I'm A Celeb's Ant and Dec address 'meeting' Dean McCullough on Britain's Got Talent

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I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! hosts Ant and Dec have spoken out about their past encounter with Dean McCullough, after fans discovered that before his jungle stint, the BBC Radio 1 presenter had previously appeared on Britain's Got Talent.

Ant and Dec were there side-stage of BGT when Dean, then just 20, performed with his dance group The Glambassadors in 2013, dazzling their way to the live semi-finals.

Despite fan speculation over why Ant and Dec hadn't mentioned knowing him before, the pair set the record straight during an Instagram Live Q&A.

When quizzed by a viewer, "Do you remember meeting Dean on Britain's Got Talent years ago," Ant candidly responded: "Good question but the answer to that is no." Reflecting on his BGT stint, Dean, who was honing his craft at drama school at the time, shared: "We formed because we all know each other through working in dance." He added: "But a week before the auditions we lost two guys who got jobs in LA.