Viewers have loved Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s DNA Journey on ITV.
But there was one final mega-twist to the tale.
In last night’s concluding episode (11.11.19), Ant, 43, and Dec, 44, stunned viewers by finding out that they’re related.
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The long-term friends found out that they were long-lost cousins by sharing the same DNA with a link on their dads’ side that goes as way, way, WAY back.
Experts found the same DNA marker – S660 – in both the duo and a recently excavated a Viking warrior who died in 790AD.
When they found out the news Ant said: “That’s brilliant. That’s amazing. That’s remarkable.”
Dec, meanwhile, said: “Oh my God.”
“That wasn’t, ‘Oh my God that’s terrible news’, that was, ‘Oh my God that’s a big surprise’.”
After the first episode, fans of the Britain’s Got Talent and I’m A Celeb hosts were convinced that the pair would end up finding out they were related to each other.
By the end of the episode, fans were certain that episode two would reveal a surprise.
That’s brilliant. That’s amazing. That’s remarkable.
“Let’s be honest,” one Twitter user said. “All we want to know is if Ant and Dec are related.”
And it wasn’t long after the news broke that viewers took to the social media site to express their shock and delight.
#AntAndDecsDNAJourney so happy right now..#cousins #menttobe #kingsoftv pic.twitter.com/GB9yhpEXut
— Sally-Anne Monaghan (@sallyanneoregan) November 12, 2019
Ant and Dec are related, they are COUSINS. Who would of thought that 😊😊😊 #AntAndDecsDNAJourney #antanddec
— 𝓔𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂 '𝓔𝓶𝔃𝓲𝓮'💙 (@EmilyyNics) November 12, 2019
Just finished watching #AntAndDecsDNAJourney and LOVED it!! I’ve cried and laughed through both episodes. Perfect ending @antanddec “cousins” well done lads!! Xx
— LaraB (@Lara__1302) November 12, 2019
Finding out that ant and dec are actually related has made my day☺️@antanddec #DNAjourney pic.twitter.com/Tm9nhyzMZZ
— 🅛🅤🅒🅨 🅖🅡🅐🅝🅣 (@LucyGrant99) November 11, 2019
Actual footage of the entire #antanddeccer fandom when that final twist was revealed! @antanddec #DNAjourney pic.twitter.com/y3qfAmeUt9
— Sarra Evans (@Sarrae1984) November 11, 2019
One user wrote that she was “so happy right now” and used a GIF that read ‘the best Christmas present ever’ to express her feelings.
Ant and Dec, meanwhile, issued this tweet:
Hello you lovely lot. Thanks again for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed watching it as much as we did making it….now, where’s my cousin…I need sun cream on my back. Declan!!!!!! ☀️
A#DNAjourney— antanddec (@antanddec) November 11, 2019
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“Now where’s my cousin,” Ant joked. “I need sun cream on my back. Declan!!!!”