Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly fans believe they have discovered the actual reason they announced a break from Saturday Night Takeaway.
The pair, who have fronted the show since 2002, have aired over 130 episodes including two special spin-offs.
Ant and Dec recently announced their next season, the 20th series, will be their last one 'for a little while' as they needed a 'breather.'
After they announced the news, fans of the show took to social media to share their theories as to why the duo quit.
Many couldn't help but compare the timing of the announcement as it came at the same time as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's alleged backstage drama.
In recent weeks, Holly and Phillip have been embroiled in drama concerning their friendship – which has reportedly "cooled".
Fans immediately made the comparison between the This Morning hosts and Ant and Dec.
"It's taking a break because they're replacing Philip and Holly!" one user wrote.
Another posted: "They’re taking over from Phil and Holly on This Morning so won’t have time to make Takeaway anymore."
"Are you taking over on This Morning," one quizzed.
Ant and Dec announced the news on social media, with the duo saying: "Hi everyone, we've got some news for you, next year, in 2024, it will be our 20th series of Saturday Night Takeaway.
"We've got some very special look-backs planned as well as some very exciting new items."
While Dec added: "We've also decided that our 20th series will be our last one for a little while. The show takes up such a lot of our year, we just feel that we need a little bit of a breather and the show is going to take a little bit of a rest."
"But before that though," continued Ant before he went on to say: "We've got the 20th series to plan, haven't we?"
Speaking about their decision, Ant, 47, told The Sun : "We love making Saturday Night Takeaway, but reaching the milestone of 20 series seemed like the perfect time to pause for a little while and catch our breath."
However, Ant and Dec’s decision to take a break from their long-running ITV show could be linked to the duo’s recent decision to set up their very own production company.
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