In short
Ant and Dec chat in The Hanger about Ant’s toe operation (local anaesthetic, two injections, toenail removed/sliced down the middle, chemical to stop regrowth) and Dex’s “piles” problem (cluttered chair/bedroom piles of clothes, adapters, paperwork). They discuss cryotherapy, date-night lists, and Dex’s mint sauce obsession at a posh roast dinner (restaurant sends someone to buy mint sauce). They review “Maid of Honour” style drama: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s The drama is dark and involves a wedding-week moral dilemma after a “worst thing I’ve ever done” game; Ant gives 7 bananas, Fiona 6.5, Dex 6 (fell asleep). They also reveal WikiFeet ratings for their celebrity feet (Ant 4.85, Dec 4.69). Notable example: meeting King Charles and Camilla backstage at the King’s Trust 50th anniversary, including a mix-up where they ended up in the royal box.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOAnt's Surgery Story
1:08 to 2:10
Ant shares his experience and the details of the surgery on his toe.
“If we're laughing on the way in, it's going to be a good time.”
Toe Injury and Clumsiness
2:10 to 4:32
Ant recounts his history of accidents involving his toes and stitches.
“It's good, good reactions from Heckler's Corner today.”
Cryotherapy and Date Days
4:32 to 5:59
Dec talks about his experience with cryotherapy and a recent date day.
“It's on the same foot as where I dropped the National Television Awards.”
Declan's Pile of Stuff
5:59 to 8:23
Dec humorously discusses the piles of clutter in his house and the challenges of tidying up.
“No, I think we'll allow you to spend on them.”
Dinner and Mint Sauce
8:23 to 10:23
Dec shares a funny story about his roast dinner and ordering mint sauce.
“She goes, going to tidy up your pile soon?”
Film Discussion and Ratings
10:23 to 14:00
The hosts discuss a film starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, sharing their ratings.
“Well, Zendia's dog, but because she owns the dog.”
Discussing TV Shows and Recommendations
14:00 to 15:06
The hosts share their thoughts on various TV shows and ask for recommendations.
“But I do certain shows we stay awake for and this one we just fall asleep to.”
Listener Engagement and Geography
16:55 to 21:28
The hosts read listener comments from various locations and engage with their audience about the podcast's reach.
“It must be near Western Super Mayor, is it?”
The Curious Case of WikiFeet
21:28 to 22:59
The hosts discuss the bizarre website WikiFeet where celebrities' feet are rated.
“It's basically a website where people rate celebrities' feet.”
Dec's Short Fuse and Wonky Donkey
22:59 to 26:32
Dec reflects on his temper and the origins of the popular game Wonky Donkey.
“An airplane came in, but it hit the light.”
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Playing the Updated Wonky Donkey Game
26:32 to 28:00
The hosts explain and begin playing the updated version of Wonky Donkey with a caller.
“I mean, what would Wonky Donkey look like today?”
Playing Wonky Donkey
28:00 to 32:18
Listeners experience the fun and challenge of the updated Wonky Donkey game.
“Are you ready to play the updated version of Wonky Donkey?”
Diary of Ant and Dec
33:50 to 42:00
Ant and Dec share humorous anecdotes and memories from their time on tour.
“18 plus Are you back on the screen again?”
Crisp Nostalgia and Calendar Ideas
42:00 to 43:30
Ant and Dec discuss nostalgic snacks and the idea of creating an official calendar.
“You could eat a skip because it could just dissolve.”
Love Story Inspired by TV
43:30 to 45:56
A listener shares a touching love story connected to watching a TV show together.
“I mean, I bet they look fun, but they're not, are they?”
Tattoos: Decisions and Designs
45:56 to 48:47
Ant and Dec dive into discussions about their tattoos, including potential removals and new designs.
“Well, I hope so, because time's ticking.”
Innovative Tattoo Ideas
48:47 to 51:08
They discuss creative tattoo ideas, including one that incorporates sound wave technology.
“Dear Ant and Dec, me and my son Harry are loving watching the podcast and everything about the box too.”
Finalizing Tattoo Designs
51:08 to 54:08
Ant and Dec evaluate tattoo ideas and finalize some designs while engaging with their audience.
“I think visually it would have to look good.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Declan Donnelly:This episode is brought to you by Netflix. The Four Seasons is back for season two, starring Tina Fey, Will Forte, Coleman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Carrie Kenny Silver, and Erica Henningsen. After a difficult year, your favorite group of friends continues their tradition of vacationing together, now with a baby in tow. From the Jersey Shore to upstate New York and Italy, their getaways are sure to take unexpected turns where comedy ensues. Watch The Four Seasons May 28th only on Netflix.
0:30Ant McPartlin:Coming up on today's show, Ant talks us through his recent operation, and I do not like it. Two injections, sliced down the middle of it.
0:38Declan Donnelly:What? And Dex tells us about his piles.
0:41Ant McPartlin:Clean up your piles. I don't think I'm done. What? What? Do you want a cushion? We'll tell you what happened when we met the king and queen. As I'm running past, a voice goes, come on, hurry up.
0:53Declan Donnelly:I think that was the king. We find out the internet has been rating our feet. What? There's so many pictures of our feet. This is disgusting, guys. And walkie donkey's back. It's got a rhyme. Enjoy the show.
1:13Hello.
1:17Declan Donnelly:If we're laughing on the way in, it's going to be a good time.
1:21Ant McPartlin:Hello, everybody. Welcome to The Hanger for more hanging out with him and me. It's a lovely sunny day outside.
1:28Declan Donnelly:Well, it wasn't.
1:28Ant McPartlin:It was raining, wasn't it? Second ago, now it's sunny.
1:32Declan Donnelly:So I presume you didn't come on your bike because it's raining. No, I didn't come on my bike. Not because it's raining. Oh. There's another reason why I didn't come on my motorbike. Can't ride my motorbike for a little while. Good audible gasp from Heckler's Corner, though.
1:46Ant McPartlin:Is it something to do with your spending ban? You can't put petrol in it? It's electric. You don't put petrol in it.
1:51Declan Donnelly:Is it your spending ban?
1:52Ant McPartlin:You can't pay an electric bill?
1:53Declan Donnelly:No, I have to pay my electric bill. Do you have to? Yeah, of course you've got to do things that are a necessity. I will spend money on. What happened if we all stopped paying our electric bills? They can't put us all in prison. Good point. You start. We'll see what happens. You start getting back to us, yeah? I can't ride my motorbike because yesterday I had a little surgery on my toe.
2:14Ant McPartlin:Oh.
2:15Declan Donnelly:That's better. It's good, good reactions from Heckler's Corner today. I feel like Rym.
2:19Ant McPartlin:Oh, no, he didn't. He didn't.
2:21Declan Donnelly:What happened? So, you know I'm quite clumsy. Yes. I do know that. So years ago, I dropped something on my big toenail, right? A National Television Award? Was it that one? No, I have dropped the National Television Award on my ankle and ended up in A &E. On your ankle? I dropped it there on my ankle, right? And it started really bleeding. And so I wrapped it with a bandage. I mean, this is a different story, but I'll happily tell you. It started really bleeding, but then it just wouldn't stop. It would kind of go through the bandage, bleed through the bandage. so I went to A &E and I was in there and they came over and they went did you drop something on our and yes I did and I thought I can't say it's a national television award so I said it was a bookend so then I had three stitches in but yeah I've got I've got an injury I've got a little scar there from a national television award it's nice isn't it it's a nice reminder it's a nice reminder of all the NTAs we've won in the past just not yet not last year
3:21Ant McPartlin:What did you drop on your toe? A BAFTA? No, I didn't drop a BAFTA
3:24Declan Donnelly:TV Quick? I don't know what it was TV Quick Award? I think, but I've constantly dropped loads of stuff on my feet over the years so they were like right, that toenails coming off Oh, that always makes me feel a bit like Oh, that toenails coming off Shall I talk you through the procedure? Do you have to? A little bit of local anaesthetic in the toe An injection on your toe? Two injections Ah And then slice down the middle of the What? Get the pliers. Rib it out from the roots. So it's all bandaged up now. And I got home. And the bandage is like that. So the toes are there. The bandage is that long.
