Ant and Dec have revealed they considered splitting up after Ant McPartlin's conviction for drink-driving last year. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the TV duo discussed the hurt and anger surrounding the incident.
McPartlin was more than twice over the legal limit when he crashed into two cars in south-west London last March, while driving his mother. Both cars he hit contained children. He was fined £86,000, believed to be a British record for drink-driving, and banned from driving for 20 months.
Declan Donnelly described McPartlin's drink-driving offence as 'indefensible', and admitted he had considered ending their partnership. 'I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about it,' he said, but ultimately he wanted his friend healthy and happy, and their relationship back on track.
After the crash, McPartlin withdrew from his television commitments and entered rehab. The pair then reassessed their career and relationship, realising they had started to take each other for granted and had stopped communicating properly. 'For the first time in many years, all we talked about were deep things,' McPartlin said.
The presenters are due to return as a duo next Saturday on Britain's Got Talent, marking their first TV appearance together in a year.
