They’ve been a celeb duo since 1989 – going on to front multiple TV projects together over the past 30 years.
And Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have been keeping their fans entertained during the coronavirus lockdown with hilarious prank skits.
The pair are self-isolating apart in their respective homes but still managed to film a TikTok video where they pretended to pelt each other with ping pong balls.
Video: Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have been keeping their fans entertained during the coronavirus lockdown with hilarious prank skits
The video opens with Dec sitting quietly in a chair reading a book before Ant sneaks up on him and throws a ping pong ball at his forehead.
Surprised, Dec looks up and sees that no one is there, with Ant hitting him again before quickly disappearing.
Dec then looks up just in time to see Ant and grabs a bowl full of ping pong balls and throws them at him, grinning in triumph.
However, Ant then loses his cool as he grabs a chair and prepares to throw it at Dec who gets up and runs away.
Prank: The pair are self-isolating apart in their respective homes but still managed to film a video where they pelted each other with ping pong balls
Joke: The video opens with Dec sitting quietly in a chair reading a book before Ant sneaks up on him and throws a ping pong ball at his forehead
The video was the second part of an earlier skit the presenting duo had uploaded where they threw an assortment of objects at each other before Ant resorted to the chair.
Despite the fun the pair are trying to have in lockdown, Ant hit headlines recently when his £31million divorce from ex-wife Lisa Armstrong was finalised.
Lisa recently liked a tweet about being ‘cheated on’ and referenced being ‘broken hearted’.
The make-up artist, 43, has been embroiled in a two-year battle with Ant, 44, who is now free to marry his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett.
Surprise: Dec looks up and sees that no one is there, with Ant hitting him again before quickly disappearing
Gotcha: Dec then looks up just in time to see Ant and grabs a bowl full of ping pong balls and throws them at him, grinning in triumph
The tweet which Lisa has liked, read: ‘Good luck for your future, I split with my man 2 years after 19 years as he had an affair.
‘I was broken hearted and still am but I have to keep smiling. So looking at you smiling makes me smile and then I know I have to carry on.’
Lisa also showed her appreciation for another post, which read: ‘You look fab. I have been amazed by your strength & positivity #girlpower #youreinspiring #hugsandkisses.
It’s over: Despite the fun the pair are trying to have in lockdown, Ant hit headlines recently when his £31million divorce from ex-wife Lisa Armstrong was finalised
Ant was granted a decree absolute this week which formally ends his 12-year marriage and 23-year relationship with Lisa.
The former couple split in January 2018 after the presenter’s highly documented battle with painkillers and alcohol.
He has since been seeing his ‘rock’ and former PA Anne-Marie Corbett, 44.
A source told The Sun: ‘It’s been an extremely difficult road with a lot of heartache and unpleasantness, but it’s finally done. It’s over.
‘Ant’s been desperate to start the next chapter of his life and at least now he and Anne-Marie can plan for the future. It won’t be long before they are married.’
Former flame: It was reported last week the former couple’s divorce was finalised following a two-year battle, leaving Ant, 44, free to marry his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett
Support: The make-up artist, 43, showed support for one of her followers by liking the tweet they had sent her, which also referenced being ‘broken hearted’ on Monday
MailOnline contacted representatives for Ant and Lisa for further comment at the time.
It was recently reported that Ant would have to close his £20 million television business to fund the divorce.
According to Companies House, the presenter’s production business Teecourt Limited has filed paperwork to cease trading in the coming weeks.
Fresh start: The presenter is now free to marry his girlfriend, former PA Anne-Marie Corbett (pictured earlier this month)
Earlier this year, Saturday Night Takeaway host Ant was reported to have handed over £31 million to Lisa, including their £5 million home in West London, after an ‘eight-hour negotiation’.
The beauty expert was said to have been the ‘peacemaker’ during the eight-hour long discussion about her divorce from the TV star, claimed The Sun.
The publication first alleged the TV veteran offered up more than half of his estimated £50m fortune, but was ‘delighted’ that the case has come to an end as he can ‘move on’, two years after announcing their split.
Denial: Lisa took to Twitter to shut down claims she’s receiving £31 million from her divorce from Ant, posting: ‘Nope a load of nonsense AGAIN….’
However, as the news broke, the former Deuce musician took to Twitter to deny the reports, posting: ‘Nope a load of nonsense AGAIN….’
She went to ‘like’ tweets that stated: ‘no amount of money could ever compensate for what this poor girl has had to endure’, and ‘Get what you can!
‘You deserve it! Terrible treatment of you since you found out when we did! And with a so called friend! It’s heartbreaking behaviour.
Supportive fans: The former singer went on to like tweets that stated ‘no amount of money’ would be compensation for her experience in recent months
‘I bet the money means nothing in some respects, it certainly can’t buy the respect she deserves or make up for the sh***y spineless way he scurried off & tried to silence her.
‘Whatever the sum is I’m sure it will be put to much better use & I wish her all the best’; and ‘Why do people care what you get, no amount of money big or small can change the fact a heart was broken’. [sic]
Ant and Lisa are now said to be on civil terms, with the exes speaking have ‘without an intermediary’ as they continue to share custody of their beloved pet Labrador, Hurley.
Late last year, friends of the former couple told The Mail On Sunday that despite efforts by Ant to keep their split low-key, Lisa still wanted her day in court.
Lisa, a make-up artist on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, is understood to have felt that Ant ‘got away with a lot’ following their split.
She was also believed to be dismayed and deeply hurt that he moved on so quickly when he started a new relationship with Anne-Marie.
A source close to the couple said: ‘Ant has been very generous in terms of the financial settlement but Lisa is totally the opposite of someone who is motivated by money.
‘She doesn’t care about that – she earns her own. But she has been so hurt by all of this.
‘What the general public and his fans don’t realise is that Ant’s decision to end the marriage came after years of Lisa trying to save him from himself.
‘There were at least three years when she was at her wits’ end and it was tough. Watching him move on was very, very difficult. Lisa is very much aware that a judge may not award her as much as Ant is offering but she doesn’t care.
‘She has suffered tremendously in all of this and she wants her day in court.’
Their union legally came to an end during a 30-second hearing in October 2018, finalising over a decade of marriage.
They had announced their split in January that year, following 23 years together.
Ant’s representative said at the time: ‘In response to the recent speculation in the media, Ant is very sad to announce that, after eleven years, he is ending his marriage to Lisa McPartlin.
‘Ant asks for privacy at this difficult time, for both himself, Lisa and their immediate families. No further statement will be made.’
Ant and Lisa met at a roadshow in Newcastle in the mid-1990s while Lisa was an aspiring pop star in Deuce. He had often spoken of their struggle to have children.
Moving on: Their union legally came to an end during a 30-second hearing in October 2018, finalising over a decade of marriage (pictured at their wedding in 2016)