Britain’s Got Talent's Ant McPartlin gives rare insight into 35-year friendship with Dec
Ant McPartlin met his best friend and co-star Declan Donnelly back in 1989. Despite hurdles, they have remained side by side ever since.
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The pair have been side by side for 35 years after taking the entertainment industry by storm. They first met as teens on Byker Grove and went on to become pop singers, known as PJ and Duncan.
Most of their adult years have been consumed by their back-to-back TV schedules. From working on big shows like Britain’s Got Talent as well as I’m A Celebrity.
When filming Down Under they stay in close quarters, and often are spotted on the golf course after filming or dining out with their wives and family. At one point they even lived three doors away from each other on the same street.
Following on from his first wife Lisa Armstrong, Ant settled into married life with his second wife Anne-Marie.
Despite the glitz and glamour and being one of ITV’s biggest stars, a lot has changed over the past decades, both in their personal lives and their roles on-screen.
Back in 2018, their friendship was put to the ultimate test which led them to slightly drift.
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But thanks to their enduring success and professional partnership they soon bounced back as the star recovered.
The pair remain fiercely private over their personal life, but Ant stepped out in a rare admission confessing that maintaining their friendship hasn't been easy.
Ant said: "We started working together when we were 13, and we became friends very quickly. But, you know, we're both 49 this year. We're obviously not the same people that we were when we were 13. So throughout our career, you know, we've both changed."
Before adding: "But being able to maintain that friendship doesn't come naturally. Sometimes you have to work with friendships, and sometimes you have to compromise and sometimes you have to give each other space and time and whatever."