It may have become an old – and undeniably cheap – source of humour but the joke turned real yesterday afternoon as TV funny man, Ant(ony) McPartlin, married his long-time partner, Dec(lan) Donnelly, in a star-studded ceremony in a central London registry office.

ITV’s top-rated comedy act were married at precisely 3pm, symbolising ’sixth period’ or the exact moment when the ‘Ant and Dec’ partnership first came together during Mr. Dougal’s chemistry lesson in a Newcastle comprehensive. ‘That lesson was only a few months before we got our break on Biker Grove,’ explained Dec, ‘and you might say that we’ve been doing chemistry ever since.’ The duo later consummated their partnership in a top London hotel, thereby joining a relatively short list of comedy doubleacts that have taken the ultimate vow.

Also at the ceremony were another celebrity couple. The Krankies formed a friendship with Ant and Dec during a spell in panto at Durham. ‘I’m glad The Krankies could be here,’ Ant admitted. ‘I know it meant a lot to Dec to have little Jimmy give him away.’

The couple will be honeymooning in the Bahamas before returning to our screens in the Autumn. ‘We’re busy for the rest of the year,’ said Ant as he prepared to leave for Heathrow. ‘We’ve got nineteen series lined up for ITV before the new schedule starts in October. Then I expect we’ll get really busy.’

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