where are ant and dec from

Ant and Dec are both from Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England.

Where they’re from

• Anthony McPartlin (Ant) was born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.

• Declan Donnelly (Dec) is also from Newcastle upon Tyne, born to Irish parents who had moved there from County Derry in Northern Ireland.

Extra bit of background

• As kids from Newcastle, they first met while acting on the BBC teen drama Byker Grove , which is also set in Newcastle.

• Their shared Geordie roots are a big part of their on-screen identity, and their accent is strongly associated with the city and the wider North East.

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