They may have been on the small screen for over 30 years, but experience isn't stopping Ant & Dec from learning something new. Despite a host of awards and a plethora of shows under their belt, the presenting duo are making a career-first move.
The pair, famed for hosting I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Saturday Night Takeaway, have launched Belta Box, a digital entertainment channel which will be home to some of the duo's most famous moments.
Additionally, the channel, which will be available across various media platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, will serve as the home for the pair's latest venture - a brand new podcast series!
Titled Hanging Out With Ant & Dec, the podcast will see the pair "catching up, reminiscing and seeing where the conversation takes them", with the duo also encouraging the listener to get involved.
"Audience has always been at the heart of everything Ant & Dec do," reads the logline. "So the duo are creating a podcast that they literally couldn’t make without the audience, where viewers and listeners will have the power to shape the conversation each week."
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"Whether it’s asking Ant & Dec to relive iconic TV moments, seeking advice from the lads or just sharing anecdotes, each item in the episode has input from the audience," it continues, with the bi-weekly series set to begin on 22 January.
The podcast will be available via all outlets, with an extended video edition being released on YouTube. Furthermore, a bonus episode will drop on Mondays, but we'll have to wait to see what it includes.
"We’ve spent our whole careers celebrating great entertainment, so launching Belta Box feels like the natural next step," said Ant. "Alongside our new podcast, we’re excited to create a space packed with fun, feel-good content that brings people together."
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"What better way to launch Belta Box than with our first ever podcast series!" added Dec. "We asked our audience if we did a podcast, what would they like it to be about, and they said we just want you guys to hang out. So that's what we're doing!
"Ant and I don't get to hang out as much as we used to, so it's perfect for us," he continued, while Mitre Studios' Managing Director Ed Sleeman said it was a "natural and exciting evolution" for both the company and the duo.
Hanging Out With Ant & Dec will launch on 22 January.
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