4:01Declan Donnelly:And of course, Wilder's like, Daddy, ooh, like that. But yes, I can't ride my bike for a few days. A few days? The weekend, I reckon, I'll be alright. That makes me feel a bit weird. Does it? Yeah. Did you watch them doing it? Yeah, I did. I watched every... I'd ask for general art aesthetic. I'd want to be out cold. No, I watched everything. Everything. And then they've got a chemical down there so it doesn't grow back. I watched all of that. Wait, so you're not going to have a toenail ever again? Half. That's all right. It's cool. It's cool. It's good injuries. It's a good conversation starter.
4:33Declan Donnelly:It's on the same foot as where I dropped the National Television Awards. So this left foot is just riddled with scars.
4:38Ant McPartlin:Whenever the conversation runs dry, just take your left shoe and sock off. I told you about this. Wow. That's a bit much. How was your yesterday? Had a day off Chilled out Went for a big long walk Had some cryotherapy Froze myself Got down to Body temperature Of 8.8 degrees Good for you apparently Slept like a baby last night
5:00Declan Donnelly:I bet you did So I feel a bit groggy today I'm good We used to both go To a cryo chamber Didn't we Separate ones Separate ones And mine's closed down And moved So good I went every day Obviously Just what they're doing Every day I went every day for a period of time that surprises me
5:18Ant McPartlin:it's not like you to get hyper fixated on something
5:21Declan Donnelly:every day for a year but I think they've moved near where I've moved so I need to join up again mine's closing down so I am dev-o'd come around mine I might wonder how much they are like to buy one yourself you can't afford it oh I can't buy one can I you're not allowed do you know the amount of times I've said that over the last few weeks wonder how much they are wonder how the woman said it was yesterday she said you need to get some saline drops just to put on the wound over the next couple of days. I said, I'm not allowed. She went, what? I said, I'm going to spend a bunch because just go on Amazon.
5:53Declan Donnelly:I said, I can't go on Amazon. But apparently it's a necessity, so I am allowed. You're allowed saline drops. Anybody's got any? They're going to lend me some? Give me some? No? No, I think we'll allow you to spend on them. Yeah, I can buy them, can I? I can allow you to spend on them. It's still very liberating not going into your phone and seeing an advert for something and buying it immediately. It's good. It's good.
6:16Ant McPartlin:It's good for the soul.
6:18Declan Donnelly:It's good for the bank account.
6:19Ant McPartlin:And the bank balance, yeah. I had a lovely day the other day. I had a lovely date day. Did you? With the current Mrs. Donnelly.
6:24Declan Donnelly:Oh, good.
6:24Ant McPartlin:Yeah, we had a date afternoon. Good, you needed it? Yes. It was needed. What do you think? Do you think? What she said.
6:32Declan Donnelly:That's what she said. It was needed. Much needed, apparently.
6:35Ant McPartlin:It was good. She got a chance to go through all her lists with me. Tell me what jobs I've got to do in the next month. She loves a list. She brings lists on dates? She used to bring a laptop, didn't she? She used to bring a laptop on dates, yes. We used to go out for dinner and she'd bring a laptop and we'd go through things on the laptop.
6:51Declan Donnelly:Sexy! Get out that sexy laptop and let's go through some dates. Let's get warmed up.
6:57Ant McPartlin:Yeah, she loves a list. And I often get lists of jobs I need to do around the house. Many of them don't get done because I keep forgetting. Like? Oh, like clean up your piles. I don't think I'm done. What?
7:11Declan Donnelly:Do you want a cushion? Do you want a cushion for that chair? Have you got piles?
7:14Ant McPartlin:I don't mean having an operation like you. Bit of local anaesthetic. No, piles. I've got piles of stuff in the house. Clothes? Everything. What do you mean everything? Oh, I put everything in a pile.
7:25Declan Donnelly:That's why you would need to swap stuff more.
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7:28Ant McPartlin:Yeah. I've got a pile in the bedroom of... Where is this going? We've got a chair each in the bedroom. Right. Put your clothes on. We've got one each. And mine is piled with stuff. Like what? What's on the pile? I've got a little mobile iPhone charger that also charges me watch Right and me Why is it not by the side of your bed? Because I've got a permanent one by the side of my bed
7:54Declan Donnelly:So why is the mobile one doing it in the bedroom?
7:56Ant McPartlin:That's me travel one that when I go away I take that one Right So if I've been away for the night it comes out of my bag and I put it there I'll put that away sometimes Right, okay And then I go away again and I put it back so it's quite handy to have it there and then there's like piles of paperwork books that I've just taken out my bag and put them there. I'll go, I'll put them away soon. So my chair is piled with things, foreign adapters. On the chair? Yeah.
8:21Declan Donnelly:You don't got a drawer for them?
8:22Ant McPartlin:Yeah. But I'll go, I'll put them away soon. And then you never have. And so she, it's a war of attrition. Right. She goes, going to tidy up your pile soon? Ah. And I go, yeah, yeah, yeah. Probably tomorrow. Anyway, so I get lists and I get told to clean up my piles. Right. And also,
8:41Declan Donnelly:The date night was needed. I was joking, but it was needed. Because these things fester. These resentments build. It'll be strangled in your sleep. Is the pile reduced since the date night?
8:52Ant McPartlin:It has, actually. Right. I've cleaned it up some of the clothes. So there's a pile of stuff, and then the clothes are on top of it.
8:58Declan Donnelly:Oh, my God. Don't sit down on that pile of clothes. You'll have foreign adapters.
9:03Ant McPartlin:And then you'll have trouble with your piles. So I put the clothes away. So now it's just the pile of stuff.
9:09Declan Donnelly:Anyway, back to the date. Was it fun? Where did you go?
9:11Ant McPartlin:Oh, fun. Went for a meal? We went out for a meal. Went out for a lovely roast dinner. Nice. And I possibly embarrassed myself a little bit because I ordered roast pork and crackling. Nice. It's delicious. But I'm one of those people that I'll have mint sauce with everything. Oh, yeah. With every meal, whether it's chicken, pork, lamb, beef, mint sauce. McDonald's. McDonald's. Mint sauce with everything. So I asked for mint sauce, much to her disgust. She was disgusted with you? Well, no, she was like, oh, you've asked for mint sauce in a posh restaurant. and he went, I'll go and check with the kitchen.
9:44Declan Donnelly:He's a bunch of restaurant.
9:45Ant McPartlin:I'll go and check with the kitchen. And he's like, you know, if he's going to check with the kitchen, they don't give up. They're not giving up mint sauce. Nobody's asking for mint sauce. So he came back and he said, we haven't got any mint sauce, but I'm going to send somebody to the shop to get you some. That is the power you wield.
10:00Declan Donnelly:It's not. That is Declan Donnelly, that is. That's a glimpse in the life of Declan Donnelly, that. It is. It's not. It's a bono's hat.
10:09Ant McPartlin:so they went to the shop and got me some mint sauce yeah and at the end of the meal they came over and they said was everything alright and it was delicious and he brought the bill and he went we'll see you again soon I said you definitely will he went you better because you've got a lot of mint sauce to eat up now
10:23Declan Donnelly:it's got your name on the side
10:24Ant McPartlin:yeah in the fridge of the jar went to the cinema after that went to see the drama
10:29Declan Donnelly:oh that's good
10:31Ant McPartlin:is it yes oh well come on banana rate Robert Pattinson and friend of the pod
10:37Declan Donnelly:Zendaya
10:37Ant McPartlin:Yeah, we love Zendia. Is Zendia a friend of the pod? Yeah, she is.
