Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have taken matters into their own hands following the decision to axe Saturday Night Takeaway’s live studio audience amid coronavirus fears.
The presenting duo are set to front the popular ITV show’s finale at the weekend, but without their trusty audience, they’ve asked fans to chip in and send their home videos to include in their weekly End of the Show show.
Taking to social media, the Geordie boys urged viewers to get involved with their “family, pets or whatever” as they plan on filming the programme for the first time ever without an audience.
They wrote: “Saturday Night Takeaway needs you! We have no studio audience this week so we want you, the audience at home, to be the stars of the End Of The Show Show.
Ant and Dec asked their fans to send in home videos for their audience-free episode (Image: ITV)
“Film (in landscape) yourself, your family, your pets, whatever, dancing along to Olly Murs ‘Dance With Me Tonight’ at home, for at least 1 min…..then submit it to us.
“And you could end up as part of a brilliant EOTSS! See you (and yourself!) on the telly!”
It’s quite the milestone for the boys having never presented the fan-favourite show before without their lovable audience.
The show’s finale in Florida was canned amid Coronavirus fears
The fate of the finale hung in the balance following the coronavirus outbreak, but, earlier this week, Ant and Dec revealed they’re still going ahead with the show but have implemented health and safety precautions.
The long-running series relies on the live-studio audience and heavily features participation throughout the hour-long episode.
A spokesperson for Saturday Night Takeaway told The Sun the programme will have a “reduced production crew” in order to safeguard the presenters and other team members.
The presenting duo will host Saturday Night Takeaway without a studio audience – for the first time ever
“Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway will go ahead this weekend without a studio audience,” they said.
“Our priority is safeguarding the well-being of everyone involved.
“The show will be made with a reduced production crew and in accordance with the latest guidance from Public Health England.
“The team are looking forward to bringing our viewers a brilliant show on Saturday evening.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
