Ant McPartlin to appear on Saturday Night Takeaway as bosses ‘give pre-recorded scenes the go-ahead’

The presenter won't feature in any of the live segments this weekend
Pre-record: Ant McPartlin will feature on this weekend's Saturday Night Takeaway
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Jennifer Ruby27 March 2018

Ant McPartlin is reportedly set to make an appearance on this weekend’s Saturday Night Takeaway in pre-recorded scenes.

While the presenter will miss the live show after being charged with drink-driving last week, he is expected to appear in the latest episode of sketch series, Saturday Knight Takeaway.

According to the Sun, ITV producers were weighing up whether or not to include the mini-series this week, but now given it the go-ahead.

“There’s been some discussion about whether the whole of the series should be ditched because Ant features heavily,” a source told the publication.

“But after a lot of soul searching it was decided that the final two episodes should run because viewers have loved the series and want to find out the conclusion in the final two episodes.

“Obviously it means Ant will still be on the show in some form.”

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Declan Donnelly has reportedly been in ‘crisis talks’ with producers over how best to deal with the fallout of McPartlin’s arrest and re-entry to rehab.

“At the moment talks are taking place about exactly how his situation in regards to the drink driving charge and rehab will be addressed,” the insider added.

Saturday Night Takeaway was replaced by The Voice last weekend but will return to TV for the final two episodes which will see Donnelly hosting alone.

McPartlin was arrested and later charged with drink driving after crashing his car into two vehicles in Richmond. The incident saw four-year-old Amaira Vanoo taken to hospital.

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