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Barry. · 21-03-2018, 10:11 AM

How can you do rehab at home?

Morgan. · 21-03-2018, 10:12 AM

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How can you do rehab at home?

You can't. But there are other types of treatment you can accept which don't require going to rehab.

Jack_ · 21-03-2018, 11:40 AM

Dec's having meetings with ITV today about the remaining episodes of Takeaway. I presume something will be announced later so that the schedules can be confirmed (it is Wednesday after all)?

Fingers crossed they go ahead

Jack_ · 21-03-2018, 11:51 AM

Bless him

Niamh. · 21-03-2018, 11:54 AM

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Bless him

Good, it would have been very unfair for everyone involved in the show and the prize winners etc to cancel everything because of Ant. I'm kind of curious to see how Dec does on his own aswell tbh

user104658 · 21-03-2018, 11:58 AM

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I was annoyed on the news footage at that woman saying in an excited voice "They just arrested him in front of our eyes,I can't believe it" as though it was some claim to fame.

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I know, I thought that was quite sickening.

Well exactly... it is sickening, fame is a double-edged sword. People act like they adore celebrities.. that they are "national treasures"... but when they start falling apart - like ANY human being can, at any time - fame seems to mean being denied the privacy and human decency that most people get. Less privacy to an extent is to be expected when you choose to live in the public eye... but that doesn't mean that people have to treat someone who is struggling like a side-show.

It's getting worse, too, with the rise of reality TV. Reality TV stars deliberately put their lives and relationships "out there" and it's sort of spilled over into people thinking that ALL presenters / actors / musicians etc. personal lives are fair game as light entertainment. People's relationship problems, mental health struggles and addictions plastered all over the place. It really is sick.

user104658 · 21-03-2018, 12:02 PM

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Good, it would have been very unfair for everyone involved in the show and the prize winners etc to cancel everything because of Ant. I'm kind of curious to see how Dec does on his own aswell tbh

I sort of feel like they need to let him have a stand-in co host... he's in the bizarre position of having decades of presenting experience but absolutely NONE as a solo host, they surely can't just have him thrown in at the deep end

. I mean I'd imagine it's quite a different thing, a double act bouncing off each other and a solo host communicating directly with the audience most of the time / "talking into the air".

Cherie · 21-03-2018, 12:09 PM

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I sort of feel like they need to let him have a stand-in co host... he's in the bizarre position of having decades of presenting experience but absolutely NONE as a solo host, they surely can't just have him thrown in at the deep end

. I mean I'd imagine it's quite a different thing, a double act bouncing off each other and a solo host communicating directly with the audience most of the time / "talking into the air".

I reckon Stephen or Scarlett with be with him, as long as its not Emma who they rolled out a few weeks ago I'm happy!

Ninastar · 21-03-2018, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Good, it would have been very unfair for everyone involved in the show and the prize winners etc to cancel everything because of Ant. I'm kind of curious to see how Dec does on his own aswell tbh

Honestly, I can see him joking about it...

God one of the things I miss the most about the UK is this show

bots · 21-03-2018, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I sort of feel like they need to let him have a stand-in co host... he's in the bizarre position of having decades of presenting experience but absolutely NONE as a solo host, they surely can't just have him thrown in at the deep end

. I mean I'd imagine it's quite a different thing, a double act bouncing off each other and a solo host communicating directly with the audience most of the time / "talking into the air".

I'm sure Dec will be fine provided he has a stiff drink before going on

Crimson Dynamo · 21-03-2018, 12:17 PM

Steven Mulhearn to open the show by arriving onstage on a mobility scooter filled with vodka bottles and knocking Dec off the stage?

Cherie · 21-03-2018, 12:18 PM

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Steven Mulhearn to open the show by arriving onstage on a mobility scooter filled with vodka bottles and knocking Dec off the stage?

Kazanne · 21-03-2018, 12:18 PM

I like Steven,I think he would be good with Dec.

Cherie · 21-03-2018, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Good, it would have been very unfair for everyone involved in the show and the prize winners etc to cancel everything because of Ant. I'm kind of curious to see how Dec does on his own aswell tbh

its a rating winner already

user104658 · 21-03-2018, 12:25 PM

But from what I've seen of Steven Mulhearn, him and Dec are sort of really similar?

"Here are your hosts... Dec and... Dec!"

Barry. · 21-03-2018, 12:27 PM

It is great Dec to keep going on with the show. I’m sure he will do good.

Jack_ · 21-03-2018, 12:27 PM

Judging by this, it sounds as if he really will be presenting alone

I think it would've worked better with Stephen at his side, but maybe they'll get all the team to help him and keep solo links to a minimum. Going to be interesting either way

arista · 21-03-2018, 12:30 PM

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Bless him

Yes makes good sense.

smudgie · 21-03-2018, 12:40 PM

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I think most addicts know they have a problem, so the hardest thing is getting them to seek the help they need.

I also know tramadols a bitch to come off of and it is similar to heroin in its withdrawal symptoms.

So why would a DR keep prescribing them to him after the public became aware of his problems last year?

Maybe because he is a powerfull tv star who can bend the rules? That is why i have no sympathy for him, but loads for his victims.

Maybe his doctor didn’t want him to come off the Tremadols, maybe Ant wanted to come off them himself.

I have done cold turkey twice with the Trams, both times my own choice and both times not pleasant.
But my doctors would still have me take them to control my pain better than my present meds, due to the awful side effects I prefer to take other meds and cope with considerably more pain.
I feel for him, having an alcohol problem as well must double his misery.

Beso · 21-03-2018, 12:46 PM

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Maybe his doctor didn’t want him to come off the Tremadols, maybe Ant wanted to come off them himself.

I have done cold turkey twice with the Trams, both times my own choice and both times not pleasant.
But my doctors would still have me take them to control my pain better than my present meds, due to the awful side effects I prefer to take other meds and cope with considerably more pain.
I feel for him, having an alcohol problem as well must double his misery.

But surely giving him them could be seen as malpractice after it was made public that he was addicted to them?

AnnieK · 21-03-2018, 12:54 PM

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But surely giving him them could be seen as malpractice after it was made public that he was addicted to them?

Not really unless he was no longer in pain, that would be like stopping prescribing addictive anti-depressants because the user was addicted.

As it is an opiate, he would need a slow and controlled withdrawal period to manage the side effects but only if there was an alternative medication to manage his pain.

Niamh. · 21-03-2018, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I sort of feel like they need to let him have a stand-in co host... he's in the bizarre position of having decades of presenting experience but absolutely NONE as a solo host, they surely can't just have him thrown in at the deep end

. I mean I'd imagine it's quite a different thing, a double act bouncing off each other and a solo host communicating directly with the audience most of the time / "talking into the air".

Yeah but he is very very experienced, I think he'd be fine and he may feel a lot more disloyal to have Ant replaced by someone else