Declan Donnelly

Declan Donnelly

Declan Joseph Oliver \”Dec\” Donnelly OBE is a British television presenter, television producer, singer, comedian and actor. He is best known for working alongside Anthony McPartlin as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. Donnelly is the child of Northern Irish parents Alphonsus Donnelly and Anne Donnelly, who originally resided in Desertmartin, Northern Ireland, before migrating to Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1950s.

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Summary Declan DonnellyDeclan Joseph Oliver \”Dec\” Donnelly OBE is a British television presenter, television producer, singer, comedian and actor. He is best known for working alongside Anthony McPartlin as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. Donnelly is the child of Northern Irish parents Alphonsus Donnelly and Anne Donnelly, who originally resided in Desertmartin, Northern Ireland, before migrating to Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1950s. His education took place first at St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School, and later at the all-boys St Cuthbert’s High School, with him receiving 8 GCSEs.

He originally considered becoming a Catholic priest but changed his mind upon seeing the students at Sacred Heart Catholic High School. In November 2014, Donnelly became engaged to the duo’s manager Ali Astall, with whom he had been in a relationship for over a year. On 1 September 2018, after announcing earlier in the year that the couple were expecting their first child, Donnley’s wife gave birth to a daughter, whom the couple revealed had been named as Isla Elizabeth Anne.