10:39Declan Donnelly:Or is it just her dog? Well, Zendia's dog, but because she owns the dog. She's a friend of the pod. Yeah. And we like Tom, just because he's a nice guy. He's definitely a friend of the pod. Yeah. He is. Robert Pattinson, is he a friend of the pod? Could be. It's up to him. Might not be after my review. Oh. Right, be careful. Why? Because I like to interview him when Batman 2 comes out.
11:00Ant McPartlin:Okay. It was great, if you're not honest. I'm not sure about it. Why? Have you all seen it? Yes, it's good.
11:09Declan Donnelly:Have you? Yeah.
11:10Ant McPartlin:Did you guys love it?
11:11Declan Donnelly:I thought it was going to be more of a rom-com. Yes. So I was a bit sad about it not being so rom-commy.
11:16Ant McPartlin:It's not very rom-commy. It's quite dark. It's quite dark.
11:18Declan Donnelly:For those of us who don't know about it, could you give us a brief synopsis, please?
11:22Ant McPartlin:Okay, so Robert Pattinson and Zendaya are getting married in one week's time. Right. And they've gone to their final tasting. They're tasting the wines. They're choosing their wines for the weekend with their best man and maid of honour. and they play a game, which is what is the worst thing you've ever done. The best man and the maid of honour are married and they said, we played this before our wedding. This was mine. Maid of honour said, this is the worst thing I've ever done. She said, it's not that bad, but this is the worst thing I've ever done. And they go, oh God, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya go, oh, we've never played this game.
11:51Ant McPartlin:So Robert Pattinson goes, oh gosh, I can't really think. This is the worst thing I've ever done. And everybody chuckles. Then Zendaya says, well, she said, I haven't really done anything bad. She said, oh, apart from this. And she says something, I'm not going to spoil it. She says something that absolutely turns the whole thing on its head. And it's a big moral dilemma about whether you think what she said is...
12:14Declan Donnelly:Whether he should still marry her. Really? It's that bad?
12:17Ant McPartlin:Yeah, it's quite a big scruple. And if you were going to marry this person in a week, if you found this out about somebody you were about to marry... Would you still get married? And would it change your perception of them for the rest of your life? because this person could do something like that.
12:34Declan Donnelly:Oh, you see, we should play that on the pod. Robert Patterson's family also have flown all the way from London. So it's like whether they cancel it in all the family. What? For the wedding. For the wedding. Oh, in the movie. Sorry. I'm really confused. No, he didn't come with me. He didn't come to the pictures with me. Did he have his own mint sauce?
12:56Declan Donnelly:Right, well, let's do a banana average now then. So, Lola? Seven bananas. Seven. 6.5. Fiona. Jemima, have you seen it? I've not seen it. Okay, so seven and 6.5 and Declan? Do you know what? I'm going to go. I didn't love it. Thinking that he might be on the pod as a guest when he promotes Batman 2.
13:16Ant McPartlin:I didn't love it. I'm so sorry, Robert. But that's because. Don't start with that. No, no, no. But that's because I think of the subject matter and it's not what I was expecting. And I did have half a bottle of red wine over dinner. so I did fall asleep. Oh,
13:32Declan Donnelly:well, no, you can't rate it. What? You can't rate it. It was a split second. It was a split second. You've said it now. It was a delicious Rioja. If you fall asleep like anything, your banana rating is null and void. It was a delicious Rioja. Nah. So, at the minute, I'm watching, what's it called, that Jon Hamm Friends and Neighbours thing, season two. But, my wife keeps falling asleep every night and I'm like, we're going to have to just have to stop this now because I think we're both very tired. We've got a two-year-old. Yeah. But I do certain shows we stay awake for and this one we just fall asleep to.
14:05Declan Donnelly:And I'm like, I think we just biff it off now. There's too much good stuff out there.
14:09Ant McPartlin:Yeah, there is a lot.
14:10Declan Donnelly:I loved season one. Season one was a good six bananas, but it's just more of the same really. And I'm like... Seen it. I'll move on to something else. Recommendations, please. Send me recommendations of what to watch.
14:20Ant McPartlin:Can I give it six bananas then? I was asleep for a split second. I didn't love it.
14:25Declan Donnelly:And I fell asleep, but six bananas because Robert Pattinson is going to come out of the park. Now you've dunged Ronald Patterson. Batman 2. He's a big fan of the pod. Is he? Apparently so, yeah. That's what he was saying to Zendaya in Zendaya. I said it to a dog when I met the dog. That's what the dog said. Sounded like, oh, oh, oh, to you guys. But to me it was, they love the pod. Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Can I come on? Still haven't played golf with Tom Holland though, have we?
14:49Ant McPartlin:No, we haven't.
14:50Declan Donnelly:I haven't played golf with anybody. I haven't played golf for a little while. Not at all. I've just been pulled out at the root. At the root! Great face That should be the thumbnail That is the thumbnail for this week's pod
15:05Ant McPartlin:Have you got it?
15:06Declan Donnelly:You got it?
15:12Ant McPartlin:Oh god
15:15Declan Donnelly:This is an advert for Santander Who understand that saving for your first home Can feel almost impossible And the road to Ornan can be a bumpy one
15:24Ant McPartlin:Do you remember the day we went to view a house for me, my very first house. Yeah, and I bought one myself.
15:30Declan Donnelly:You bought one of those. Well, I went along to help you, didn't I?
15:32Ant McPartlin:Well, because I wanted your opinion. It's such a big deal, isn't it, to invest in a property for the very first time. And it's such a lot of money and it's a big commitment. It's a big grown-up decision to make. Yeah, it is. I really wanted somebody else's opinion. You needed support. I needed support. So he asked for me. Well, yes. You know, you were my best friend at the time. Thank you. What do you mean at the time? So I just wanted somebody there to back up that I was doing the right thing
15:57Declan Donnelly:What can I say? Everybody needs someone like me in their lives Imagine what it's like for first-time buyers now
16:04Ant McPartlin:Oh, I think it's even harder nowadays It is It's like you've got a mountain to climb to do it But did you know that Santander have first-time buyer mortgages With deposits starting from just£10 ,000, even on larger loans? Yes, I did know that we recorded an advert for just that last week
16:20Declan Donnelly:Now, over to Lola for the T's and C's. Lola, you're on. Hit it. You may lose your home if you don't keep up your mortgage payments. Mortgage subject to status and lending policy. 500k max loan on houses with a 10k deposit. Min 5 % deposit is required for flats, new build and properties in Northern Ireland. Santander UK, PLC. Ah, very good. It's not a competition, but you were better than Fiona.
16:45Ant McPartlin:Although, Fiona, can we have a little trumpet from you? That is very good
16:50Declan Donnelly:Oh yeah she's better at that
16:52Ant McPartlin:Visit santandere.co.uk For more details Santandere It starts here Thanks for all your comments Let us know where you're listening from Do you want to see this week's reach I'm going to do a UK one this week Good
17:04Declan Donnelly:Good Because I still want to mention About you guys Telling the rest of the country That you should listen to the podcast
17:12Ant McPartlin:Well I've got something to Show you this week Look at this right We've got Andy from Western Under Lizard. Where the hell is that? I have no idea. It must be near Western Super Mayor, is it? Near Shrewsbury. Western Under Lizard. What a great place. That's the first time I've ever heard that mentioned on UK media anywhere. UK media? Yeah. I've never heard it on the news.
17:35Declan Donnelly:We've done a lot of phone-ins over the years with callers and, you know, we've had questions on all of the TV shows that we've done. We've never had anybody call in with a question from Western Under Lizard. Have you ever been? I've never been. Would you like to go? I'd love to go. Are there many lizards there? It must be one giant lizard. Have you heard the conspiracy theory about lizard people? Yes. Maybe that's where they... Maybe that's where they originated. Yeah. Maybe that's where the portal is, where they all climb up through the Earth's crust.
18:01Ant McPartlin:Could be. Rachel is listening in Peterhead, Scotland. Now, is Peterhead right up there north of Aberdeen? Must be, yeah.
