Ant and Dec announced a new cooking project this morning – but everyone saw through the April Fools’ Day joke.
The duo are famous for their impressive pranks on Saturday Night Takeaway, but on Monday they attempted to deceive everyone by revealing plans to ‘take a hiatus from their television commitments to start their culinary careers’.
With many big brands testing out their own pranks, Ant and Dec clearly wanted to join in.
The false announcement, which was shared on the duo’s joint social media pages, read: ‘The Geordie pair have been making waves in the food world since launching their hit digital series, Taste Mates, last year and have decided to explore this new opportunity fulltime.’
They teased fans with the idea of a tie-in ‘tell-all recipe book’ and ‘pop-up restaurant’.
They wrote on X: ‘We’ve been thinking about this for a while but wanted you to hear it from us first…’
Ant McPartlin commented in the original prank announcement: ‘I believe that food has the power to bring people together and create cherished memories, that’s how my family feel when I make them beans on toast.’
He added: ‘I am excited to embark on this culinary journey with my sous chef, Dec.’
And Dec Donnelly said: ‘The kitchen is my favourite place. I adore spending time cooking, I get to snack on the ingredients (mostly cheese) as I go.
‘Opening a restaurant has been a dream of ours for quite some time, and I am incredibly excited to finally see it come to fruition. I know that Ant will be a brilliant pot washer.’
Unfortunately for the pair, and any fans actually hoping for this project to be a real career move, many of their followers saw right through the April Fools’ Day post.
‘Guys you can’t tweet anything on April 1st, we’ll just ignore it😂,’ laughed @ifyouleaveniall, while fellow X user @HelenAPat replied: ‘Beans on Toast, and Cheese. Excellent meals. By the way … Happy April Fool’s Day 😆’
‘Enjoy April Fools day lads,’ tweeted fan @RussRobinson170, and there were many more fans seeing through the joke but wishing it was true, as @doctorinsulin begged: ‘I know it’s a joke but please make it real.’
‘@antanddec very Funny April Fools boys. I would be a different kind of cool to see new competition in the cooking world going up against @GordonRamsay,’ added @KirstyNoble98.
And @HilsdesM wrote: ‘If only this wasn’t an April Fool, I’d love to come to your Pop-up! Lol imagine how much security you’d need- thousands would descend on you! Love to you both XX (sic)’
