Here's why Ant & Dec won't be attending the NTAs this year
Ant McPartlin has revealed why he and Declan Donnelly will not attend this year's National Television Awards, despite being up for their 18th consecutive nomination.
Earlier this month, the pair were jointly nominated for Best Presenter; a decision that didn't go down all that well with Good Morning Britain's Piers Morgan, who thought Ant didn't deserve a nomination after taking a break from TV for much of the past 12 months following his drink-drive crash.
While Ant still hopes they win the award, as he believes his presenting partner Declan Donnelly "deserves it", he also revealed that neither he nor Dec will be attending the ceremony as they will be busy filming the audition rounds of Britain's Got Talent.
Boo!
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"If we do win – and I hope people still vote – then Dec deserves it," Ant told The Sun. "He's worked his socks off this year.
"It's an accolade to how hard he's worked in tough circumstances. How good a friend he's been to me. How much of a professional he is. If we do win, then Dec will have to take most of it and I'll take a tiny bit for my few shows last year."
In case you missed it, here's why Digital Spy thinks the pair of them still deserve the award.
The National Television Awards airs tomorrow (January 22) on ITV.
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