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Dec Donnelly Opens Up About Anxiety as Ant McPartlin’s Recovery Praised Ahead of Duo’s Podcast Launch

He disclosed his therapy experience on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place following the duo’s removal of a criticized podcast promo.

Overview

  • Declan Donnelly said he lives with a low-level, constant anxiety that leaves him feeling he should always be doing something, and he found therapy five to six years ago very helpful.
  • Appearing with Ant McPartlin on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place, Donnelly noted he has yet to arrange a new therapist after being unable to return to his previous one.
  • Ant and Dec will debut their first joint series, Hanging Out With Ant & Dec, later this week, describing a family-focused approach and recalling an unused podcast pilot recorded years ago.
  • The pair deleted a social-media promo and apologized after criticism that its opening shot suggested suicide imagery, saying they did not intend to cause offence.
  • Donnelly told The Times he is proud McPartlin “took responsibility and real action” after past difficulties; McPartlin said he maintains sobriety with daily practices and feels happier in recent years, following his 2018 drink-driving conviction and rehab.