How did Declan Donnelly meet Ant McPartlin?

The pair first met on the children’s television show, Byker Grove in 1990.

They played PJ (Ant) and Duncan (Dec) – Dec was on the show from 1989 and Ant joined in 1990.

Their friendship began when they shared storylines on the show, creating a bond off-screen as well as on.

The duo then went on to launch a pop career in 1994, known as PJ & Duncan – their characters on Byker Grove.

Their music career didn’t last too long – their record label decided not to renew their contract in 1997.

Having become real-life best friends, their on-screen chemistry proved a winner and they moved into comedy presenting.

In real life Ant and Dec are inseparable and even used to live on the same street in Chiswick, West London, before Ant divorced his now ex-wife Lisa Armstrong.

Such is the extent of their close working relationship the pair just have the one joint Twitter account @antanddec.