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Ant McPartlin was forced to dab blood from his face after revealing he sustained a cut on the final episode of Saturday Night Takeaway.
Last night marked the end of the ITV programme before Ant and Dec go on an ‘indefinite hiatus’ with their show after 20 years.
It was an emotional – and eventful – night for Ant and Declan Donnelly, with the pair having to issue an apology when a guest accidentally blurted out a swear word on live TV.
However, one of the most unforgettable moments came when Ant, 48, tackled fellow TV presenter Stephen Mulhern, 47, to the ground.
When the former returned to the stage with Dec, also 48, he revealed that his own actions had resulted in him suffering a bloody blow to the face
The altercation came during the final Ant vs Dec segment with Stephen.
After losing out to Dec during a penalty shoot-out, Ant tackled Stephen – who was dressed as a trophy – to the ground.
While the tussle might have been playful, later on when he returned to the stage wearing his signature suit, Ant could be seen dabbing his cheek with a tissue.
‘I cut my face jumping on Stephen Mulhern,’ he explained, wiping his face. ‘I’ve got a Stephen Mulhern-related injury!’
Poor Ant!
Elsewhere on the show, Ant and Dec had to issue a swift apology over rude language during the ‘Ring My Bell’ segment of the show.
The segment involved people around the country turinng up at a stranger’s door with various household objects in hand.
This time, it was a wheelie bin, a duvet and a hat, with one audience member’s neighbours in Nottingham gathered around his front yard to play.
But when one resident brought all three items along, he managed to forget to actually ring the doorbell.
When Ant and Dec reminded him to do so, he cursed as he searched around for the bell – but despite his frustration, he managed to still complete the task, bagging himself a holiday.
While Ant later apologised for the language, viewers were far more distracted by a cheeky innuendo that they also heard him say.
At one point, referring to the contestant bringing a helmet to his neighbour’s house as his choice of hat, Ant quipped: ‘We can see your helmet!’
‘What?’ Dec replied, to which Ant clarified: ‘On his head.’
‘”We can see your helmet” is a thing that was just said on prime time Saturday night telly…,’ viewer Steve laughed, seemingly making a reference to the fact that a ‘helmet’ can also be used as a term regarding a penis.
Leah wrote on X: ‘”We can see your helmet” Ooh Ant you are in a cheeky mood tonight.’
Tom added: ‘Apologising for swearing then they crack a joke about his helmet being on show! Brilliant!’
The Geordie duo wrapped up their 20th season of the variety show with a whole host of guests, including the likes of S Club 7, Girls Aloud, Simon Cowell, Dermot O’Leary, Alison Hammond and Holly Willoughby.
It was announced last year that this would be the last season of Saturday Night Takeaway ‘for a little while’.
At the time they said the show ‘takes up such a lot of our year’ and they needed a ‘little bit of a breather’.
And it’s certainly ended on a bang, with a ‘super-sized show’ following a season of tear-jerking moments, epic celebrity pranks and even the occasional blunder or two.
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Saturday Night Takeaway is available to watch on ITVX.
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