18:09Declan Donnelly:Grampian. Have you ever been? I've been to Aberdeen. Yeah, I've been to Aberdeen. Ever been up there?
18:14Ant McPartlin:I don't know if I've been to Peter Head. I'd like to go.
18:17Declan Donnelly:Would you? Yeah. I bet there's good golf up there. There'll be very good golf up there. Right, that's another thing, actually, I'd like to add to the list. If we ever do stay at your house, we need fresh eat. You need to get a big shop in. The Wi-Fi has got to be good. And a golf course nearby would be really handy. Please. Thank you.
18:33Ant McPartlin:Beth is listening in Calford in the Forest of Dean. Oh, Forest of Dean, yes. That's in Gloucester, isn't it? Forest of Dean, one of these two. Yeah, it is. We did some filming down there for Backer Grove. Yeah, we did. Do you remember? God that was Years and years ago Years ago That's where Simon Parkin From the broom cupboard Was he? I think Yeah we did a thing Promo And the broom cupboard People came And Simon Parkin was there He was a nice guy Yeah nice guy Have you ever been?
18:59Declan Donnelly:Yeah Oh yeah We just talked about it
19:00Ant McPartlin:Yeah we just talked about it Sorry Goldfish memory Becky Is listening in Lotho In Swansea Lotho Lotho Lotho
19:11Declan Donnelly:Lothlo Lochlo Lochlo Lochlo Lochlo You ever been? I'd remember it if I had been I've been to Swansea Yes Been to Swansea yes Love it
19:23Ant McPartlin:Mary's in Maidstone and Kent
19:24Declan Donnelly:Yes we've been there We've been to Maidstone TV studios in Maidstone and Kent Which funny enough
19:29Ant McPartlin:Appear in the diary this week Do they? Yes How strange is that? Funny Ever been? Ever been yes You'll find out Amy is in North Lanarkshire in Scotland I don't know if we've been to North Lanarkshire but I've been through I've been in Glasgow I've been in Edinburgh Nicola Oop Glen Hi Nicola Is in Hexham in Northumberland Oh we've been in Hexham Hexham beautiful It's beautiful Very nice Very posh It's lovely It's quite posh And Nicky is listening In Stroud in Gloucestershire So that's another Gloucestershire one We're big in Gloucestershire We're all big in Gloucestershire Now Can I bring your attention To somewhere we are not big
20:04Declan Donnelly:Well there's two places I can see One Is North Yorkshire There is no flags in North Yorkshire North of Wakefield And south of Newcastle-Fontaine
20:18Ant McPartlin:And in the north-west In Cumbria and Lancashire We need a few more listeners up there And specifically There is a huge swath of area here East Anglia
20:29Declan Donnelly:Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge That's your Ipswiches It's your Norwiches So specifically If you're in these areas That we're pointing to now Which don't have flags on Get out there and advertise the pod. Let other people know the pod's on. Drops on a Thursday and a Monday. Whatever way you want to advertise it, like we said before. Sandwich board? Maybe a big for sale sign down the bottom of your garden. Maybe a school assembly. Maybe that's your show and tell that week. Oh, that's a good idea. No, at schools, at workplaces, at local radio. Call up your local radio. Do a little phone in and let them know about it.
21:04Declan Donnelly:Why not? Come on, guys. We're slogging our guts out here. Send us photographic evidence of you doing it and we'll show it on the pod. Nothing illegal. Don't injure yourself. Apparently someone's saying over there, the boring people. Nothing illegal and nothing unsafe.
21:18Ant McPartlin:Yes, absolutely. Yes. But yeah, come on. Come on, East Anglia. Come on, Cumbria. Come on, Tayside. Get involved in the pod, man. It's loads of fun. Have you heard of WikiFeet? What? WikiFeet. WikiFeet. WikiFeet.
21:36Declan Donnelly:It's basically a website where people rate celebrities' feet. You rate celebrities' feet? Who do you think's got better score? Oh, not me. Out of us two?
21:48Ant McPartlin:Yeah, you've both got a score on wiki feet.
21:51Declan Donnelly:What's the score? Like a banana rating? Out of five. Out of five? Oh, what do I think mine is? Yeah. Like two out of five. I've got pretty good feet. I reckon four and a half. Well, you've both actually got a good score, but yours is better than death. Is it? Yeah. You've got 4.85 stars. Deck, you've got 4.69. Oh, sorry, that's Anna Deck's feet. Oh, we've got a combined score, have we? And Deck's feet. Oh, you've got 4.79, Deck. You've got 4.85. Whoever would have thought that, that I'd win on the feet wars.
22:24Ant McPartlin:Until 20 seconds ago, I had no idea this website existed and now I'm mortally wounded.
22:31Declan Donnelly:There's so many pictures. So many pictures of our feet. This is disgusting, guys. Why are you looking at pictures of feet on the internet? That's why I've got to ask you. Look at their faces.
22:43Ant McPartlin:We can't see what they're looking at. We can just see their faces.
22:45Declan Donnelly:We can just see them going, I wonder if your score will go down now, though. Of course my score will go down to the half a toe. I lose half my score.
22:55Ant McPartlin:Half a nail, not half a toe.
22:57Declan Donnelly:Yeah, well, you know what I mean.
22:59Ant McPartlin:That is weird.
23:01Declan Donnelly:An airplane came in, but it hit the light. It hit me in the guts. What's this, Ant? What's this? The news just in. Hi, Ant and Dec. Hi. Just want to start by saying I love the podcast. As a lifelong fan, it's so great to be able to see you being yourselves in a relaxed environment. Relax and chat. Relax and chat. Just relax and chat. One thing I've noticed, though, is Dec comes across as incredibly zen, measured and calm. Really? Really. This is Robert at odds with the unhinged maniac who unleashed hell on unsuspecting children and wonky-donky, something I took great pleasure in watching. So my question to you is, does Dex still have this unhinged side?
23:41Declan Donnelly:I presume that question is to me. When did it last rear its head and what unleashes the beast? Big love with a love heart, Sally.
23:52Ant McPartlin:I do have quite a short fuse. You do. Yeah, he does. Why did you giggle at that?
23:57Declan Donnelly:Short fuse. He does. He does.
23:59Ant McPartlin:It's not a great pod for me, this, is it? I've got piles in a short fuse and bad feet
24:09Ant McPartlin:I do have a short fuse but it takes me longer to get there I think I'm more patient now I'm more tolerant than I was back then
24:15Declan Donnelly:so a longer fuse you've got a longer fuse yeah yeah a longer fuse yes perhaps yeah he's got a longer fuse yeah that's what it is your fuse is lengthened
24:33Ant McPartlin:Yes, I suppose you could be right. What I meant was, I can still go like that, but it takes me longer.
24:40Declan Donnelly:Yeah, longer fuse. Is that a longer fuse? Before the explosion, the fuse is longer. Yes, possibly, yes. Whereas your fuse was shorter in your 20s when you were doing Wonky Donkey. Why did those kids on Wonky Donkey wind you up? I mean, there weren't us both of them, but you were more than me. Why?
24:58Ant McPartlin:It's a game with one rule. It's got to rhyme. So when they come on and waste our time with giving us answers that didn't rhyme, you're falling at the first hurdle. It's a waste of time.
25:10Declan Donnelly:See, that fuse is shortened again, isn't it?
25:13Ant McPartlin:It's in there, isn't it? It's still in there.
25:15Declan Donnelly:The fuse is shortened again.
25:16Ant McPartlin:I've worked a lot on myself over the years to lengthen that fuse. Wonky Donky was an idea of a couple of our writers, Richard Preddy and Gary Howe. It was in the early days of SMTV Live, and we went on an away day to come up with some ideas because we didn't have very many. And then we went out for drinks afterwards and we were on a minibus going somewhere.
25:34Declan Donnelly:One of them pitched it to us. Yeah, he said,
25:35Ant McPartlin:I've had an idea for a game. He said, it's Wonky Donkey.
