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Dec Donnelly Reveals Ongoing Anxiety as Ant and Dec Press On With Podcast After Pulling Promo

The TV host detailed past therapy for his anxiety, praising Ant McPartlin’s recovery.

Overview

  • Declan Donnelly said he lives with a low-level, constant anxiety that leaves him feeling he should always be doing something and unable to fully relax.
  • He described having therapy about five or six years ago, found it helpful, then struggled to resume when his therapist became unavailable and he has not yet booked with a recommended alternative.
  • Ant and Dec are launching their first joint podcast, Hanging Out With Ant & Dec, with the debut scheduled for Thursday, 22 January.
  • They deleted a promotional clip after criticism that its opening image resembled suicide imagery and issued an apology stating they did not intend to cause offence.
  • Donnelly said he is proud of McPartlin’s progress since his 2018 drink-driving case, which led to an £86,000 fine and a 20‑month driving ban.