Ant and Dec looked emotional as they took to Instagram ahead of the final Saturday Night Takeaway later tonight. They shared a clip with their five million followers from show rehersals.
“So rehearsals are underway for the last Saturday Night Takeaway,” a forlorn looking Ant said. He then turned to Dec and asked: “You alright there?” “I’m OK. Getting through it,” sighed Dec, looking visibly upset.
“We’re OK. It’s very sad,” Ant said, emotionally. “It’s a weird day isn’t it,” Dec chimed in. “It’s a really weird day. Really weird,” Ant agreed. “But it’s going to be a great show. A two-hour extravaganza,” he promised, adding, “Fun times, guys. 7 o’clock. See you later.”
A huge variety of celebrities are helping the Geordie duo say farewell to the TV institution, including Simon Cowell, Girls Aloud, Amanda Holden and Rylan Clark. They are also welcoming back former helpers Ashley Roberts and Kirsty Gallacher for the final decider of the Ant vs Dec challenges.
Teasing what fans can expect from the show, Ant said: “It’s genuinely the biggest Saturday Night Takeaway we’ve ever done! We’re taking over the whole of TV Centre, it’s going to be chaotic, unpredictable and hopefully very entertaining….anything could happen!”
Dec confirmed this saying: ” Everything is supersized for this very special live farewell show – we’ve got 3 stages, our main studio stage and two brand new purpose built stages outside TV Centre.”
“I can’t quite believe it will be the last show, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed making this final series. I know it’ll be an emotional night but we intend to give Takeaway viewers a party to end all parties!” Ant said.
Dec chimed in: “It’s been mixed emotions all week as we’ve been planning and rehearsing this final show. Saturday Night Takeaway is very special to us.
“We’ve made this two hour finale show a real celebration of all things SNT from over the years.
“We’ve got the biggest Happiest Minute of all time, the final Win the Ads, a supersized Singalong Live with Kaiser Chiefs, Tony Hadley and S Club and we’re pushing Ring My Bell to another level,” Ant enthused.
Not to be outdone Dec interjected: “Stephen’s back for the final ultimate decider of Ant vs Dec and he’s enlisted Ashley Roberts and Kirsty Gallacher to come back and help him. We’ve got some brilliant unexpected surprises lined up for viewers too!” he promised.
The last ever Saturday Night Takeaay is on ITV at 7pm on Saturday March 13. PRevious epsiodes are available to watch on ITVX.