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'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' Hosts Ant And Dec Secure £30m Deal To Stay With ITV

Ant And Dec Land £30m Deal
The Huffington Post UK

Ant and Dec have landed a new £30m deal to stay with ITV through to December 2016.

It means the Geordie pair will continue to front their popular shows 'I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!', 'Britain’s Got Talent' - which ITV have renewed for a further three years - and 'Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway'.

“We are thrilled to be extending our relationship with ITV for a further three years. After 15 years at the network we are still excited about continuing to make great shows for a great channel,” the presenters, formerly known as PJ and Duncan, confirmed.

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Ant and Dec first joined ITV in 1998, presenting the Saturday morning shows SM:tv LIVE and CD:UK, and have been exclusively signed to the channel since 2000.

Their work for the broadcaster has seen them win numerous awards including 23 National Television Awards - including Most Popular Entertainment Presenters for 12 consecutive years.

Fans saw them return to TV to host jungle contest 'I'm A Celeb' this Sunday, with the show receiving its highest ever launch rating.

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I'm A Celebrity 2013
Amy Willerton (01 of10)
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Age: 21Most famous for: Winning Katie Price's search for a new model 'Signed… By Katie Price', and then publicly falling out with her. Relationship status: SinglePhobias: China dollsDream campmate: Oprah WinfreyShe says: "I'm grumpy when I’m hungry!"Odds to win: 25/1 (credit:ITV)
David Emanuel (02 of10)
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Age: 60Most famous for: Designing Princess Diana's wedding dress.Relationship status: DivorcedPhobias: "Everything. Anything. You name it!"He says: "Sometimes you have to rise to the challenge. I survived cancer. Can I survive the jungle?"Odds to win: 33/1 (credit:ITV)
Alfonso Ribeiro (03 of10)
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Age: 42Most famous for: Playing Carlton Banks on 90s show 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air' alongside Will Smith. Relationship status: MarriedMissing any special occasions?: Time with his new baby boyHe says: "I haven't actually seen much of I’m A Celebrity..., which is the reason why I am doing it. If I had seen more of it... I would probably say ‘Hell no’."Odds to win: 10/1 (credit:ITV)
Joey Essex(04 of10)
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Age: 23Most famous for: Appearing on ITV2 reality show 'The Only Way Is Essex'.Relationship status: SingleMissing any special occasions: The 'TOWIE' Christmas specialHe says: "I will have my shirt off all the time."Odds to win: 7/4 (credit:ITV)
Kian Egan(05 of10)
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Age: 33Most famous for: Being a member of boyband Westlife. Relationship status: MarriedPhobias: "None but the coffin challenge is, for me, the worst one"He says: "I will definitely do the eating challenge. I will shove it in my gob, chew on it and eat it!"Odds to win: 6/1 (credit:ITV)
Laila Morse(06 of10)
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Age: 68Most famous for: Playing Big Mo Harris in BBC soap 'EastEnders'.Relationship status: DatingPhobias: Spiders and cockroachesDream camp mate: Johnny DeppShe says: "I don’t like sleeping with clothes on...that's gonna be a bit of an issue."Odds to win: 25/1 (credit:ITV)
Lucy Pargeter (07 of10)
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Age: 36Most famous for: Playing Chas Dingle in ITV soap 'Emmerdale'.Relationship status: EngagedShe says: "I can’t sit still for five minutes. I don’t do well with boredom."Odds to win: 9/1 (credit:ITV)
Matthew Wright(08 of10)
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Age: 48Most famous for: Hosting daily Channel 5 chat show 'The Wright Stuff'.Relationship status: MarriedPhobias: Terrified of spidersHe says: "I know I will be teary. I just don’t want to act as big a girl as Paul Burrell."Odds to win: 12/1 (credit:ITV)
Rebecca Adlington (09 of10)
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Age: 24Most famous for: Being a Team GB Olympic swimmer.Relationship status: EngagedDream camp mate: David BeckhamShe says: "I see myself as a team player and I think my role in the camp will be to be the little helper. I am happy to pull my weight."Odds to win: 9/1 (credit:ITV)
Steve Davis(10 of10)
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Age: 56Most famous for: Being a professional snooker player.Relationship status: Long-term relationshipPhobias: "Do you really think I’d let you know what I am scared of?!"He says: "There seems to be a growing opinion that I’m not as boring as people once thought, and it’s my aim while I am in the jungle to put a stop to this once and for all!"Odds to win: 11/2

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