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BGT hosts Ant and Dec on their world coming ‘crashing down’ after Byker Grove axe: ‘It’s like you’re being sacked again’

Ant and Dec felt like their world was 'crashing down' after the BGT hosts were previously 'sacked' from a telly job

Before becoming national treasures and TV’s go-to presenting duo, Ant and Dec shot to fame on Byker Grove. But in 1993, the pair were “sacked.” Speaking to Audible, Ant and Dec shared how they felt their world was “crashing down” when they got told about their Byker Grove axe. The lads shot to fame on a children’s TV show becoming national treasures (Credit: BBC iPlayer) Dec added: “And getting the news that we were getting written out, our world crashing down around us and not knowing what we were going to do next.”

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