in Richmond, London.

On Wednesday, March 21, the Met Police confirmed the TV star was being charged with drink driving.

McPartlin attended Kingston police station and was interviewed before being charged.

The presenter was fined £86,000 and given a 20-month driving ban after pleading guilty to drink driving in April 2018.

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Ant and Dec shot to fame as PJ & Duncan

How did Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly meet?

Ant met Dec on the children’s television show Byker Grove when he joined in 1990. Dec was on the show from 1989.

They played PJ (Ant) and Duncan (Dec), sharing storylines and creating a friendship off-screen as well as on.

After leaving Byker Grove, they launched a pop career in 1994, known as PJ & Duncan – their characters on Byker Grove.

However, theduo’s music career didn’t last too long as their record label decided not to renew their contract in 1997 – but after they had already re-branded as Ant and Dec.

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

What shows have Ant and Dec presented?

Ant and Dec have formed one of the most successful partnerships in TV, and are known as television royalty.

They have fronted a number of shows, but really hit the big time when they presented children’s Saturday morning show SMTV Live, which launched the career of Cat Deeley, as well as CD:UK, a music chart show.

They then moved away from kids’ TV and have had success with Saturday Night Takeaway and are also well known for fronting