Ant and Dec admit they were left 'panicking' as Alison Hammond almost quit Saturday Night Takeaway prank
24.02.2023 - 15:05
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Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have shared how they were left 'panicking' when their prank on Ant & Dec's as part of the new series of Saturday Night Takeaway almost fell apart. The presenting duo will be back on screens on Saturday night (February 25) with their hit ITV show after nearly a year off-air.
The new series of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which first aired in 2002 and has been on screens since, aside from during a hiatus between 2009 and 2013, will feature Alison, Joe Wicks, Claudia Winkleman and Rylan Clark among other famous faces. And as ever, the new run will feature a variety of segments, with some of the most popular including I’m A Celebrity… Get Out Of Me Ear, On Air Dares and Singalong Live.
Ant and Dec appeared on The One Show on Thursday night (February 23) ahead of the first episode this weekend and viewers got a first-look clip at This Morning star Alison's upcoming prank. The clip showed Alison being set to a spooky-looking hotel, while Ant and Dec hid in another room on the premises, which had been decked out with hidden cameras, in order to carry out the prank.
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But it turns out Alison was immediately put off by the venue, claiming it was haunted as soon as she stepped foot in reception. She was then seen in a guest room saying: "A million per cent I'm not staying here." Eventually sitting down for a drink in the hotel's restaurant, Alison said: "This place is haunted. I feel it. I have an affinity with spirits."
After the clip was played out to The One Show viewers, back in the studio, Ant admitted: "I actually feel a bit sorry for her watching