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UPDATED Ant and Drink Driving?

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19 March 2018

By Alex Khalil

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TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a collision in south-west London, involving three vehicles. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Lower Richmond Road at 15:59 GMT on Sunday.

Ambulance services and the London Fire Brigade also arrived on scene and several people were treated for minor injuries. Police said a 42-year-old man was arrested after failing a roadside breathalyser test.

He was then released from a south London Police station after questioning.

He will remain under investigation for the time being.

A child passenger in one of the cars was taken to hospital as a precaution the Met added.

 

Ant has co-hosted numerous British TV shows with Declan Donnelly, including I’m a Celebrity, Britain’s Got Talent and Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.

He spent two months in rehab last year, recovering from painkiller and alcohol addiction. It stemmed from a painful knee operation in 2015. He said he was clean in August and began hosting duties again with I’m a Celebrity last November.

He is still scheduled for this week’s Saturday Night Takeaway, which airs live on Saturday night. ITV has yet to comment on whether Sunday’s events will impact the show in any way.

Ant and Dec have been established as one of Britain’s most iconic double acts over the course of their careers. For the 17th year in a row, they were voted by viewers as TV’s best entertainment presenters at the National Television Awards in January.

UPDATE: Since this story was written, Ant has stepped down from all his TV responsibilities and has checked back into rehab. There will be no Saturday Takeaway this week, March 24th, but it is expected to be back for the final two episodes without Ant. 

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