Ant McPartlin interrupts paternity leave to support King Charles at Prince's Trust Awards

Ant McPartlin has interrupted his paternity leave in order to show support for King Charles, with the star acting a presenter at the Prince's Trust Awards.

Despite welcoming a baby boy just a week ago, the star was on top form at the event with his signature wild smile and upbeat manner. Standing alongside his co-presenter, Declan Donnelly, Ant looked super suave in a black suit as he presented at the event.

Ant was straight back to work following the arrival of his baby boy with his partner, Anne-Marie Corbett. In a sweet announcement post, the 48-year-old beamed: "Welcome to the family. Wilder Patrick Mcpartlin. Born, 14/05/24 at 8.54am. Baby is beautiful, Mummy's a legend, Sisters are over the moon. Dad's a mess!"

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Although Wilder is Ant's first child, he is a stepfather to Anne-Marie's two daughters from a previous marriage, Poppy and Daisy. It's thought that the couple's newborn's middle name, Patrick, is a tribute to Anne-Marie's late father Paddy.

The couple had mostly kept their pregnancy out of the news before Ant's stepfather, David, confirmed that the presenter was due to become a father for the first time. David told The Sun: "He's very happy I think. I'm over the moon."

Anne-Marie debuted her baby bump while returning home from a trip to Dubai with her beloved, placing her hand over her chest at Heathrow Airport.

Ant and Anne-Marie – who tied the knot in 2021 – will raise their son at the £6 million home they share in Wimbledon.

Mail Online has reported that Ant's best friend and long-time presenting partner, Declan Donnelly, has been given the honour of serving as the baby's godfather.

After years of friendship, Ant was appointed godfather to Dec's children – Isla (born in 2019) and Jack (born in 2022) – whom he shares with his wife, Ali Astall. Jack's middle name is also Ant, a reference to the pair's close friendship.

Speaking to Fault magazine, Ant explained how focusing on his family was one of the reasons he and Dec were taking a break from Saturday Night Takeaway.

"On a more personal level, part of the reason we're pausing Takeaway is we need a break ourselves, and we need to spend some time with our family," he explained.

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"We've both got children that we need to spend time with for a little bit. We need time to think and, and time to step back and look at the bigger picture and just see where we are now."