Ant McPartlin and wife Anne Marie appeared loved-up as they were papped leaving the star-studded Saturday Night Takeaway afterparty.

Ant, 48, and Anne Marie, 46 – who tied the knot in August 2021 – looked in high spirits after calling a night on the festivities. The couple walked side by side to find their car – with Ant swapping his tuxedo for a casual long-sleeve navy polo dark trousers.

While Anne-Marie was looking glam in a floorlength black dress and flat ballerina pumps. Anne Marie, who was first introduced to Ant through her work as his PA, looked proud after supporting her husband on his momentous night.

Ant and Dec invited their nearest and dearest to the famous White City studios as they hosted the final ever episode of Saturday Night Takeaway. The duo called up a host of celebrity pals – including Rylan Clark and Alison Hammond – to party with them.

Ant McParlin and Anne Marie were pictured heading out to their car following an evening of celebrations ( 
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After an energetic and star-studded close to the live ITV show, Ant and Dec were finally able to let loose when the cameras stopped rolling.

With Anne-Marie looking on, Ant and Dec took the microphone at their afterparty to make a poignant farewell speech. “We’ve made some incredible, incredible memories. Thank you once again. God bless you all. Have an amazing night,” said Dec to huge cheers from the crowd.

The geordie duo announced last year they were pulling on the plug on the family show they helped mastermind in order to spend more time with their own relatives.

Speaking to Fault magazine, Ant said: “Part of the reason we’re pausing Takeaway is we need a break ourselves, and we need to spend some time with our family. We’ve both got children that we need to spend time with for a little bit. We need time to think and, and time to step back and look at the bigger picture and just see where we are now.”

Ant married Anne-Marie Corbett, who has two teenage daughters from her previous relationship, in 2021. While best pal Dec shares two children, five-year-old daughter Isla and 18-month-old Jack, with his wife Ali Astall.

Ant McPartlin married Anne-Marie in 2021 ( 
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Ant was previously married to celebrity make-up artist Lisa Armstrong ( 
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The Geordie duo, both 48, started hosting the ITV1 variety show in 2002 but earlier this year decided to bring the series to a climatic end. The presenters appeared emotional as they thanked the audience one last time.

Ant said: “Saturday Night Takeaway is the kind of show that Dec and I watched every Saturday night growing up so it has been an honour and a privilege to have made this show and have been part of your Saturday nights for over 20 years.”

Ant McPartlin said he ‘wanted to spend more time at home’ with his wife Anne-Marie ( 
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Dec added: “When we started this back in 2002, we thought we’d be lucky if we got to do this for maybe a couple of years so what has happened has honestly been beyond our wildest dreams. We have truly adored every second of making this show.

“But there’s one thing we’ve never, ever forgotten and that is that it is not our show, it is your show. Thank you, to you, our incredible audience.”

Ant and Dec were joined in the studio by a host of famous faces including Alison Hammond, Andi Peters, Scarlett Moffatt and Roman Kemp. The finale episode saw the conclusion of several long-running skits such as ‘ I’m A Celebrity…Get Out Of Me Ear!’ and of ‘Ant versus Dec.’