Ant Middleton has said he is “happy” that another host will ‘put their stamp’ on SAS: Who Dares Wins after it was announced he had been dropped by the show, reports say.
It was announced on Monday that Channel 4 and Minnow Films had cut ties with Ant as their views and values “didn’t align”.
Ant, 40, has now revealed that he is happy with what he had achieved on the show which sees celebrities and normal civilians put through their paces.
It’s been reported by The Mirror that Ant said: “After five years on the show it just felt like I had achieved everything I could with the format.
Ant Middleton has spoken for the first time since it was revealed he would be parting ways with Channel 4 (Image: Getty Images)
“There’s so many other formats that I am working on now that feels more suited to who I am today.
“It’s been a brilliant experience being on that show but I’m honestly happy to let some new blood come in and put their own stamp on it.”
He has since tweeted: “After 5 incredible years I’ve decided it’s time to move on from SAS Who Dares Wins UK.
Ant is feeling “positive” about his future after Channel 4 parted ways with him (Image: c4)
“Big respect to my fellow DS – it’s been a journey I’ll never forget. Thanks to everyone that took part and made the show what it is.
“Really excited about the future and what’s coming this year. Stay positive.”
A spokesperson for Channel 4 said: “Following a number of discussions Channel 4 and Minnow Films have had with him in relation to his personal conduct it has become clear that our views and values are not aligned and we will not be working with him again.”
Ant came under fire last year for a controversial post during the Black Lives Matter movement (Image: Minnow Films/Production Company. Channel 4 images must not be altered or manipulated in any way. This picture may be used solely for Channel 4 programme publicity purposes in connection with the current broadcast of the programme(s) featured in the national and local press and listings. Not to be reproduced or redistributed for any use or in any medium not set out above.)
The broadcasters decision to cut ties with Ant is less than a year after he said Black Lives Matter protesters were “absolute scum” which was later met with severe backlash.
During the summer of 2020 when protests were taking place across the globe following the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, Ant tweeted: “The extreme left against the extreme right. When did two wrongs make a right?
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“It was only a matter of time. BLM and EDL are not welcome on our streets, absolute scum. What a great example you are to your future generation. Bravo.”
Shortly after coming under fire, he released a video message to his social media followers and said: “I’d just like to clarify a tweet I’d put out at the weekend and deleted straight away once I’d re-read it and realised that it could cause offence.
“I put out a tweet or retweeted a video of the violence, the terror and chaos that was happening on the streets of London. ‘Within that tweet, I mentioned the BLM and EDL and the word ‘scum’.
“At no point was I calling the BLM scum and comparing the two organisations. I want to make that really, really clear.
“The word scum was used to describe the people in the video that were violent, that were causing terror on the streets of London and setting a bad example for our future generations.”
Ant signed up for the armed forces aged just 17 before later enrolling with the Royal Marines. He became a household name in 2015 on SAS: Who Dares Wins which saw people recreate the SAS training process.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
