Declan Donnelly's solo Saturday Night Takeaway was labelled a success as he made several veiled references to the absence of Ant McPartlin. Declan Donnelly's solo Saturday Night Takeaway was labelled a success as he made several veiled references to the absence of Ant McPartlin. 'The country has never wanted to hug someone so much' - Saturday Night Takeaway fans react to Declan's first ever episode without AntThe presenter was without his normal sidekick after Ant stepped down from his TV commitments when he was charged with drink driving earlier this month. Later when presenting a segment from an empty ITV studio next to the Saturday Night Takeaway's, Dec joked not to worry - "It's not going that badly". Although officially hosting solo, Dec was supported by presenter Davina McCall as part of a new segment related to McCall's own show, This Time Next Year.

Source: Irish Independent April 01, 2018 08:37 UTC