Ant and Dec: Saturday Night Takeaway stars working on 'secret TV project' to replace iconic ITV series

When Ant and Dec announced that this season of Saturday Night Takeaway would be their last, they said it was to focus on some of their other favourite shows including Britain’s Got Talent, but it has now been revealed that the presenting duo have a brand new “secret TV project”.

Fans were left broken-hearted after Saturday Night Takeaway ended in April, the show’s 20th season. It went out with a bang, with A-lists guests including S Club and Girls Aloud, to outstanding prizes and some of their most hilarious pranks to date.

The pair have returned to ITV, presenting the 17th season of Britain’s Got Talent, but reports have recently revealed they have something else up their sleeves in a brand new career move. Here’s everything you need to know about Ant & Dec’s new “top secret project”.

What have Ant and Dec said?

Sticking with the theme of takeaway, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, 48, are reportedly planning a “secret TV project”, with their company Mitre Studios filing a request to trademark a new business, Belta Box, just weeks after their emotional farewell to Saturday Night Takeaway.

The new business will create content across variety of mediums including TV, radio, magazines, clothing and books and will also have an online presence having already launched digital cookery series Taste Mates.

According to reports by The Mirror, a source said about the “secret TV Project”: "Everything Ant and Dec does turns to gold and this is sure to be another success." With a spokesperson for Mitre adding: "Taste Mates and Belta Box are digital projects that will tap into the Mitre core values of being fun and engaging."

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