ANT McPartlin is one half of the UK's best loved double act, along with his best friend, Declan Donnelly.
It was announced the pair were stepping away from popular show Saturday Night Takeaway in May 2023. Here's what we know.
How much is Ant McPartlin worth?
Ant's net worth is estimated to be more than £60million, and his presenting partner Dec Donnelly is thought to be worth a similar amount.
However, in 2019, he lost large sums of money to drink-drive shame which lost him £1.6million in 2018 and his divorce settlement of £31 million to ex-wife Lisa Armstrong.
In 2023, the pair signed a new three-year deal with ITV, worth in excess of £30million.
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This is a long way from Byker Grove where they reportedly earned £100 a day.
What TV Shows has Ant presented with Declan Donnelly?
Byker Grove
While not a presenting role this was Ant's big break as PJ on Byker Grove.
It was during his time on this show that he developed his all important friendship with Declan Donnelly.
He worked on the show from 1990 to 1993.
The pair later transitioned into music, scoring a UK top 10 hit with Let's Get Ready To Rhumble, under the name PJ and Duncan.
Children's TV and game shows
In 1994 the pair began presenting children's show Gimme 5 on CITV which ran for two seasons.
This was clearly not the end though as they began a new show called The Ant & Dec show the following year.
The sketch show won them two Bafta awards and an in-store VHS release of the best bits.
Ant and Dec became Saturday morning favourites while presenting SMTV Live in 1997, before they eventually branched out into game shows such as Friends Like These, PokerFace and Push the Button.
They left children's TV for good in 2001.
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Long-lasting presenters
Friends Like These was their first primetime slot and solidified their position as presenters.
They took off on ITV's Pop Idol but had to leave SMTV behind because of the success.
However, Pop Idol was replaced by the X Factor in 2004 meaning they had to move on to something new.
That opportunity came for ITV's 50th anniversary to present Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon which was a variety of game shows all of which were presented by the pair.
In 2002 they began presenting Saturday Night Takeaway, which they created themselves.
That year also saw the rise of I'm A Celebrity.... Get Me Out Of Here! with the highest ratings peaking in 2004.
Both shows are still much loved and renewed each year with the duo at the helm.
Completing the big trio of shows, the pair began presenting Britain's Got Talent in 2007.
Since then they have done smaller shows around these key projects such as Ant and Dec's DNA Journey which revealed they had an ancestral connection.
The pair also presented The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration and some short-lived game shows.
On May 18, 2023, The duo announced that they were stepping away from Saturday Night Takeaway, in a video released on their joint Instagram account.
They did reveal that they would make one more series in 2024 before quitting the show.
In the video, Ant said: “We love making Saturday Night Takeaway, but reaching the milestone of 20 series seemed like the perfect time to pause for a little while and catch our breath.”
Dec added: “We still have a momentous 20th series to look forward to first so we will do our best to go out (for now) with a bang in 2024.”
Who is Ant's wife Anne-Marie Corbett?
After divorcing Lisa Armstrong, Ant was then seen with his partner Anne-Marie Corbett in March 2018 when she sent him off to work with a packed lunch.
The pair then married on August 7, 2021, and Anne-Marie even flew out to Australia for a spell while Ant was filming I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2019.
Anne-Marie had worked as Ant's personal assistant in 2017.
They do not have any children together but Anne-Marie has two children from her previous marriage.
