Ant McPartlin is reportedly feeling ’emotional’ after flying out to Australia to film the latest series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Alongside bestie Declan Donnelly, he will be presenting ITV’s biggest show for another series. Bringing entertainment to the masses means leaving his UK home, and for the 2024 offering, that’s a little harder due to a special little person.
Earlier this year, Ant, 48, became a dad for the first time to Wilder with wife of three years Anne-Marie. A source has said Ant is ’emotional’ about being down under while his family are staying at home.
‘Ant is feeling really emotional about being so far away from Anne-Marie and Wilder.
‘It’s the longest he has left them for and it’s going to be so difficult,’ they claimed to OK!
The beloved TV star has already made adjustments to enjoy this next phase of his life. Ant walked away from Saturday Night Takeaway in April after both he and Dec, who has two children with wife Ali Astall, decided they wanted to spend more time with their families.
At the time, Ant said: ‘Part of the reason we’re pausing Takeaway is we need a break ourselves, and we need to spend some time with our family.
‘We’ve both got children that we need to spend time with for a little bit. We need time to think and, and time to step back and look at the bigger picture and just see where we are now.’
In the month after the finale, Ant’s life changed when his son Wilder arrived, who he shares with Anne-Marie.
‘Welcome to the family, Wilder Patrick Mcpartlin. Born, 14/05/24 at 8.54 am. Baby is beautiful, Mummy’s a legend, Sisters are over the moon. Dad’s a mess,’ he wrote on Instagram at the time.
After being firmly in the baby bubble over the summer, Ant will now be in Australia for over three weeks. He will also be away from Daisy and Poppy – Anne-Marie’s daughters from a previous relationship. He has formed a close bond with them, and has their names tattooed on his arm alongside Anne-Marie’s.
This year, Ant and Dec, 49, will be joined in the jungle by a very starry line-up. Coleen Rooney, Oti Mabuse, Alan Halsall, Jane Moore, Dean McCullough, Tulisa Contostavlos, Melvin Odoom, Barry McGuigan, GK Barry, and Danny Jones will all be competing to become King or Queen of the jungle.
It will be the 22nd year for the popular reality show, with Ant hosting 21 of them.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Ant’s representatives for comment.
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here starts on Sunday, November 17, at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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