EVER since the 90s, Ant McPartlin has been known for being one half of Ant and Dec.<\/p>\n
Since their rise to fame, the Geordie duo have gone onto become national treasures, and it all started when he starred on a famous kids show.<\/p>\n
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Anthony David "Ant" McPartlin, OBE, first came to prominence on the kids' TV show Byker Grove.<\/p>\n
He was born on November 18, 1975, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.<\/p>\n
The English television presenter, producer and actor stands at\u00a05 foot 8 inches tall.<\/p>\n
He is known for his small stature along with best pal Declan Donnelly, who is 5ft 6 inches.<\/p>\n
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Ant and Dec have formed one of the most successful partnerships in TV, and are known as television royalty.<\/p>\n
They have fronted a number of shows, but really hit the big time when they\u00a0presented children\u2019s Saturday morning show SMTV Live, which launched the career of Cat Deeley, as well as CD:UK, a music chart show.<\/p>\n
Speaking fondly about the show, Ant told the Huffington Post in 2023: \u201cEvery Friday we\u2019d have a night in \u2013 we had good training from Byker Grove, \u2018you\u2019ve got to learn those scripts, you\u2019ve got to be on time, and you\u2019ve got to do your job\u2019<\/p>\n
He went on: \u201cIt was originally meant to be a pre-recorded show, but then ITV said, \u2018you\u2019re the first show of the new millennium, and we want you to be live\u2019.<\/p>\n
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"And we were like, \u2019well s**t\u2019<\/em>, we\u2019re going out to celebrate the New Year in Newcastle, we\u2019re not cancelling that!\u2019.<\/p>\n
"So what we did was, we celebrated up there, hard, and then got in the car and got driven down to London, straight to the studios.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t even have a kip, I think I had shut-eye in the car and then went on air. But it was fine, everybody was in the same boat \u2013 the viewers, the crew, Cat, we were all feeling it!"<\/p>\n
Ant and Dec then moved away from kids' TV and have had success with Saturday Night Takeaway and Limitless Win, as well as fronting I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and Britain's Got Talent.<\/p>\n
Ant's net worth is estimated to be\u00a0around \u00a362million.<\/p>\n
Ant found love with his personal assistant, Anne-Marie Corbett.<\/p>\n
They got engaged on Christmas Eve 2020 before marrying the following summer.<\/p>\n
The pair tied the knot in August 2021 at St Michael\u2019s Church in Heckfield in Hampshire.<\/p>\n
Ant was previously married to Lisa Armstrong for 11 years.<\/p>\n
However, in October 2018, the former couple officially divorced.<\/p>\n
Ant doesn't have any children.<\/p>\n
However, he gained two step-daughters through his relationship with Anne-Marie .<\/p>\n
The former PA has two girls from her previous marriage to businessman Scott Corbett, whom she divorced in 2017.<\/p>\n
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