Big deal for Ant & Dec

Two of the biggest names on UK TV are set to get a boost in their bank balance. Popular TV duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have clinched a deal worth millions, which will see them in work for the next two years.

Stars of shows such as Saturday night takeaway and Pokerface and front men for I’m a celebrity get me out of here has kept them busy and constantly on the TV. They have also had a joint starring role in the film Alien autopsy, which was released in 2006 and had mixed reviews. The friends met when they both appeared in the children’s TV programme Byker Grove.