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Dec Donnelly Discloses Ongoing Anxiety as Ant & Dec Remove Podcast Promo Following Criticism

The presenters share personal struggles in their first joint podcast interview.

Overview

  • Declan Donnelly said he lives with a low-level, constant anxiety that makes it hard to switch off, describing a persistent inner voice pushing him to stay productive.
  • He revealed he undertook therapy five or six years ago, found it helpful, and later struggled to resume sessions when his original therapist became unavailable.
  • Ant McPartlin reflected on life changes since his addictions and 2018 drink‑driving conviction, saying sobriety and family have made him a better man than a decade ago.
  • Donnelly publicly praised McPartlin for taking responsibility and working on himself, calling him a much improved person compared with before the incident.
  • The pair are launching a new series, Hanging Out With Ant & Dec, after withdrawing a promotional clip criticized for suggestive suicide imagery and issuing an apology.