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’.
