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Victoria Johns

Ant McPartlin's drag alter-ego draws comparison to Jesy Nelson by stunned fans

Ant McPartlin's drag alter-ego reminded some Saturday Night Take Away fans of Boyz star Jesy Nelson.

The Geordie presenter, 46, made the stunning transformation into Lady Antoinette in a 'mind-blowing' performance on the show.

Joined by co-host Declan Donnelly, 46, who was also in drag - as Miss Donna Lee - Ant was unrecognisable sporting a huge red wig, fake tan and tons of make-up.

Fans couldn't get over the transformation with many taking to Twitter saying the host reminded them of the ex-Little Mix singer, 30.

One wrote: "Someone wanna explain why Ant McPartlin in drag looks like Jesy Nelson?"

Another asked: "Was that Jesy Nelson or Ant McPartlin in Drag?"

Ant as Lady Antoinette (Grab)
Fans were stunned by the similarity (INSTAGRAM)

While a third mused: "Ant McPartlin in drag is a dead ringer for Jesy Nelson from Little Mix."

Ant and Dec donned the get-up as part of a RuPaul's Drag Race special 'end of the show show', as the legendary drag queen introduced three winners of the show for a performance.

Singing about being the 'angels of the North', they joined Drag Race UK stars The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Krystal Versace for an unforgettable musical extravaganza.

Fans loved the performance, but couldn't get over how much Lady Antoinette reminded them of Jesy.

Of course it's not the first time the singer's appearance has been a hot topic of conversation.

Jesy faced some serious backlash when she released her debut single last year when fans accused her of blackfishing - which is when a non-black person tries to appear black.

She was criticised on social media because of how she appeared in the video in which P Diddy pops up in, because of her braids, mahogany tan and even the way she sang.

However the singer denied wearing fake tan, insisting during an Instagram Live stream with rapper Nicki Minaj that she had been to Antigua weeks before the video shoot so was already bronzed.

Jesy's comments came after former bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock had warned her about blackfishing.

Defending herself during the livestream, the star said: "I personally want to say that my intention was never, ever to offend people of colour with this video and my song because like I said, growing up as a young girl, this is the music that I listened to.

"My intention was never, ever, ever want to offend anyone and genuinely it actually does really hurt me that I may have offended people and actually, like, hurt people’s feelings just by genuinely celebrating something that I love."

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