Ant and Dec have revealed that their only major argument in 37 years of partnership was over a board game version of ITV's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The incident ended with Dec storming off home with the game, and they have not played it since.
On their podcast Hanging Out with Ant and Dec, Ant explained that during the game, Dec used a 50-50 lifeline on a question about murder mystery authors. The options included Agatha Christie and Ruth Rendell. Ant, acting as host, removed the other two options, leaving only Christie and Rendell. Dec was furious, calling Ant 'vindictive'. Ant defended his actions as 'clever and valid'.
Dec confirmed he packed up the board game and left. 'It was my board game so I took it home because you were a d**k,' he said. Ant laughed, adding that Dec used a loud expletive before leaving. The pair have not played the game since.
The revelation comes days after Ant and Dec disclosed on the Stick to Football podcast that they considered leaving Britain's Got Talent but were persuaded to stay by Simon Cowell. They said Cowell promised to make changes after they expressed dissatisfaction with his lateness and their reduced role in the show.
