{"id":1063528,"date":"2026-07-02T10:34:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1063528\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:34:23","slug":"declan-donnelly-in-tears-over-words-to-ant-mcpartlin-amid-addiction-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1063528\/","title":{"rendered":"Declan Donnelly in tears over words to Ant McPartlin amid addiction ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Declan Donnelly choked up as he told Ant McPartlin \u2018it\u2019ll all be okay\u2019 in an emotional segment on their Hanging Out podcast<\/p>\n

09:09, 02 Jul 2026Updated 09:11, 02 Jul 2026<\/p>\n

Dec reads a letter to his younger self<\/p>\n

Declan Donnelly teared up during an emotional segment on his podcast with best friend Ant McPartlin<\/a>, as he read a letter to his younger self and said ‘it will all be OK.’<\/p>\n

Ant has previously admitted his issues with alcohol and drug addiction, and went sober after being found guilty of drink-driving in 2018.<\/p>\n

The I\u2019m A Celeb hosts, both 50, have been pals for years, having met on the set of Byker Grove in the 80s, and have been an inseparable double act ever since. Though Ant’s battles had threatened to tear them apart.<\/p>\n

On the latest episode of their podcast, Hanging Out, dad-of-two Dec could be seen choking up as he reflected on the poignant message.<\/p>\n

In a preview for the full segment, shared on their Instagram<\/a> page, his voice cracked as he told his co-host: \u201cThis might be a hard bit.\u201d Ant replied: \u201cYeah, I bet man.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Declan<\/p>\n

Dec became emotional on the podcast(Image: @antanddec\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

\"Ant<\/p>\n

Ant listened to his moving words(Image: @antanddec\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

Taking a deep breath, he continued: \u201cSay hi to 1994 Ant for me. Tell him to remember he’s a great kid, and it will all be ok. Even when it feels like it won’t.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook out for each other, enjoy the ride and hey, respect guys. Love from future Dec.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their fans were equally emotional as they rushed into the comments to support the pair. One commented: \u201cOh dear this one will hit me. Love you both millions xxx.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy did this make me cry. Your both brilliant & I\u2019m loving the podcast x [sic],\u201d another penned, as a follower said: \u201cAww that was so heartfelt. I love the camaraderie that’s between you both.\u201d<\/p>\n

An Instagram user added: \u201cYour friendship has stood the test of time, ups & downs but your both there for each other, love it … keep smashing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Ant<\/p>\n

The pair have been close friends for decades(Image: PA)<\/p>\n

The Britain\u2019s Got Talent presenters have been faced with many ups and downs throughout their decades-long friendship – including children, weddings and a divorce.<\/p>\n

Ant turned his life around after he was convicted of drink-driving in 2018, and previously spent time in rehab, seeking treatment for a painkiller and alcohol addiction.<\/p>\n

He previously shared that, by the time he asked for help, his issues had become \u201creally, it was bad\u201d, but explained that his problems \u201cdisappeared\u201d once he finally was finally open with his struggles.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, he reflected over that time in his life during an appearance on Fearne Cotton\u2019s Happy Place podcast, sharing: “I’m reading about this other person who doesn’t exist. That’s not me. And as long as you remember that, and if you’re a good person, you’re still trying to be a good man.<\/p>\n

“I’m trying to turn my life around and I’m a better man now than I was 10 years ago. I’m happy with that. So somebody’s opinion piece won’t change my day.<\/p>\n

“But you have to have a real sense of self, yourself. Like you have to really know who you are, which I think is weirdly harder than it sounds.”<\/p>\n

If you are struggling with alcohol abuse or addiction, advice and support can be found at alcoholchange.org.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan Donnelly choked up as he told Ant McPartlin \u2018it\u2019ll all be okay\u2019 in an emotional segment on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1063529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[9],"tags":[785,28816,20289,97776,77,815,2603,2548,16,15],"class_list":["post-1063528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-alcohol","tag-ant-mcpartlin","tag-declan-donnelly","tag-drink-driving","tag-entertainment","tag-fearne-cotton","tag-love","tag-marriage","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1063528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1063529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1063528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1063528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1063528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}