25:38Declan Donnelly:I think his daughter had a book or something. Maybe. That he got the idea. There was a book. Yeah, which gave him the idea.
25:45Ant McPartlin:And it was all about animals and you had to, the only rule was it had to write.
25:50Declan Donnelly:We wanted ideas for competitions where people could phone in and take part, which was kind of the thing on Saturday morning television. television. There was another one called All Hands on Deck where Deck was stood behind a piece of card and there was loads of different numbered hands on him and the callers had to, they had like a split second to guess how many hands were on deck. Do you remember the theme tune of that one? All hands, all hands, all hands on deck. Ooh, misses. There you go. So that ran for a little while then Wonky Donky took its place but Wonky Donky hung around for a long time because some of us would get more angry with the inept members of the public who couldn't get the rule right.
26:29Declan Donnelly:Just one rule, guys. It's got to rhyme. We should do it again. Wonky Donkey. Do you reckon? Yeah, we should. Do you think people would take part?
26:37Ant McPartlin:Yeah. Yeah, you reckon? I don't know if we could still do it. I mean, what would Wonky Donkey look like today?
26:46Ant McPartlin:Well, what do you know? Wow. He's got a clipboard. Yeah. I've got the horn. It must be time for an updated game of Wonky Donkey!
26:57Declan Donnelly:Wonky donkey! Come on, everyone! Wonky donkey! Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum. That's a very small horn you've got there.
27:05Ant McPartlin:Don't worry. I've got a bigger one down here.
27:08Declan Donnelly:That's better. That's more like it.
27:10Ant McPartlin:Remind us of the rules, Dad. OK, we've got a donkey here, but he's missing a leg. He's a donkey, but he's gone all wonky. He's a wonky donkey. You need to tell us the animal and what situation it's in. What's wrong with it? What's up with it? What is it? But remember, there's only one rule.
27:26Declan Donnelly:It's got to rhyme. I've got loads of people waiting on the line. When we get to you, I remember how annoying that was. When we get to you, it's very simple. You've got to give us two words and they have to rhyme. You've got 10 seconds to have as many guesses as you want. If we don't get it, we move on to the next caller. Understood? Understood. All right, move the donkey.
27:53Ant McPartlin:You can have it.
27:54Declan Donnelly:If you're listening and want to play along with Wonky Donkey this week, the item is a hunting dog with brown, black and white markings wearing a crown. And here is your audio cue.
28:08Declan Donnelly:Right, let's go to the first caller. We have Jenny Concanon from London. Hello, Jenny. Hello, Jenny. Doesn't get any easier, does it? No. Even after all these years. Hello. Hello, Jenny. Are you ready to play the updated version of Wonky Donkey? I'm ready. Are you excited? I'm very excited. Me too. You know the rules, don't you? We're going to show you an animal. You've got to tell us the animal and what's up with it. But there's one rule and one rule only. It's going to rhyme. Here it is. There's the animal. Your 10 seconds starts. No. Puppy. Lucky puppy. No. No. Keep guessing. Come on. Royal dog.
28:53Declan Donnelly:What? Who's a dog? Doesn't rhyme, does it, Jenny? No, Jenny. I'm afraid that's it. You're out of time. Let's go. Give her a big one, then. Give her a big one. Let's go to Nicola Hilliard from Manchester. Hello, Nicola.
29:07Ant McPartlin:How's your day going?
29:08Declan Donnelly:So far. Very excited for this, though. Good. OK. We are excited, too. It's right behind us. Your ten seconds starts now. What is it? Dog in a crown. Crown. Dog. Dog. Keep coming on. Go on. Come on. Dog and the crown? Royal dog again. Royal dog's not royal dog. And it's not dog and the crown. Because those two things don't... They don't rhyme. They don't rhyme.
29:36Ant McPartlin:Come on, Nicola, you know that. You're better than that.
29:39Declan Donnelly:Let's move on to Jamie Thomas from Buckinghamshire. He's going to be good. Hello, Jamie Thomas. Hello. Hello. Are you excited, Jamie? I'm very, very excited. Now let your voice know. From Bognamshire, where the king lives. Right, ten seconds. Starts now. What's this? Er, er, er.
30:05Ant McPartlin:Come on, Jimmy.
30:05Declan Donnelly:You can do it. Ah, king. King. King. Who? Ah, ah, ah, ah.
30:12Ant McPartlin:Ah, ah, ah. Jimmy! Jimmy! You didn't even say a word, man!
30:17Declan Donnelly:King, King, King, King. That's not really played, is it? It was King awful, that's what it was. King terrible. We need someone to win a mug. We've got this mug to give away. Okay, next we have Amy Green from Leeds. Hello, Amy. Hi, guys. Hi, Amy. She sounds chirpy. I've got high hopes for Amy. Amy, good luck, right? Your ten seconds starts now. What is it? What is it? Puppy, Queen Puppy. Oh, we've got a cat who's doing this.
30:52Ant McPartlin:Queen Puppy? What?
30:56Declan Donnelly:Canine royalty, royalty canine royalty. No, Tybock.
31:00Ant McPartlin:Canine royalty.
31:01Declan Donnelly:Still don't get the rules, do you? Still don't get it, do you? Canine royalty. That's the worst one yet. That's the worst one yet. It's even worse than royal dog. Canine royalty. She's lengthened the words. It's making them order to see it. Someone's got to get this mug. We have Gemma, the animator from Newcastle. Come on, Gemma. Come on, Gemma. We're counting on you. Hello. All right, Gemma. How's the tune? I missed the tune. I'm in London. Oh, that's a shame, isn't it? Very fancy. Anyway, enough of the small talk. We've got to get a mug to give away. Right, 10 seconds. Starting now. What's this?
31:36Declan Donnelly:Beagle Beagle. Yeah!
31:40Declan Donnelly:Welcome, Gemma. Well done, Gemma. Oh, finally. Finally, Gemma! Gemma, yes it is, a regal beagle. Just proves that it's just as tough now as it was back then. And people are just as thick as they were back then. But not you, Gemma. Not you. You win the mug. We'll send you the mug. Thanks for playing. Thanks for playing, wonky-donky. Congratulations, Gemma. That is one more time. That was wonky-donky.
32:17Ant McPartlin:This podcast is brought to you by Gemini, Google's personal AI assistant. So you're trying to expand your vocabulary.
32:24Declan Donnelly:I am. So you want more... I want more words I can use... Round the kids. That aren't swear words. Yeah. That always helps. Shall I use Gemini? Give it a bash. Shall I? Yeah. OK. See what I can come up with. Hi, Gemini. What are some baby-friendly words I can use instead of swear words? That's a good idea You could use silly words like blimey or jeepers
32:49Ant McPartlin:Is there anything a bit more modern, a bit more Gen Z?
32:54Declan Donnelly:In that case, you could use things like bruh, that's wild Or even just a dramatic oof I mean, if I say the word bruh, it feels like I'm trying a bit too hard Gemini, what does beast mode mean? It means putting in maximum effort and determination to achieve something. Does that make sense? It does. I could use that. Yeah. You should enter BIS mode when tidying those toys away. Huh? Bruh. Bruh. Thanks, Gemini. With Gemini, you can chat live with a truly helpful AI assistant. You jump in, brainstorm ideas, ask for more details, or even show it what you're talking about by sharing your screen or camera as well.
33:38Declan Donnelly:It's there for a real chat Not just a quick question and done
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33:43Declan Donnelly:To unlock the power of Google AI On your phone Check responses Set up required Compatibility and availability varies 18 plus Are you back on the screen again? Fancy a bit of diary? Yes I do fancy a bit of diary We're already giving you a little teaser
33:59Ant McPartlin:That we're off to Maidstone
34:00Declan Donnelly:Now it's either for Trying to think of the TV show That we've done in Maidstone What's up doc? Maybe Maybe. Maybe.
34:10Ant McPartlin:Maybe. Have we got any jingles or anything? We do. Oh, we do? Hit us.
