Ant and Dec ‘hope they put a smile on fans’ faces’ as they host SNT finale from home

They have continued to host Saturday Night Takeaway from home in a bid to keep the nation entertained amid the coronavirus lockdown.

And Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly sweetly admitted that they hope they’d ‘put a smile on viewer’s faces’, as they presented the finale from their sofas.

The programme’s finale should have been hosted in Disney World Florida, however due to the crisis the trip had to be cancelled.

During the show, Dec acknowledged the fact they were all grounded in the UK rather then celebrating the end of the series in America.

He admitted that it wasn’t the series they had ‘planned or hoped for’ and said that he hoped the duo had kept their viewers entertained.

Rather than hosting a live show in Orlando, Ant and Dec, both 44, presented from home while sharing a selection of their best bits from over the years. 

At the start of the programme, Dec joked: ‘It’s a slightly different finale this year… congratulations Ant, you’ve got a place on the sofa!’

The joke was in reference to the fact that throughout the series they have been telling people they’ve got a ‘seat on the plane’ to their Florida finale.

Reminiscing on happier times, the presenting duo played back an opening from the last show of the series in 2017 when they made it stateside for the finale.

The opening segment was held in the Magic Kingdom to Beauty and the Beast’s Be Our Guest and Ant quipped: ‘That was amazing… why did I ever grow a beard?’

The show continued as Ant and Dec replayed a surprise segment with couple Victoria and Dan, which saw them travel around the world unknowingly followed by her parents.

The video tape revealed that the couple had travelled to Vietnam, New Zealand and Malaysia and were metres away from her incognito parents.