Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway hit by more than 70 Ofcom complaints

Saturday Night Takeaway viewers who flooded the show with complaints after the Geordie duo performed in drag.In the first episode of the new series, Ant McPartlin was transformed into Lady Antoinette while Declan Donnelly took on the persona of Miss Donna Lee.The popular comedy duo joined the stage on Saturday with three former Drag Race winners in an epic End of the Show special organised by drag legend RuPaul Charles.As they strutted their stuff in their glamorous minidresses on the ITV show, the dynamic duo showed off their new moves as they took part in a choreographed special alongside The Vivienne, Krystal Versace and Lawrence Chaney.And while the large majority of fans loved the impressive performance, independent regulators Ofcom logged 59 complaints from viewers who had an issue with the scenes out of a total of 71 objections throughout the show.But the slew of complaints didn’t faze the northern lads, who addressed the controversy on Saturday night’s show.The show opened as Queen frontman Adam Lambert referenced their drag performance as he welcomed them on the show.He said: “But first, some people call him Lady Antoinette, that’s Ant McPartlin and this is Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.”Ant started the hosts’ intro and Dec added: “Yes, now I know you’re all thinking, ‘We’ve come to see Lady Antoinette and Miss Donna Lee. Where are they? Who are these clowns? Get off’.

Jeremy Clarkson has been slammed for labelling Russian F1 driver Nikita Mazepin a ‘f***ing r****d’. Clarkson’s remarks come after Mazepin revealed that he wasn’t thinking about how his homeland, Russia, had just invaded Ukraine and that he was unfazed by what is happening.

Jeremy Clarkson has taken to Twitter to brand Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin a "f*****g r****d" over his comments about the Russian Grand Prix amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In a new interview, the Russian Formula One driver, 22, told how he is a "supporter of sport without politics", after the Haas Formula One team removed the Russian sponsor from his car.In view of his 7.6 million followers, the former Top Gear host, 61, blasted the F1 driver for his comments.Jeremy wrote: "Nikita Mazepin.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly's drag act on Saturday Night Takeaway has received 59 Ofcom complaints. At the end of last week's episode, as the hosts returned for the first show of the 18th series, they donned wigs and sparkly dresses to perform in drag. While the End Of The Show Show was celebrated by many, some viewers were outraged and claim the performance was 'misogynistic'.The UK's broadcasting regulator Ofcom said it received 59 complaints related to a drag routine and eight complaints related to a prank made against Jeremy Clarkson.

Ant and Dec proved they can do anything they set their minds to as they gave a fierce performance as their drag personas Lady Antionette and Miss Donna Lee on Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend.The TV legends, both 46, slayed as they performed their new charity single We Werk Together alongside Ru Paul's Drag Race UK winners The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Krystal Versace for the End of the Show Show. Geordie presenters Ant and Dec were flooded with praise following the epic performance, after they were given makeovers by a Drag Race legend and Glow Up winner.

ANT and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway viewers have complained after an episode where they dressed up as drag queens. TV watchdog Ofcom said 59 people took issue with the scenes - out of a total of 71 objections to the show.

Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly wowed many of their viewers over the weekend as they returned with Saturday Night Takeaway.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly teamed up with the winners of Drag Race UK to perform their new charity song. The “angels of the north” transformed into their drag alter egos Lady Antoinette and Miss Donna Lee for the End Of The Show Show on Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Drag Race UK winners The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Krystal Versace also appeared in the final performance, which was introduced by American drag queen RuPaul.

ANT and Dec looked completely unrecognisable tonight as they transformed into drag queens for an epic Saturday Night Takeaway performance. The Geordie duo became Angels of the North, Lady Antoinette and Miss Donna Lee, for the End of the Show Show and they gave Ru Paul a run for his money.

Saturday Night Takeaway stars Ant and Dec have undergone their most dramatic transformation yet for the popular Saturday night show. The popular duo were unrecognisable as they were transformed into their drag queen personas; the stunning Lady Antoinette and Miss Donna Lee.The transformation was made possible by Ru Paul's Drag Race star Raven and Glow Up winner Ellis Atlantis with hair by Curtis William. Raven was responsible for turning Ant, 46 into Lady Antoinette and shared a sped-up video of the transformation, as the TV presenter could be seen with a hair net on as he has intricate makeup applied to create the final, breathtaking look.

Read more: Top Gear’s Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff stun Welsh fans as they pop into town ahead of filmingBut when it was revealed he had been pranked, the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire presenter took it all in his stride, saying: "Very good, very good. "I should have known there was something going on when you got up early this morning," he added to Lisa. Dec described it as "one of the most nerve-wracking undercovers ever" while Ant pointed out that Clarkson had rubbed up many people the wrong way over the years so this was payback.

surprise wedding live on telly and Jeremy Clarkson pranked as the latest victim of the Undercover sketch. Whilst some of the favourite features of the show are alive and well, long time fans will know there is one bit that is missing - in the form of Little Ant & Dec. READ MORE: Ant and Dec surprise mum-to-be with surprise wedding live on tellyThey were one of the highlights of the show, and got many laughs each week by putting big name celebrity guests in the hot seat with uncomfortable questions, like the current prime minister Boris Johnson, former prime minister Tony Blair Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Katie Price, Victoria Beckham and Ewan McGregor.

charged with drink driving following a crash. Ant was found to be more than twice the alcohol limit and was fined a record £86k whilst also being banned from driving for 20 months. Viewers already knew that Clarkson would be appearing onto tonight's show after the teaser clip for the first episode showed former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson looking less than impressed.

