Ahead of this year\u2019s 20th season, it was announced that the presenting duo would be taking a break<\/strong> and that it would return in the future.<\/p>\n

In a video shared to social media confirming the news, Ant said: \u201cWe love making Saturday Night Takeaway, but reaching the milestone of 20 series seemed like the perfect time to pause for a little while and catch our breath.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI feel like it\u2019s a nice time to turn the page, and it will give us time to reflect,\u201d Ant told FAULT Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou can\u2019t think of a different version of Saturday Night Takeaway while Saturday Night Takeaway is on air. You need to be away from it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Dec added: \u201cI think what happened when we took a break last time [was] we started to miss it. We started coming up with lots of ideas and going, \u2018Oh, that would be amazing.\u2019 We want to give ourselves that same opportunity this time to miss the show and just see how we feel and where that takes us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Ant and Dec\u2019s Saturday Night Takeaway is available to watch on ITVX.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Check out more of our Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what else is on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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