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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jacob Stolworthy

Declan Donnelly fights back tears as he shares advice for young Ant McPartlin

Declan Donnelly fought back tears when sharing a letter written to his younger self and his presenter pal, Ant McPartlin.

Donnelly, who launched to fame in 1989 alongside McPartlin on TV series Byker Grove, read the letter aloud in a new episode of their podcast, but struggled through a section in which he told a young McPartlin, who has struggled with painkiller addiction and alcoholism: “It will all be OK.”

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