Ant And Dec Offer On-Air Apology As Chaos Descends On Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway has got off to a surprisingly controversial start, with the Geordie duo having to issue an on-air apology after a contestant swore live on air.

The girl in question was seen mouthing "fuck off" during a competition segment of the TV show tonight during a part of the show giving away a holiday to Disney World in Florida.

It came alongside this entrance fail from Stephen Mulhern and Dec muddling up his words...

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Ant and Dec later said sorry for language.

Dec said: "I have to say we're very sorry if somebody got a bit excited and said something they shouldn't have.

"We're very sorry."

Among other fuck-ups was Stephen Mulhern's entrance. The magician and presenter was meant to be shot out of a cannon...

Only the cannon didn't fire.

Awkward. Credit: ITV

Anthony McPartlin added: "It was fine in rehearsal!"

And Stephen later joked: "I've sacked the camera man!"

Then things went from bad to worse for Ant and Dec, as Declan Donnelly failed to get his words out while talking about the £1 million cash prize one audience member could win.

He kept trying to say: "You could win a whopping 1 million pounds!"

But he just couldn't say "whopping", leaving Ant in hysterics.

Dec joked: "We'll just cut this bit out!"

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Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway continues next Saturday on ITV1

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