Declan Donnelly WILL be given a co-host in place of Ant McPartlin when I’m A Celebrity returns.

ITV bosses have confirmed that Ant McPartlin will be replaced for the forthcoming season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and that Declan Donnelly won't be hosting alone.

But the network are still yet to settle on a replacement co-host, with bosses looking to select an already-established talent to step in for the new series. 

Ant and Dec were split up for the first time earlier this year after Ant suffered a relapse during his addiction recovery and had to take a break from his career to focus on his health.

Ant, 42, announced he would be taking a break from all presenting duties until 2019 following a difficult year, leaving fans to speculate who would replace him alongside co-host Dec, 42, for the show's 18th series. 

While Ant was absent for the final shows of his and Dec's series, Saturday Night Takeaway, Dec remained at the helm and hosted it by himself. 

Over the summer, it was confirmed by ITV that the pair's Australian-based reality series, I'm A Celeb... would return without Ant, as he continues to recover. And fans were left wondering whether Dec would continue to present on his own.

But bosses at the broadcasting network have clarified that there will indeed be a co-host.

This leaves fans of the series wondering who it will be. On Thursday it was suggested that the host of the show's Australian incarnation - Julia Morris - would be replacing Ant on the British version of the show.

Other names thrown into the mix in the past few weeks have been Holly Willoughby and Scarlett Moffatt.

Scarlett - who won the show when she was a contestant on it in 2016 - was 'ruled out' of the job last week, The Sun claimed, seemingly leaving the position vacant.





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