ITV has said it’s “utter nonsense” to suggest Ant & Dec could be replaced on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The broadcaster spoke out following a story in a Sunday newspaper that I’m A Celeb bosses could be open to trialling two new hosts when the programme returns later in the year.
But a spokesperson for ITV has vehemently denied the suggestion, telling The Mirror: “It is utter nonsense to suggest that Ant and Dec are set to be replaced on I’m A Celebrity.”
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I’m A Celebrity traditionally airs on ITV around November to December and is filmed in Australia.
Ant, 42, revealed last week he has stepped down from current TV commitments.
It means he will not be appearing in the last two episodes of the current series of Saturday Night Takeaway, which air on March 31 and April 7.
Ant has returned to treatment after being charged with drink-driving after a car collision in London last weekend.
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