Ant and Dec received the accolade for Best Presenters at the National Television Awards on Wednesday as the pair graced the stage at London’s O2 once again.
This year marks the 23rd year the duo have bagged themselves the honour after they were first awarded the title back in 2001.
However, a lot has changed in 20 years, and during their sweet acceptance speech Dec joked the pair had ditched the night’s of glamorous showbiz parties for dirty nappies.
Speaking about their role as parents, the pair offered an insight into how their ‘lives have changed’ in recent years since become parents.
Dec said: ‘Our lives have changed so unbelievably, over the last six years since we got very small children.’
Ant and Dec shared a sweet speech about their children as they ditch showbiz parties for dirty nappies after winning Best Presenter at the National Television Award’s for the 23rd year
Speaking about their role as parents, the pair offered an insight into how their ‘lives have changed’ in recent years since become parents
He joked: ‘Now we’re going back to dirty nappies and the school run.’
Adding a touching story about his daughter Isla, six, who wished him good luck on their way to school this morning as she gave him an adorable good luck charm.
He told the crowd and viewers at home: ‘My little girl Isla she said ”good luck Daddy I hope you win the trophy, take my lip balm it may give you good luck.”‘
Holding up the tiny lip balm, Dec continued: ‘I guess it worked’.
Dec shares daughter Isla, six, and son Jack, 13 months with his wife Ali Astall.
In April, Ant welcomed his first child with wife Anne-Marie, a son named Wilder.
Ant shared a Instagram snap sweetly cradling his baby boy on Tuesday, writing: ‘Born, 14/05/24 at 8.54am. Baby is beautiful, Mummy’s a legend, Sisters are over the moon. Dad’s a mess!’
The baby is Ant’s first while Anne-Marie has two children, Poppy, and Daisy, from her previous marriage, with a source saying the pair feel like their family is now ‘complete’.
Dec said: ‘Our lives have changed so unbelievably, over the last six years since we got very small children’
He joked: ‘Now we’re going back to dirty nappies and the school run’
He told the crowd and viewers at home: ‘My little girl Isla she said ”good luck Daddy I hope you win the trophy, take my lip balm it may give you good luck”‘
In April, Ant welcomed his first child with wife Anne-Marie , a son named Wilder
The baby is Ant’s first while Anne-Marie has two children, Poppy, and Daisy, from her previous marriage, with a source saying the pair feel like their family is now ‘complete’ (pictured at their wedding in August 2021)
A source said of his happiness at becoming a dad: ‘Ant and Anne-Marie are beyond thrilled — their little family is complete.
‘They’ve been overwhelmed with lovely messages from friends, family and fans and are still wading through them. They are incredibly grateful to everyone.
‘They chose the name, Wilder, a while ago but have deliberately kept it a closely guarded secret. They are going to be absolutely wonderful, doting parents and Ant cannot wait to be a hands-on dad, changing the nappies and just spending time with little Wilder.’
Ant has been candid in the past about his desire to have children and he publicly spoke about how he had been trying for a baby with ex-wife Lisa Armstrong.
The couple were childless when they filed for divorce in 2018 after 11 years of marriage. Ant and Anne-Marie tied the knot in 2021.
When the news of Anne-Marie’s pregnancy was revealed, it was claimed that Ant was over the moon because he didn’t think fatherhood was on the cards for him.