Ant McPartlin

Ant McPartlin

Anthony David \”Ant\” McPartlin OBE is a British television presenter, TV producer, singer, comedian and actor. He is best known for working alongside Declan Donnelly as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. He came to prominence, alongside Donnelly, in the children’s drama series Byker Grove.

About Ant McPartlin in brief

Summary Ant McPartlinAnthony David \”Ant\” McPartlin OBE is a British television presenter, TV producer, singer, comedian and actor. He is best known for working alongside Declan Donnelly as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. He came to prominence, alongside Donnelly, in the children’s drama series Byker Grove, with both of the boys establishing successful careers as television presenters. Other notable highlights of his career 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. In June 2017, he sought treatment for his addiction and checked himself in for rehabilitation; he was released two months later.

In August 2018, he announced he would be taking a break from television presenting duties until 2019, saying: ‘My recovery is going very well and I have made the decision to continue to take I’m a Celebrity presenting duties for that year’ He was banned from driving for 20 months and fined £86,000, Britain’s highest-ever penalty for drink-driving, following a collision on the A1 in March 2018. On 16 April, he met with Dec and ITV and suspended further duties for further treatment.