Declan Donnelly

Declan Joseph Oliver 'Dec' Donnelly (born 25 September 1975) is an English television presenter and actor, best known as one half of the English acting and TV presenting duo Ant & Dec, with the other being Anthony McPartlin.

Donnelly came to prominence in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop music duo PJ & Duncan. Since then, Donnelly and McPartlin have had a very successful career as television presenters, currently presenting I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! since 2002, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway since 2002, Britain's Got Talent since 2007 and Text Santa since 2011.

Before then, the duo presented other ITV entertainment series such as PokerFace, Push the Button, Pop Idol and Red or Black?.

Early life

Donnelly is the youngest of seven children born to Irish parents Alphonsus (died 2011) and Anne Donnelly. He has three brothers, Martin, Eamonn and Dermott; and three sisters, Patricia, Moyra and Camalia. His parents hailed from Desertmartin , County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, but migrated to Newcastle, where they bought a house in 1950s. The family lived in the council estate of Cruddas Park for many years and all seven children were raised there. Donnelly's future double act partner Anthony McPartlin was raised in a nearby estate but the duo only met in 1989, on the set of Byker Grove.

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Simon Cowell takes another BGT golden buzzer for neurodivergent group

AOL 22 Mar 2025
The ITV reality contest is judged by Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli, and presented by Geordie duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly ... View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Britain's Got Talent (@bgt) ... .
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'First-rate' Curtis Jones quality on show as UK media praises Liverpool star

Yahoo Daily News 22 Mar 2025
"Is desperate to make himself the go-to man next to Declan Rice, but has competition from plenty of others in that position.
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The heart-warming moment Myles Lewis-Skelly's family celebrated his debut England goal - as Arsenal team-mate ...

The Daily Mail 22 Mar 2025
Lewis-Skelly was also praised for his performance by Arsenal and England team-mate Declan Rice, who lauded the youngster's 'fearless' attitude ... Speaking to ITV after the final whistle, Rice told ITV ... Declan RiceArsenal. .
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Plans revealed for Washington County’s new public safety building

Observer-Reporter 22 Mar 2025
John Campbell of AE Works and Sean Donnelly of Gateway Engineers unveiled architectural renderings and schematic plans during Washington’s planning commission meeting for an initial pre-development update as the project gets closer to beginning.
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Rice hails 'fearless' England debutant Lewis-Skelly

Straits Times 22 Mar 2025
Myles Lewis-Skelly has already made himself an ...
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Soccer-Rice hails 'fearless' England debutant Lewis-Skelly

The Star 22 Mar 2025
(Reuters) - Myles Lewis-Skelly has already made himself ...
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Offaly joint manager Mickey Harte not so much the great survivor as big achiever

The Irish Times 22 Mar 2025
It was a humdrum Monday in August. Until it wasn’t ... Bringing the good times back. Wait. What?. Harte’s appointment as joint Offaly senior football manager alongside Declan Kelly was more a shock than a surprise. But true it was ... READ MORE ... .
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Narragansett High celebrates All-State musicians

Kent County Daily Times 22 Mar 2025
Narragansett Schools recently congratulated local students for their participation in the RIMEA All State Music Festival ... Instrumental Ensembles. ... Norah Hinds, euphonium (Junior Band) ... Jazz Band). Choral Ensembles. ... Reagan Donnelly, alto (Senior Mixed).
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Mentor couple Eugene and Debbie Lawson wed 50 years

The Willoughby News-Herald 22 Mar 2025
... Lawson of Washington, D.C., and daughter Mariah (Michael) Branem of Chardon; and grandchildren Alexis Lavdis, Alyssa Lavdis, Stella Lawson, Declan Lawson, Jack Lawson and the late Jacob Lawson.
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England 2-0 Albania: Five things we learned from the Three Lions at Wembley

Yahoo Daily News 22 Mar 2025
Despite a few nervy moments against the pace of Albanian forward Armando Broja, Burn was dominant in the air and almost got himself on the scoresheet when he headed a Declan Rice corner into the bar.
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England thrive in Thomas Tuchel's debut as Jude Bellingham stars and an answer at left ...

CBS Sports 22 Mar 2025
A fine first touch from Kane took Declan Rice's cross out of the air; having jiggled the ball out of his feet, England's record goalscorer then struck his 70th low into the far corner ... Declan Rice.
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Raiders’ Bell finally gets the best of Panthers

Stars and Stripes 22 Mar 2025
Kaiserslautern's Rueben Todman hits the ball while Stuttgart's Declan Mack squats behind the plate during the first game of a doubleheader on March 22, 2025, at Pulaski Park in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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