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court the following month, and was banned from driving for 20 months and fined £86,000, Britain's highest-ever penalty for drink-driving.
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."
In January 2019, McPartlin returned to his television duties alongside Donnelly at Britain's Got Talent auditions.

Charity

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.

Earnings

In 2007, McPartlin, with his on-screen presenting partner, Donnelly, signed a £30 million two-and-a-half-year contract with ITV.

Honours and awards

McPartlin was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for his services to broadcasting and entertainment.
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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YearAwardShow
2001Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2002Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2002Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammePop Idol
2002Special Recognition Award
2003Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2003Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2003Most Popular Reality ProgrammeI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2004Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2004Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2005Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2006Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2006Most Popular Quiz ProgrammeAnt & Dec's Gameshow Marathon
2007Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2007Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2007Most Popular Reality ProgrammeI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2008Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2010Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2010Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2011Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2011Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2012Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2012Most Popular Reality ProgrammeI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2013Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2013Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2014Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2014Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2014Landmark Award
2015Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2015Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2016Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2016Most Popular TV Presenter
2017Most Popular Entertainment ProgrammeAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2017Most Popular TV Presenter
2017Challenge ShowI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2018The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment AwardAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2018Most Popular TV Presenter
2018Challenge ShowI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2019The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment AwardI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2019Most Popular TV Presenter
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Filmography

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