Saturday Night Takeaway fans shocked as guest announcer Ru Paul appears to ‘swear’ during show opener

SATURDAY Night Takeaway fans were left gobsmacked as guest announcer Ru Paul appeared to have sworn during the opener. 

Fans have been patiently waiting for Ant and Dec to return and now, they’ve finally returned to our screens.

The first announcer for the series was none other than the world-famous drag queen RuPaul.

But quickly into tonight’s eagerly anticipated show, the Drag Race favourite seemed to have let the excitement of its return get the better of him.

As he introduced the show, it appeared as though the 61-year-old American fluffed his lines - and viewers weren’t wasting any time in airing their thoughts.

Alongside an emoji of a shocked face, one viewer penned: “Did anyone else just hear Ru Paul swearing during the opening scene? Definitely sounded like the ‘F’ word was used just then.” 

Echoing their comments, someone else said: "Ru just swore in the opener of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway."

While a third questioned: “Has Ru Paul just opened the show by swearing? Wow.”

Much like RuPaul, other celebrity announcers are expected to return to the studio mic for this series.

So far, Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Hudson have all been identified as stars on the new series.

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson will likely be one of the celebrities pranked this year as he has posted about Ant and Dec vandalising his farm shop.

The game show will also feature high-octane challenges and unexpected hidden-camera set-ups.

Each episode will finish off with a spectacular stage performance by some of the country's biggest and best performers.

So far, George Ezra and Michael Buble have been announced for this End of the Show Show segment.