She was loved by viewers and she was praised by her co-host Dec Donnelly, but This Morning's Holly Willoughby won't be returning to host I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2019, as it's been confirmed that Ant McPartlin will be making a return.
Ant, who decided to take a year off from all showbiz duties in 2018 to focus on his recovery, will be reunited with his friend and co-presenter Dec for the 2019 series of the popular jungle show.
The show's Creative Director Richard Cowles revealed the news, saying, "We love what Holly did, but we’re very much looking forward to Ant coming back and I think it’s going to be an amazing series.
"I think the job is for us to create a series and cast where everyone wants to come back and watch more, so I’m not worried. I’m looking forward to seeing Ant and Dec back again."
After her successful stint on the show, where viewers praised her for doing a grand job, Holly was tipped to end Ant and Dec's 17-year NTA reign, however the Geordie boys were able to keep their crown, picking up the Best Presenter award again.
Check out Ant and Dec's career timeline:
Ant and Dec's career timeline (slider)
1 of 8And & Dec: Early career
Ant & Dec as PJ and DuncanIn 1989 Dec landed a part on BBC children's drama Byker Grove, playing Duncan. A year later Ant was cast as PJ – PJ and Duncan was born.Another career change for the boys came in 1994, when they began as co-presenters of children's show Gimme 5 on CITV. Just a year later they landed their own programme, The Ant & Dec Show, this time on CBBC.
2 of 8And & Dec: Early career
Ant & Dec became popstarsIt wasn't just acting for the boys: PJ & Duncan were pop stars for a while, and became best known for their 1994 UK top 10 Let's Get Ready to Rhumble.Their last studio album, The Cult of Ant and Dec, was released in 1997, managing to chart at number 15.
3 of 8And & Dec: Early career
Ant & Dec hosted SMTV and CD
4 of 8Ant & Dec: Primetime career
They hit the prime time with talent show Pop IdolThey presented Pop Idol for two years, before it replaced with The X Factor and Kate Thornton took over.This gave them the opportunity to create and present Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which is about begin its 13th series.In 2002, a year after Saturday Night Takeaway's debut, the boys joined I'm a Celebrity and have become huge parts of the show.
5 of 8Ant & Dec: Awards
Among their numerous gongs, Ant & Dec have received the National Television Award for Most Popular Entertainment/TV Presenter for 15 years running. Most recently, at the 2018 NTAs, the duo won Best Presenter.
6 of 8Ant & Dec: Relationships
In 2015 Dec married his longtime manager Ali Astall and Ant was, of course, best man. And in July 2006, Dec acted as best man at Ant's wedding to make-up artist Lisa Armstrong. Ant and Lisa, however, filed for divorce this year after 11 years of marriage.
7 of 8Ant & Dec: Friendship
Ant previously revealed his friendship with Dec started in 1990, when he sent him a Christmas card and invited him to a football match.He said: "And that was that. It just happened immediately. We clicked. We'd spend all day making each other laugh and annoying everyone and quoting Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer lines to each other."When their parts were written out of Byker Grove, the boys vowed to stick together. Dec told Weekend magazine: "We made a pact. We said to each other, 'Look, whatever happens, I'll always be there for you and you're never in this life on your own or against the world – you've always got a mate looking out for you."Even though they work together, Ant & Dec make sure they go out together at least once a week – and even live three doors apart in London!Dec said: "It's our choice to socialise outside work. And we both get to go to work with our best mate every day. And that keeps our feet on the ground."Ant added: "We love each other, definitely."
8 of 8Ant & Dec: Britain's Got Talent
Establishing themselves as the busiest presenters in the country, Ant & Dec signed up for Britain's Got Talent in 2006 – and a year later signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, which was thought to be worth £40 million.
Meanwhile, as well as being confirmed to appear on I'm A Celebrity in 2019, Ant will also be back on the brand new series of Britain's Got Talent.
The talent show, which is due to begin in April, released the first teaser trailer for the series, showing Ant and Dec back together again. The one minute long advert shows Dec struggling to conduct a music hall, before Ant appears to help out his friend, leading to all four judges to make an appearance.
Watch the official Britain's Got Talent trailer below:
Following his successful stint in rehab, Ant confirmed he'd be making a return to BGT back in January, when the first set of auditions kicked off.
Posting a selfie with Dec to their shared Instagram account, the boys captioned the shot with, #BGT 2019. Audition day 1. The boys are back in town.' [sic]
The new series of Britain's Got Talent begins on ITV in April, with I'm A Celebrity expected to return in November.
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