Ant & Dec are not an act. They are real. I know that might seem a bit weird thing to say at the start of an article, but there are countless times you might come across an actor, presenter or singer who has a different personality entirely when they are performing. Ant & Dec are the same. The goddamn same. And they are glorious.
As they're friends as much off-screen as on-screen, and with Saturday Night Takeaway back this week, we made them take the BFF test. And my god it was great.
You can watch them take the test here:
Here's all of their answers:
1. What was the first thing you first thought when you met each other?
Ant's answer: He's small for his age. / Dec: God, he looks really miserable.
Dec: He did look miserable. It's funny cos it's true.
2. Who is the better drunk?
[Ant took ages to write out his answer.]
Dec: What are you writing there? The Bible?!
[They reveal their answers.]
Ant: It's true. Two different drunks. Beer and wine.
3. If Dec was an animal, what animal would he be?
Ant's answer: Rabbit. / Dec's answer: Tiger (ROAR!)
Dec: A rabbit?
Ant: They're small and cute, no?
[Dec looks a bit heartbroken.]
Ant: They love sex. At it like rabbits.
[They laugh.]
4. If Ant was an animal, what animal would he be?
Ant: Easy, it's a stallion.
[Dec reveals his answer.]
Ant: A squirrel?
Dec: I saw you writing an 'S' so I thought of trying to get the same one.
Ant: Idiot.
5. What is Ant's secret talent?
Ant's answer: whistling / Dec's answer: whistling
6. What is Dec's secret talent?
Ant's answer: Irish dancing / Dec's answer: Painting landscapes.
Dec: That is true. I'm not very good at that all.
7. Who is the messiest out of both of you?
[Ant writes out his answer in two seconds, then Dec reveals his answer.]
Ant: You could have just written: "ME."
[Ant then tries to write 'this guy' upside down but then it looks like a penis.]
8. What is each other's guilty pleasure?
Ant: Boring political shows / Dec: Minstrels
Dec: I do like Question Time.
Ant: To be fair. It's no secret. It's no secret.
9. In a movie biography of their lives, who would play Dec?
Dec: So it would be, Eddie Redmayne.
Ant: It could be. It could Eddie Redmayne. Or... Ronnie Corbett.
10. In a movie biography of their lives, who would play Ant?
[Ant is writing out his answer]
Ant: What is that male model called?
Dec: David Gandy.
Ant: Do you spell it with an I or a Y?
Dec: Y.
[Ant reveals his card.]
Ant: Obviously folks. David Gandy. He's an actor now. He was a model, but he's acting.
Dec: Or............................... you could call Danny De Vito.
Dec keeps saying the word 'OR' over and over again whilst Ant defends Gandy.
Ant: "So the story of the Ant & Dec life, realistically would be Ronnie Corbett and Danny De Vito. I'D WATCH."
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Saturday Night Takeaway returns on ITV at 7pm on Saturday 25 February 2017.
