Ant and Dec admit it is a ‘difficult watch’ for them as old footage resurfaces

Ant and Dec have been left cringing after a clip from their early career has resurfaced online.

The clip of the 19-year-old Geordie duo sees the pair performing their Christmas single ‘Eternal Love’ live on ITV’s This Morning in 1994. Almost thirty years later and the clip of the awkward performance has gone viral after being shared on an Instagram account online.

With lyrics including lines like ‘I made you a necklace from a chain of shells’ and ‘The fire burning our bodies yearning, round and round the wheel of loves are turning’ have left fans of the TV presenters in stitches, including some of their celebrity pals.

Commenting on the awkward performance from This Morning, the official Ant and Dec Instagram account commented: “Hahahaha!! It’s a more difficult watch for us. X”. They weren’t the only ones as other celebrities were left in stitches over the performance too, as Stacey Dooley wrote: “I’ve watched approx 100 times.” Chloe Madeley added: “Made my year. Also Why isn’t mum on the credits with dad? Savage from@Granada.”

Fans were left cracking up too as one commented: ““I made you a necklace from a chain of shells”. If that’s not poetry I’m not sure what is”. A second added: “I can’t deal with Ant’s awful attempt at body popping”. A third fan shared: “The screaming fans behind the window make it.” Another wrote: “Oh dear God. I’m torn.. Is the singing or the dancing worse… Or the lyrics… I thought “let’s get ready to rumble” was their only song. I wish I hadn’t found out the truth”. A fifth added: “I’d love to see their reaction to watching this now”.

The clip comes as the TV presenting pair have finished filming this year’s I’m A Celebrity for ITV, which saw Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson crowned as the King of the Jungle. The reality TV personality beat boxer Tony Bellew and former UKIP politician Nigel Farage for the crown in this year’s series.

The series has angered fans this year after viewers lodged complaints with Ofcom over a comment Fred Sirieix made at Sam Thompson. First Dates star Fred suggested that Made In Chelsea star Sam was a “child” who should stay in the camp and “play with his toys”. He also said that Sam should stay in camp while the “men” complete the challenge after Sam showed interest in participating.

After the episode aired, Ofcom received 60 complaints from viewers who labelled the comments as “rude” and “disrespectful”, according to The Sun newspaper. In the final week of the show Ofcom also received a further 58 complaints about December 6’s episode, while 60 viewers expressed concern about the final.

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