34:16Declan Donnelly:Hanging out with Ant and Deck. What a time you're going to get. Coolest cats you've ever met. Hanging out with Ant and Deck. Oh, the Toodle Pips. That's really good. I mean, it's less of a diary jingle, more of a jingle for the whole show. It's good. I like it. Very good. The Toodle Pips. Thank you, Toodle Pips.
34:36Ant McPartlin:See you later.
34:41Ant McPartlin:15th of April 1994 Day 19 Of life on the road We should have been in Derby But tonight's gig was called off Why? For rehearsals for What's Up Doc Ah yes In Maidstone Kent Yes So we stayed in Maidstone We did In the same hotel as last time Hotel
35:02Declan Donnelly:Hotel I don't know
35:04Ant McPartlin:A bloody lovely one
35:06Declan Donnelly:Yeah I remember it was nice Lovely hotel in Maidstone. Because where we used to stay on these promotional tours, they weren't good, were they? There was a lot of travel lodges.
35:17Ant McPartlin:A lot of travel ins. Not just travel lodges, though. They were ones in service stations. Yeah. So used to stay in those motels in services.
35:26Declan Donnelly:So this, by comparison, was like the Ritz.
35:28Ant McPartlin:It's luxury.
35:29Declan Donnelly:It had a hairdryer and everything. At last! I bet your hair looked lush and what's up, dog? I bet it did. I bet it did. It was proper lush. It was bloody Christmas. Oh my God, Dex looks so lush.
35:40Ant McPartlin:Does that look lush? Did some pre-recording during the afternoon too, then went back to the hotel for a meal and stuff. That stuff?
35:49Declan Donnelly:What's the stuff? This is the detail we need to know. I know, I didn't know that back then. A meal and stuff.
35:56Ant McPartlin:After dinner, we went outside and signed autographs. For anybody who wanted anybody passing. Excuse me, would you like our autograph? Our TV plugger Matt arrived with his girlfriend They went straight to his room In brackets Way hey
36:17Ant McPartlin:Just because a couple get to a hotel and go straight to a room I don't know
36:21Declan Donnelly:Is that what you did earlier when you mentioned and stuff Went back to the hotel for a meal and stuff
36:27Ant McPartlin:I went to bed and slept And stuff
36:31Declan Donnelly:And that's the end of the day
36:32Ant McPartlin:So we've got what's up doc tomorrow
36:33Declan Donnelly:Okay, I look forward to that. I bet your hair's going to look lush. Lush! We also hosted the King's Trust Celebrate Success Awards, right? For its 50th anniversary. 50th anniversary. Of the King's Trust. But lots of people have kind of seen the footage of us talking to King Charles and Camilla on the red carpet. What did he say?
36:54Ant McPartlin:What did he say to us again? He came up to us and we were backstage and we were getting ready to do the show. And suddenly somebody came in and said, you've got to go to the red carpet. you have to go and greet the king and queen. We're like, oh, okay. That's a really normal thing for somebody to say. So we went outside and up the king. And nobody else was there.
37:10Declan Donnelly:Nobody else was there.
37:11Ant McPartlin:We're like, where do we stand? They went, oh, somewhere around there. So there was nobody else there. It was just us two and the king and queen came up.
37:17Declan Donnelly:So we were like, what do we help them out of the car? I don't get it. Why are we just there on our own? It was just weird.
37:24Ant McPartlin:So they came up to us and the king spotted us. And obviously we've worked with him a few times. So he came up and he pointed us.
37:30Declan Donnelly:Worked with him. Well we did the documentary He did the Britain's Got More Talent For a few years Oh no Steve Muller I always get those two mixed up Well we did the documentary
37:43Ant McPartlin:Ten years ago And he pointed to us And he came over And he said Something along the lines of I remember this bit And he went Oh They've dragged you out again Have they We said yes sir And he said What is it now 14 or 15 years You've been hosting this Something like that And then he started to walk off And he stopped when he turned and he went, I look forward to all the jokes. Is that what he said? That's what he said.
38:05Declan Donnelly:What did you say?
38:05Ant McPartlin:I said, you might be waiting a long time, sir. Oh, yeah. There aren't many. But actually, more than that, we went and did the show and then like three quarters of the way through the show, we had this idea to switch places with the king and queen because they were going to come down on stage to do a speech and the royal box was empty.
38:26Declan Donnelly:So we went up to the royal box and the voiceover person says, Please welcome back on stage The nation's favourite double act And people presumed it would be us too But it wasn't And we were in the Royal Box And then they walked on King and Queen walked on the stage
38:42Ant McPartlin:They got a massive standing ovation
38:43Declan Donnelly:And then we were like Stop, stop, it's been a terrible mix-up
38:47Ant McPartlin:So we're up in the Royal Box at this point And we're like, stop, stop And the King and Queen stop And everybody stops and looks up And we kind of go, ooh, actually I could get used to this This is quite nice And says he's always fancied having his head on his stamp. Deck said. It'd have to be a big stamp, wouldn't it? It'd have to be a massive stamp. Rude. But so it was a very quick changeover. So the king and queen had come down and they were waiting in the wings and we linked into a VT and then we had to run up to the Royal Box to get up there in time.
39:13Declan Donnelly:And someone said you'll probably pass him on the stairs. So if he starts talking to you, just ignore him because you need to get up to... You can't just ignore him. Ignore the king. Yeah, I know. What if he just starts talking to you about, I don't know, the drama with Robert Pattinson? I said, you might have seen it. You might want to talk about the moral scribbles.
39:30Ant McPartlin:Or how much he likes mint sauce.
39:31Declan Donnelly:Yeah.
39:32Ant McPartlin:On everything. But so Anne said, well, we can't ignore him if it's the king and queen. We can't just ignore him. And so he said, okay, maybe give him a high five on the way past. We're not going to do that either. I think that was Fjord.
39:42Declan Donnelly:Was that you? That's the kind of thing that you'd say.
39:45Ant McPartlin:So we link into the VT and then somebody goes, quick, run, you've got to get upstairs.
39:49Declan Donnelly:That was me. You were watching the VT.
39:51Ant McPartlin:I was watching the VT. It started with Stephen Fry. I was like, oh, I love Stephen Fry.
39:54Declan Donnelly:And it was loads of celebrities saying happy birthday and how wonderful 50 years of the King's Trust is. And then he gets lost in watching the VT, but we're not meant to watch it. We're meant because we've only got like a minute and a half to get up there before we have to start talking. I'm like, get a move on. So yeah, I drag him off stage in the dark and we make our way off stage right.
40:17Ant McPartlin:And as we're going, it's lined with people either side is really busy in the wings and I can't see anything because there's a light shining outside and everything's dark in the inside. And as I'm running past, a voice goes, come on, hurry up. It was the king. And I, it wasn't as I got past, I went,
40:36Declan Donnelly:I think that was the king. What's in it? Did they leave any tissues behind? Well, they've got really comfy seats. And cushions. And cushions. And drapes on the inside of the box. No Maltesers. There's no snacks. No snacks. No, it wasn't even a coffee or...
40:53Ant McPartlin:I thought they might have a sneaky tangfastics down here, but none of that.
40:57Declan Donnelly:Can't really be caught eating though, can he? You know, like if there's a shot of him halfway through, you know, like the Royal Variety performance, you never see a shot of him. He's just got a big fizzy drink. Like eating a giant bag of Monster Munch. And how would you eat them? You bite off the toes, don't you? Individually before you pop it in. That takes a long time. So you're bound to get caught. That's probably why they don't eat Monster Munch. Yeah. Because you don't just throw Monster Munch in, do you? Am I the only one? How do you eat a monster munch? You bite off the toes?
41:26Ant McPartlin:Sometimes I do, yeah. What? Not every single one.
41:31Declan Donnelly:Yeah, that's the fun of it.
41:33Ant McPartlin:Every single monster munch you bite off the toes. Yeah.
41:35Declan Donnelly:The one you got for. Then you put the circle in. How do you eat, say, a cheese and onion McCoy? Or like something that's got a really good taste? Lick it first?
