Sharing storylines on the show created a friendship off-screen as well as on, and they went on to pursue a showbiz career together. Nowadays, they’re famed for presenting shows such as I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain’s Got Talent together.

Dubbed the nation’s “most beloved presenting duo” on numerous occasions, the pair even had a cameo in hit rom-com Love Actually – where Bill Nighy’s character pointed out that many people can’t tell them apart.

It is for this reason that Ant always stands on the left, and Dec on the right.

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