Ant McPartlin was so disheartened by bullies during his childhood that Ant and Dec’s TV dominance may never have happened.
Imagine, a world without Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway!
The Geordie duo first met and found fame as young teens on BBC children’s drama Byker Grove. But Byker Grove wasn’t Ant’s initial brush with telly fame.
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He first showed up on the box aged just 11 on Why Don’t You? – but even though Ant loved appearing on the series, he wasn’t so keen on some of the negative attention it brought his way…
Ant McPartlin on the downside of childhood TV fame
Now 46, Ant revealed in August 2014 that school bullies put him off auditioning for Byker Grove.
That’s because they had taken the Mickey out of him after he appeared on WDY?, calling him names.
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