41:47Ant McPartlin:No.
41:48Declan Donnelly:What? Put it on the roof of your mouth and then suck it?
41:51Ant McPartlin:Just eat it. Just put it in your mouth and chew it.
41:53Declan Donnelly:I'd lick a Pringle.
41:56Ant McPartlin:I don't like Pringles. They're like genetically modified food Pringles. It's not crispy, is it? No potato in it.
42:02Declan Donnelly:You could eat a skip because it could just dissolve. You could do it very discreetly. I haven't had a skip for years.
42:06Ant McPartlin:We haven't had skips for years. Let's do like a retro crisps thing. Like skips, quavers, frazzles, salt and vinegar discos, hula hoops. Space Raiders.
42:17Declan Donnelly:Space Raiders. Come on in, postman. Here it is. Here we go. Here's a few letters. Go on here. Hi, guys. Hi. Every year, I hope you might do an official Ant and Dad calendar. Do you? Do you? Do you? No, you don't. Do you? Do you? Do you really?
42:36Ant McPartlin:Well, like a naked one, like the Women's Institute. With the buns and all that.
42:40Declan Donnelly:Oh, yeah, do that. Have you thought about doing one? No? No. We did one back in the day. Yeah, I still have the one that you brought out for Childline. in 2009 but I would love you to do one with new photos from a proper photo shoot so she does one from like a phone not from Instagram or a camera roll she wants a proper photo shoot not just pics from your TV shows no no no she wants a proper photo shoot lots of love Sophie P.S. please can we see Anthony's motorbike leathers asking for a friend well maybe I could do that for the calendar that could be definitely July that could be November July
43:18Ant McPartlin:oh no you don't want to wear leathers in July We're 11th in July. Should we do a calendar?
43:23Declan Donnelly:Yeah. A hanging out calendar. A hanging out calendar. Okay, we can do a hanging out calendar. We could do one. Let's do it. We could do one. I mean, I'm not going to do a proper photo shoot because I don't love a photo shoot. What do you mean?
43:34Ant McPartlin:Well. They're quite boring, aren't they?
43:35Declan Donnelly:They're boring. I mean, I bet they look fun, but they're not, are they? They're quite repetitive. Yeah. But we could do one. Yeah. We don't need to have a proper photo shoot. We could do one here. We don't need a proper photographer. We'll just have Fiona. Yeah, exactly. Someone, you know, work experience. Have you ever done Still Life?
43:51Ant McPartlin:Yeah, loads
43:51Declan Donnelly:Have you?
43:52Ant McPartlin:Yeah
43:52Declan Donnelly:Okay, good You can take the photos And we'll pause Okay
43:56Ant McPartlin:That's how it works, yeah
43:57Declan Donnelly:Alright
44:01Declan Donnelly:That's how it works
44:02Ant McPartlin:Yeah, good Well, thank you, Sophie
44:04Declan Donnelly:Thank you for wanting a calendar of us in it
44:07Ant McPartlin:Strange request, but we'll do it for you And we just need one copy Sophie's the only one who wants one Yeah, exactly It's just for you, Sophie Yeah, nobody else wants a copy of our calendar, do they? This is from Charlotte and Sebastian Dear Ant and Dec Charlotte here Hi, Charlotte Listening to your podcast from Basel in Switzerland.
44:21Declan Donnelly:Ooh, stick that in the map. Stick that in the flag.
44:23Ant McPartlin:Stick a flag in that. Stick a flag in it. I figured you might also enjoy knowing you played a part in a love story. Sebastian is an ex-colleague and used to live a few blocks away from me. We became good friends and one evening in 2020, when he was over for a meal, I told him that I'm a Celebrity was starting that night. Being from Argentina, he'd never heard of the programme. Nor of Ant and Dec. What? So he decided to stay to watch the first show Right He then proceeded to come over every evening for the next three weeks to watch the show with me Nothing better than a good giggle over mostly unknown celebrities Eating penises to bring two people closer together
45:01Declan Donnelly:Yeah, I agree
45:02Ant McPartlin:I thought he was enjoying the show But he later told me he just wanted an excuse to hang out with me Aww We are now married and every year we watch I'm a Celeb as a family tradition We are now also expecting our first child
45:15Declan Donnelly:Aww
45:16Ant McPartlin:But don't worry, Ant If it's a boy We won't call him Dec I would reconsider that, Charlotte
45:22Declan Donnelly:Now, hold on But they're not calling him Ant They said, don't worry, Ant If it's a boy We won't call him Dec She hasn't then said But we'll call him Ant Oh, Anthony P.S.
45:34Ant McPartlin:Don't worry, Dec We're not calling him Ant either Oh, you're not It's not that Respect, guys Lots of love Charlotte and Sebastian That is so lovely Is it? It was nice until the end of the letter But what a lovely story Thank you guys And We'll think of you Next time we're Starting on a celebrity We'll think Oh Charlotte and Sebastian Are curled up Watching this
45:58Declan Donnelly:Now I was Talking to A friend of mine Not you But a different friend What do you mean Another friend You've got another friend About tattoos Oh right He wants one He's never had one before He wants one
46:10Ant McPartlin:Does he want us to design one for him
46:11Declan Donnelly:No he doesn't But he got me thinking We haven't talked about tattoos for a while We haven't
46:15Ant McPartlin:And I've noticed my full body is over there.
46:17Declan Donnelly:My torso.
46:18Ant McPartlin:Grab it in. We have had a few more designs. Good.
46:21Declan Donnelly:Well, I hope so, because time's ticking. Clock is ticking. It's getting closer. It's going to happen soon. I'm definitely up for doing it. I don't. I think we need to streamline it a bit.
46:31Ant McPartlin:Well, I was going to ask you, because you've got quite a few on your body. Yeah. Do you want to prune any of these now that you've seen quite a few?
46:37Declan Donnelly:Yeah, I do. I'm going to get rid of this one, this upside down face. Under the armpit? Under the armpit, armpit, hair, face. Oh, I like that one. No, I'm getting rid of that. That's funny. It's a good conversation starter. Two sexy, nice, cheeky monkeys. They've only been on a week. Yeah, they're going. They're going. I'm going to get rid of the... Hello, my name is Ant Badge. On the chest. Well, I'm just... If this is going to happen on my body, it's my body, Declan.
47:03Ant McPartlin:Are you still thinking of salmon coal on your calf? Leave him there for now.
47:09Declan Donnelly:Eight bananas on your thigh? No, get rid of that.
47:10Ant McPartlin:Eight bananas on your thigh.
47:13Declan Donnelly:They're going. So what are we left with? No, get rid of that. The banana angel of the north? The banana. It just looks weird, doesn't it? It looks a bit phallic and a bit wrong. And I like my bananas inside, not outside. Oh, okay. Why are you laughing at that?
47:29Ant McPartlin:How do they get in there?
47:32Declan Donnelly:Oh, yeah, then of course. You dirty-minded simpletons.
47:35Ant McPartlin:Okay, okay.
47:36Declan Donnelly:So what's left? We've got the boomerang, which has the time bridge, the angel of the north, the moon, and the scorpion star sign. and the longitude and latitude of Newcastle. We like that a lot. Yeah, we like that. This other one, which is the Saturday Night Takeaway pizza box with respect guys and bananas around it. I like that, but we've got that on this other one. So we need to cut this one out and I need to choose a couple from there.
48:02Ant McPartlin:Yeah, we've got a smorgasbord up here of tattoos. Smorgasbord. There's some good words on this week's pod, isn't there? Yeah, we need to whittle these down a little bit.
48:11Declan Donnelly:And I can't obviously...
