Ant and Dec have set a Guinness World Record following their eighteenth win at the National Television Awards.
While the pair were recording Britain’s Got Talent during Tuesday night’s award ceremony, they won Best Presenter for the eighteenth year in a row.
They were later surprised by a Guinness World Record official and shared a snap of their certificates on Instagram.
“The lovely folks from @guinnessworldrecords came down to #BGT auditions today and surprised us with these. How lovely! Thank you X,” they wrote.
“The most National Television Awards for Best Presenter won consecutively is 18 and was achieved by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (both UK) as of 22 January 2019,” the plaque read.
The news comes shortly after the duo took to Twitter to respond to their controversial NTAs win, as some viewers felt that another presenter should have been given the award because of Ant’s absence from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and two Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway episodes.
The pair responded to the controversy by retweeting a message from a follower, which said: “To those of you who are hating: Ant McPartlin hosted all 6 of the @BGT audition episodes last year & 3 of the @ITVTakeaway live shows, so he is eligible & they both deserve it. #NTAs.
To those of you who are hating: Ant McPartlin hosted all 6 of the @BGT audition episodes last year & 3 of the @ITVTakeaway live shows, so he is eligible & they both deserve it. #NTAs.
— Celebrity Secrets. (@ShowbizSecrets) January 22, 2019