Ant and Dec left fans in a total frenzy on Saturday night after they made a comeback to screens in a Drag Race routine.The hosting duo, both 46, returned to host Saturday Night Takeaway and joined RuPaul's Drag Race UK winners The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Krystal Versace for an end of the show show. In their amazing outfits, Ant and Dec wowed fans with glittery ensembles and faces full of makeup.Taking to Twitter one person said: "this is so iconic of ant & dec," another added: "OMG Ant & Dec looked amazing!! Totally loves you guys as drag superstars amazing." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter A third person said: "Got to admit, Ant & Dec as drag queens, they looked absolutely AMAZING!!" And a fourth added: "Ant & Dec in drag was something I didn’t know I needed.They looked insane! #SaturdayNightTakeaway." Another chimed: "Ant & Dec in drag is everything!!!" and someone else shared: "Ant and Dec in drag, I am speechless." Saturday Night Takeaway viewers also coined it the "best end of the show show" ever.The popular presenters have since shared a closer look at their outfits on Instagram, in amazing snaps.

Saturday Night Takeaway returned tonight to mark the occasion Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly got into drag with the three winners from RuPaul's Drag Race UK – The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Krystal Versace. Looking completely fierce for the End Of The Show Show on the popular ITV programme, Ant and Dec donned high heels, wigs and stunning sparkly dresses as they frolicked on the stage with the professional drag queens.The Vivienne stepped out of a car and was then met by Lawrence and Krystal as they entered the studio together – moments before a huge surprise left fans in disbelief.

Declan Donnelly and Ant McPartlin love to rub people up the wrong way on their ITV show Saturday Night Takeaway.In Saturday's (February 19) segment of the show, the person who faced the brunt of the famous double team was none other than potty-mouth Jeremy Clarkson.Jeremy was forced to watch the scene back and he looked less than impressed - and fans certainly noticed.In the clip, Jeremy, who was filming for his show Clarkson's Farm at the time, was hit with protests which left him utterly confused, but as he went to defuse the situation, it enhanced.As the protesters (who were actually Ant and Dec in disguise, alongside other actors) took action and handcuffed themselves to Jeremy's car and, pushing it even further, soil was dumped on his vehicle."Officers" were already called to the scene after Jeremy ordered the protesters to leave - but it didn't quite go his way...As one protester was arrested, the officers soon added a twist as they revealed Jeremy was also going to be arrested.The officer told the protester that he was being arrested due for criminal damage, as Jeremy made a comment about being out in "20 minutes".He then turned to Jeremy and said: "Mr Clarkson, can I ask you just to calm down, your continued presence here constitutes as breach of peace, so I'm also arresting you."Jeremy firstly told the officer: "Good luck with that," before he began swearing multiple times on the show, prompting the officer to add: "And that's abusive behaviour."A "protester" then shouted: "You can't arrest him! You're not a police officer, we're not protesters!," with Dec adding: "Because he's on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway."As the scene was shown on air, Jeremy was seen watching it in the background - and he looked

Hit ITV show Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is back on our screens this evening.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have had to censor Jeremy Clarkson’s potty mouth on this weekend's Saturday Night Takeaway.The Geordies played a cruel prank on the Grand Tour host for their ITV family show but he failed to see the joke.Ant admitted: “He has got a temper, as we all know, so we were very nervous about it," as Dec added: “He went for it.”The TV duo turned up at his farm Diddly Squat in Chipping Norton disguised as eco protestors for one of their Undercover stunts.The pair and a gang of actors playing fellow campaigners caused havoc carrying banners about “saving soil” as it has feelings.Angry Clarkson arrived on site and was fuming over the protest.But things took a turn for the worse, when one campaigner handcuffed himself to Jeremy’s car and later on soil is dumped all over his motor via a tractor.A source said: “Clarkson turned the air blue with his language.

This Morning underwent an unexpected shake-up during Friday's instalment of the ITV daytime show (February 18) as presenters Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond left the regular studio. Instead, the Friday duo went to the Saturday Night Takeaway stage in another area of the ITV lot where they met up with NTA legends and presenting duo Ant and Dec for a chat.

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, has been left fuming after his partner Lisa Hogan, 48, "stitched" him up at his own farm.The prank that was years in the making will air tomorrow night on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly spoke today about the new series on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Breakfast show with Gary Davies.Gary asked the pair if their undercover pranks take a lot of planning.Ant replied: "With Jeremy Clarkson, I think we started planning it a couple of series ago."We couldn't quite get it working but thanks to his girlfriend Lisa we had an in. It's always good to have an in."The pair discussed how they pranked the Clarkson's Farm star, without getting too much away.Dec said: "We finally got him Mr Jeremy Clarkson."We hit him on his farm.

Jeremy Clarkson will be pranked by Ant and Dec on the new series of Saturday Night Takeaway, the duo have confirmed. Dec said they had been trying to get the host of Clarkson's Farm on to the show for the last 10 years as he appeared on BBC The One Show on Thursday night (February 17) to promote the new season.