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Saturday Night Takeaway CANCELLED as Ant McPartlin goes back to rehab following drink drive arrest
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Beretta/Sims/REX/Shutterstock (9349992a) Anthony McPartlin 'Britain's Got Talent' TV show auditions, London, UK – 31 Jan 2018
It’s been revealed that Saturday Night Takeaway will be cancelled for the near future as Ant McPartlin heads back to rehab following his drink drive arrest.
An ITV spokesman confirmed the shock news in a statement which reads: “ITV has taken a joint decision with Ant and Dec’s team not to broadcast Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend.
“We will be reviewing options for the last two episodes of the series (March 31 and April 7) which would not feature Ant who is taking time off to seek treatment.
“We very much hope that he gets the help that he needs.”
Following the announcement, Ant and his BFF Declan Donnelly have also released their own separate statement to The Sun.
“Ant has decided to go back into treatment and step down from his current TV commitments”, it reads.
“He has spoken with Dec and ITV today and asked ..
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