ANT and Dec’s glittering career spanning more than two decades began with a Saturday morning TV show that nearly bombed. SM:TV Live seemed dull — until the Geordie duo took the daring decision to SEX UP the kids’ programme.
The cheeky sketches and madcap humour brought in scores of new viewers, including parents and students. But a new documentary reveals how the programme that led to the pair presenting Britain’s Got Talent, I’m A Celebrity and Saturday Night Takeaway could have spelled financial ruin for them.
On new ITV documentary The Story Of SM:TV Live, Ant McPartlin, 45, explains: “We are the presenters we are today because of that show. “We learned how to do it there — and there’s no better breeding ground than Saturday morning.
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