Dec Donnelly faces awkward run in with ex Ashley Roberts as she makes brutal jibe at star on live TV

After 22 nail biting years on our screens, Saturday Evening Takeaway got here to a dramatic conclusion on Saturday night, as Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly hosted the present for the ultimate time with a star-studded forged of well-known faces.

But among the many slew of celebrities serving to the duo navigate by means of a jam-packed present stuffed with throwbacks, mischief and prize giving mayhem, was one very acquainted face that heralded a clumsy reunion for Dec, as rumoured former love curiosity Ashley Roberts jumped in to help.

The pair had been beforehand rumoured to be romantically linked again in 2012 after Ashley had appeared on I’m A Movie star…Get Me Out of Right here, lengthy earlier than Dec went on to search out real love together with his spouse Ali Astall.

Greater than a decade in the past, presenter Dec and former campmate and Pussycat Doll singer Ashley had been reportedly noticed wanting cosy. Earlier than they had been linked romantically, Ashley admitted she favored Dec and stated: “I want to get to know Dec higher. It will be good to go for a drink and a chat.”

Nevertheless in a clumsy reunion on the ultimate Saturday Evening Takeaway, Dec got here nose to nose together with his ex and she or he didn’t maintain again as she brutally poked enjoyable on the star by teasing that he “wore XS in all of his garments!”

Typically the topic of many light-hearted jokes regarding his stature in comparison with his taller co-host Ant, the jibe was on model for the present, however many followers couldn’t assist however discover it was significantly brutal coming from a former flame.

Along with the teasing nonetheless, followers additionally seen that Ashley and Dec appeared to have remained good mates, as followers thought they gave the impression to be flirting. One dubbed it “cringe,” significantly as Ashley, who attended Dec’s marriage ceremony to Ali in 2015, stored touching him all through the ultimate instalment of Ant vs Dec.

“Ashley’s flirting with Dec is cringe,” wrote one fan on social media, a second fan additionally seen, writing: “Dec flirting with Ashley Roberts. Unprecedented.”

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Earlier than a 3rd fan weighed in and commented: “Throwback to when Dec used to have a crush on Ashley Roberts.”

In the meantime a fourth viewer added: “I received’t lie, I kinda want Dec and Ashley had gotten married lol.”

And a fifth fan weighed in: “I’ve at all times cherished Ant and Dec’s friendship with Ashley.”

The chemistry on display comes after Ashley revealed the handwritten word she had obtained from the Geordie duo previous to the final version of Saturday Evening Takeaway, alongside a shocking bunch of flowers.

The heartwarming word learn: “To Ashley. Thanks for coming again to affix us for the final episode of this very particular twentieth sequence of Saturday Evening Takeaway. Love Ant & Dec.”

Ashley additionally shared a selfie of herself with the hosts as they ready to face the Saturday Evening Takeaway cameras for the final time. She wrote: “Final Saturday Evening Takeaway tonight. Might be so enjoyable to be reunited with everybody!”