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Ant and Dec: I’d choose fatherhood over TV! Practicing gratitude and honouring growth

Ant and Dec: I’d choose fatherhood over TV! Practicing gratitude and honouring growth

Happy Place
Jan 19, 2026 56 min
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<p>Struggling to know if you’ve achieved enough? If you’re happy enough? Worry everything you’ve built could fall apart? Even national treasures Ant and Dec don’t feel like they’ve ‘made it’.</p><br><p>In this chat with Fearne – their <em>first ever </em>podcast appearance – Ant and Dec explain that nearly four decades into their careers they’re still laughing together just as much as they did at the beginning, but now they’ve got far more gratitude for each day they get to be on TV.</p><br><p>Both Ant and Dec have children, and explore how fatherhood has changed them... and challenged them at times too. They also share why it’s so vital to have an open mind and let your worldview expand as you’re introduced to new ideas and opinions.</p><br><p>Plus, can Fearne convince Ant and Dec to swear on air, and how do they really feel about the PJ and Duncan days...?</p><br><p>You can listen to Hanging Out With Ant and Dec from January 22nd.</p><br><p>If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/337aaf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greg James</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/32a9d6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paddy McGuinness</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/322322" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prue Leith</a></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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