Ant and Dec admit viral clip of them singing is a 'difficult watch'

Performing on This Morning, the duo sing Eternal Love in a clip from 1994 that has resurfaced
Lizzie Edmonds @lizzieedmo18 December 2023
The Weekender

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Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have said an old, cringe-worthy video of the pair singing Eternal Love that has recently gone viral is a "difficult watch".

The presenters shot to fame playing characters PJ and Duncan on Newcastle-based CBBC drama Byker Grove in the 90s. 

After they left the show, the pair launched music careers and performed as their characters enjoying hits such as Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble.

Over the weekend, a clip of the duo performing Eternal Love on This Morning in 1994 went viral - with many fans commenting how the cringe-worthy video was hard to watch in its entirety. 

In the clip, the pair sing lyrics such as “Back in the days when we first met, those time we had I'm never gonna forget” while dressed in baggy jeans and t-shirts. 

In a comment under the post, the pair commented: “Hahahaha!! It's a more difficult watch for us.”

Thankfully, not every fan was so harsh. Presenter Stacey Dooley was among the fans to heap praise on the fun clip, writing: “I've watched approx 100 times.”

McPartlin and Donnelly - more commonly known as Ant and Dec - have recently returned home from presenting I’m A Celebrity.. Get Me Out of Here! In Australia. 

Reality star Sam Thompson took the title of King of the Jungle, beating retired professional boxer Tony Bellew and former Ukip leader Nigel Farage to the title.

Last week, 31-year-old Thompson said he was apprehensive about starring on the reality programme, despite it being a childhood dream.

“When I first stepped foot in that jungle, I didn’t know what to expect, and I was a bit nervous about whether I was going to make myself look like a dick as I know I’m a bit full on especially when there’s a lot of people and energy around at all times,” he said on Instagram.

“Coupled with not knowing what was going on in the outside world, I would be lying if I didn’t say I was nervous,” he said on Instagram.

“Having said that, being on a show I genuinely never thought I’d get a chance to do, and getting to meet Ant and Dec and do all of these iconic experiences that I’ve always watched on the TV just made me so damn happy that I stopped worrying about all that on day 2.”

During his time on the show, Thompson was praised for talking about receiving an ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) diagnosis last year and his enthusiastic personality proved a hit with viewers.

Thompson, who shared a picture of himself at the airport on his way home from Australia, also said he is “overwhelmed with gratitude” after winning the show.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to be crowned King of the Jungle,” he said.

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