[Sophii3x]

Ant McPartlin was hiding a secret heartache when he presented last night’s I’m A Celebrity – his gran had just died.

The brave TV presenter was in turmoil about going on with the show after his 85-year-old gran Kathleen Clarke, had a fatal heart attack on Friday.

Leaving would have meant his TV partner Dec Donnelly presenting the new series from Australia on his own.

A friend of Ant told The Sun: “He spent hours on the phone discussing what to do. He was extremely close to his gran, as she helped bring him up in Newcastle.”

Despite his loss, Ant was on fine form last night, and viewers would never have been able to tell that something might be up.

The friend added: “He has relatives in Australia and will spend the day of the funeral with them.”

Aww bless him
And R.I.P Ant's Gran

[bonnie43uk]

he kept that well hidden ... deepest sympathies from all of in here!

[Sophii3x]

I know i never would have known

[Mike]

Got to say respect to the guy for the way he presented last nights show, i honestly don't know how he managed to do it whilst having that terrible news on his mind.

[Siouxsie]

Aww bless him . Wel l done Ant

[BigSister]

poor Ant. It said a message at the end after the credits though which was very nice. I dont know how he did it

[MarkWaldorf]

[Lauren]

Well done Ant.
RIP Ant's Gran.

[Corkie]

arrrrrr Ant, RIP Ants Gran

He hid it well shows how talented a presenter he is... and sure his gran will be very pround of him

[SiMoN!]

that just shows how good he is at his job

[Ruth*Star]

Aww poor ant, i could'nt tell. R.I.P to his gran.

[stacey]

aww bless i would never have known r.ip. ants gran

[easypeasy]

i bet his gran was one of the proudest grans on the planet cos of him.