48:12Ant McPartlin:That one can never move. What do you mean? The belly button
48:15Declan Donnelly:I'm never going to have that
48:16Ant McPartlin:The belly button can never move
48:17Declan Donnelly:What the golfer Hitting a golf ball Hitting me belly button And then a flag's coming out Of the belly button With 18 on it It's a great conversation starter What what By what I get What is the conversation going to be? Look at this Oh look at this Deck left it on
48:33Ant McPartlin:Can I just take it off
48:34Declan Donnelly:It's not going to happen
48:35Ant McPartlin:No I get to The rules are I get to override you On one design And it's that one
48:39Declan Donnelly:That was never the rules That was never the rules You get to override me On one design
48:43Ant McPartlin:So I get to keep one design on the body.
48:46Declan Donnelly:Well, there's not a lot left on there now.
48:47Ant McPartlin:No, there's Simon Cowell on your calf. Simon Cowell on your calf. Golfer on your belly.
48:55Declan Donnelly:A boomerang on your arm.
48:58Ant McPartlin:A smorgasbord on your chesty. So that's where we are now. However, we've got some new designs. Hallelujah. Thank the Lord. Weaded in. Specs on? Specs on, he means business. Check this out. Dear Ant and Dec, me and my son Harry are loving watching the podcast and everything about the box too. Thanks, Harry. Thanks, Wayne and Harry. Wayne? Wayne and Harry. Thanks, Wayne and Harry. We've designed a tattoo and we would love to know what you think and rate it in bananas, obviously. It's an Ant and Dec, Ying and Yang. As you work so well together and have done for so long, they seem perfect as you complete each other.
49:38Ant McPartlin:It covers Ant's love of bananas and Dec's love of eggs. Let us know Respect guys Wayne and Harry Wayne And Harry
49:46Declan Donnelly:It's not bad There's one side of it I love The banana side The egg side I never ever thought About getting an egg Tattooed on my body So Unfortunately It works Yes It works as a tattoo Where will it go? No no But I don't think it goes On the body Not at all No So Out of eight bananas It's a four Because I give
50:10Ant McPartlin:Yeah, you like half of it I give one half
50:11Declan Donnelly:No, I don't like the other half Sorry
50:14Ant McPartlin:Sorry though Got one here from Frankie And you've got tattoos That mean something to you Who have you been talking to? But this one is the ultimate tribute To the guy Who's been by your side Through everything It's a sound you hear Every single day The soundtrack to your entire career And the good thing is It instantly puts you In a good mood Does it? It's Dex laugh What? The idea is You get a recording Of one of Dex's Classic uncontrollable giggles Oh, thank God Then you get the sound wave pattern of that exact laugh tattooed onto your forearm or wrist. It looks like a cool, abstract, modern geometric design to anyone else.
50:47Ant McPartlin:However, it's not just static ink. Using Soundwave tattoo technology, you can literally open an app. What? Hang on a minute. However, it's not just a static link. Using Soundwave tattoo technology, you can literally open an app, scan your arm with your phone, and it will instantly play an audio of Deck laughing. That's amazing.
51:04Declan Donnelly:When do we do it? That is quite cool. It has to be said. But just not of my laugh. I think visually it would have to look good. If it looks like a QR code, then I'm not going to enjoy that. It would be like a sound wave. But then you would still scan the sound wave and then you'd be able to hear it. See, the technology side I like. I like that. That's good. I might do that, but I do it with my kids. Well, that wasn't the deal. As well. I should add. As well. As yours. What we need to do then is get your laugh as a sound wave, visually, to see what it looks like.
51:36Ant McPartlin:Okay.
51:37Declan Donnelly:Because if it just looks weird, then it's going to be a no. But at least let's take it to the next stage.
51:42Ant McPartlin:Yeah. Yeah. Let's pick a good laugh. Well, can we get one off the sausage making video maybe? Or which one?
51:50Declan Donnelly:Banana World Record Laugh.
51:52Ant McPartlin:Banana World Record Laugh.
51:53Declan Donnelly:Yeah.
51:54Ant McPartlin:There are lots of laughs on Butler Box. If you haven't seen them all, please like and subscribe. I've got one here from Leila. She hasn't really got into detail on it. Right. It's just sent me bananas in a ring around the words respect guys. That's pretty good. That's pretty good, Leila. Eight bananas around respect and guys.
52:17Declan Donnelly:It's so simple. I like it. But it says a lot. Are we putting it on the board? Yeah. I think we are because we took a lot off. So we need to put it on the, yeah, that's it. Put it on the arm there because I reckon I've got space here. Oh, yeah. Look, that could be good. Just there. That's it. That's a serious contender. That's a serious contender. So should we take off the guy with the golf ball?
52:38Ant McPartlin:No, no, no, no, no, no, no. He can never be touched. He can never be touched. And then this goes to a vote. And if everybody votes for him.
52:44Declan Donnelly:It doesn't go to a vote. Absolutely not. This is my body. It's my body, not your body. Your body. Your body. Shall I pause? I didn't mean to pause when I said your body. That's weird. As if, like, you've got a real say. She does not have a say over my body. I don't know why. I don't want you to think that. I mean, it was a real pause, was it?
53:05Ant McPartlin:It was quite a moment, that. We don't have an example of the sound wave, so I'm just going to put the letter on there. Yeah, okay. Just to remind us. Until we get it. Until we get it. We'll get it. Okay. And can I pick a couple of these now
53:18Declan Donnelly:that I would like blown up? Yeah. So I really like the Saturday Night Takeaway in the pizza box. Yes. I think that's really good. And there's something about the Psych CD that is just quite fun. It's quite fun, that. Good. Okay. Well. This is shaping up, guys. Not really.
53:41Ant McPartlin:Any other tattoo designs, get them into us. Hanging out at beltabox.com.
53:45Declan Donnelly:Any tattoo artists who want to get involved and, like, elevate this whole thing, it would be really handy. Because at the minute, it's not great, is it?
53:56Ant McPartlin:It's not bad. It's not bad. It's okay.
53:59Declan Donnelly:It's just okay. And like I said, it's my body. so it's going to be there forever so you know we want to make sure it's right
54:09Ant McPartlin:belly button
54:09Declan Donnelly:no absolutely not that's about all we've got time for
54:14Ant McPartlin:this week
54:14Declan Donnelly:we'll be back on Monday famous guy swaps things we haven't got oh we won't fit in we have had loads of things I bet we have they were 400 quid have you got the have you have a look at these if you didn't see last week's pod these are the trainers Dec wants to swap I don't really want
54:29Ant McPartlin:to swap them anymore because I found out they were 400 quid
54:31Declan Donnelly:so I'd rather keep them no you can't take them back now I'd rather sell them on Ebay myself no you can't take them back you put them up for a swap we've had loads of people wanting to swap for these trainers £400 worth of trainers
54:43Ant McPartlin:what's so Fiona says
54:44Declan Donnelly:so if you want to swap there's still time we'll do it on next week's pod so get your swaps in can I see if they still fit? no you can't see if they still fit I was going to run off on them yeah I know it'll be quicker than them look at the torsion bar on the bottom we'll do that next week sorry no time for famous guy swaps things but we'll do it again next week. And that's all we've got to have for this week.
55:04Ant McPartlin:We'll be back on Monday with a bonus ep and then back next Thursday with the main pod. Until then. Respect, guys.
55:11Declan Donnelly:Respect, guys.
55:11Ant McPartlin:Take them because he'll steal the... Take them. Ha-ha! Unlucky! They won't be here next week. Unlucky.
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Join us this week as the boys bring back WONKEY DONKEY, reveal what King Charles chatted to them about at the King's Trust Awards and Dec spills the details on date night...
Plus, Ant’s been talking to Zendaya’s dog again, Dec’s got piles, and the boys play a part in someone’s real life love story.
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00:00 - Coming up01:40 - Ant’s Toe Surgery05:50 - Dec’s Date Night & Piles09:57 - Banana Film Rating16:40 - UK Map21:05 - Ant & Dec on Wiki Feet26:15 - Wonkey Donkey is back!33:50 - Dec’s Diary36:10 - King Charles41:50 - Postbag45:30 - Tattoos53:42 - Dec’s Trainer Swap
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