Overview
- McPartlin said on the pair’s podcast that after three stints he is finished with the job, declaring “never again.”
- He described hosting as trying to control a room focused on drinking rather than the broadcast, making the live show hard to manage.
- He added that artists who agree to pre-show interviews often cancel near airtime, further complicating the running order.
- Ant & Dec previously hosted the BRITs in 2001, 2015 and 2016, and they were nominated in 1995 for best British newcomer but lost to Oasis.
- This year’s ceremony is on Saturday in Manchester with Jack Whitehall hosting and performances by Harry Styles, Raye, Olivia Dean, Sombr, Mark Ronson and Wolf Alice, and it airs on ITV.