'OH, RICHARD!'
RICHARD Madeley was left looking a little red-faced today after asking Ant and Dec if they have ever had a "complete breakdown".
Richard, 63, was interviewing the Geordie duo on This Morning with his wife Judy Finnigan, 71, when he dropped the unfortunate clanger.
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The telly veteran was interviewing the pair about the risks of live TV head of tomorrow night's Saturday Night Takeaway return, when he said: "Have you ever had a complete breakdown?"
Stuttering, he added: "I don't mean personally...I mean..."
Breaking into laughter, Ant, 44, joked: "Oh that's happened!"
Trying to make the situation better, Richard told him: "We've all been there...."
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Dec, 44, meanwhile, closed his eyes before puffing out his cheeks and looking at the crew off camera as he laughed awkwardly.
Last year, Saturday Night Takeaway took a hiatus following Ant's well documented personal breakdown.
In 2017, the star spent time in rehab to treat a painkiller addiction, sparked by knee surgery, before returning for treatment the following year after a drink-driving conviction.
Since SNT has been off air, Ant and his wife Lisa Armstrong have also got divorced after 11 years of marriage.
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Taking to social media, fans were quick to comment on the blunder.
One tweeted:"Breakdown Ant? Oh.... Richard!"
Another joked: "I’ll give Richard his due, that was belter of a question. Ant and Dec were stuck for words there."
Richard and Judy had returned to This Morning to stand in for usual Friday hosts, Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes.
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And fans could not get enough of seeing them back on the famous sofa 19 years after they quit.
A third viewer gushed online: "Richard & Judy interviewing Ant & Dec was everything I needed today."
Another said: "Can we have Richard and Judy always interviewing Ant and Dec because that was brilliant."
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