Apr 8 2005
By Nicola Methvem TV Editor
They have grilled some of the biggest names in showbiz – including the Beckhams, Kylie, Will Smith and Robbie Williams – and they are still only 10 years old.
Such is the popularity of
Little Ant and Dec, who have a regular slot on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, that no one ever turns them down, however famous.
Last weekend, the pair were even granted an audience with Tony Blair on the eve of him announcing a general election.
Despite having an impressive collection of big name interviews under their belts, they still got the jitters about meeting the Prime Minister in his Downing Street home.
They confess: “We were very nervous as he’s the second most important man, after the Queen… But the Queen’s not a man.”
Nearly a week after meeting Blair, they have still not quite come back down to earth.
“He was brilliant, because we were both very nervous to be going to Number 10,” raves Little Ant.
It turns out that the Labour leader was top of his wish-list of interviewees. But he has now been replaced by someone the youngster holds in equal thrall.
“We’ve done Blair, so now I’d most like to talk to The Rock,” says Little Ant. “I love wrestling. I’d ask him if it is just acting or proper moves.”
A huge Little Britain fan, he would also like to interrogate comedian Matt Lucas. It can only be a matter of time...
Ant and Dec discovered the likely lads when they scoured
the North East looking for mini versions of themselves for their hit ITV show.
They knew they’d struck gold when they saw Gateshead schoolboys James Pallister (Little Ant) and Dylan McKenna-Redshaw (Little Dec).
The petite pranksters get on just as well with their grown-up Geordie counterparts, saying, “They look after us on stage when we forget what we’re supposed to say.”
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