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Turns out Ant and Dec have a secret third member who writes all their jokes

Published 07:35 6 Dec 2017 GMT

Laura Holland
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Meet Andy Milligan, the third member and the secret behind the success of Ant and Dec.

Andy, who is currently working with boys in Australia for I'm A Celeb, has also previously worked on Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain's Got Talent. He has been working with them and writing their scripts for 12 years. Ant Dec While he keeps a low profile and doesn't crave the spotlight, but he's not completely anonymous either with his Twitter biography reading, "Written all things Ant & Dec for a canny while." He also has taken to the stage with Ant and Dec, and the rest of the crew, to collect awards. According to The Mirror, a source said:
"It might be Ant and Dec on screen, but off it they regularly work as a trio and it is Ant and Dec and Andy. The boys have him involved in all of their big shows – Takeaway, Britain’s Got Talent and I’m A Celebrity – and haven’t made a project without him in more than a decade. This year there was lots of scrutiny around Ant, but once again Andy has helped the boys look brilliant on screen.”

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