Quotes from Declan Donnelly

We're incredibly lucky and I get to work with my best mate - I don't know why I'd ever want to stop doing that really.

When we became TV presenters, I found a place for myself and Ant bought the house for sale two doors away.

We kind of owe everything to 'Byker Grove.' It's where we learnt to do what we do.

I'm not sure how much Ant and I are insured against each other. I've heard it's a couple of million. However much it is, it would never be compensation for losing your best mate. I've never wanted to work alone since we started together. All the ideas we have are for the pair of us.

Put your head down and work hard and you can achieve what you want. You can end up in Buckingham Palace.

I go for a sensible dinner with the wife when I can.

Animals are great but babies are the most magical thing ever.

As with many pop acts, your shelf life isn't that great, we peaked with our first album.

You can't not be star-struck by Mary Berry.

I had my crisis at 30. I was actually really comfortable with 40. Life was in a better place.

It's a big thing, our relationship with ITV.

I don't know if I get any mail. I think I just get bills.

We never want the audience to get bored.

I think working as part of a brotherhood shows you can achieve personal satisfaction in a team.

Not always behind the scenes is it sunny.

We should do 'Takeaway' from Chicago or Philadelphia. We'd have great fun with it.

We did a version of 'You Bet' called 'Wanna Bet' in the U.S. a couple of years ago. It was a good little show but the network put it on over the summer on Mondays so nobody watched it.

No one tells you how hard being a parent is! We could have had a warning! It is literally the hardest thing I've ever done but I'm loving it.

Northern Ireland isn't actually part of Great Britain, but we still want it to be part of 'Sofa Watch.'

I think from doing so many live shows it gives you a real appreciation of being present. You don't know what's going to happen, you don't know what is around the corner.

The real big learning curve for us was 'SM:TV.'

People would always try and set me up, which was awkward. You can't set me up on a blind date because she will automatically know more about me.

We knew we were making records for a certain demographic. We didn't look outside of that.

Saturday Night Takeaway' is the show we always wanted to make. It's a direct descendant of 'Game For A Laugh' and 'Noel's House Party' and 'Russ Abbot's Madhouse,' and they're all shows we grew up on as kids.