Ant and Dec snap up Jungle Queen Scarlett Moffatt for Saturday Night Takeaway role
Geordie duo were keen to nab Scarlett after her impressive I'm A Celeb stint
ANT & DEC didn’t just present I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here - they were also on a scouting mission.
And I can reveal the hosts have snapped up the prized talent, fellow Geordie SCARLETT MOFFATT who’s been handed a role on their show Saturday Night Takeaway.
She’ll replace former Pussycat Doll ASHLEY ROBERTS, who similarly earned her place on the show a year after her own stint Down Under in 2012.
The former Gogglebox star said: “I’ve watched Saturday Night Takeaway with my family for as long as I can remember I'm such a huge fan, so to be part of one of the biggest entertainment shows out there, with two of my all time TV heroes Ant and Dec, is an absolute dream.
"I am so excited. I didn't think 2016 could be topped but I really can’t wait for my Saturday nights now.”
A TV insider said: “They were both so impressed by what they saw from Scarlett during I’m A Celeb - they jumped at the chance to add her to the Takeaway line-up.
“She’ll be a big hit with viewers and will be great fun for them to work with, too.
“Her humour is exactly what’s needed and having another Geordie on the show is just a bonus.”
And it’s not the only new gig Scarlett’s lined-up for herself.
She’s also secured a prominent role at this year’s National Television Awards, which takes place on January 25, alongside long-serving host DERMOT O’LEARY.
Speaking exclusively, Scarlett gushed: “I’ve never been to an awards ceremony before.
“I can’t believe the first one I’m attending is as part of the actual NTA team working alongside Dermot, the master of live TV.
“I can’t believe it, it’s going to be such an amazing experience.
“To top it off my dad gets to be my plus one and walk me down my first ever red carpet.”
“What more can a girl ask for?”
My sister column Biz On Sunday revealed yesterday the former Gogglebox star is going to present a revamped version of Streetmate on Channel 4, plus film a pilot show with Chatty Man ALAN CARR.
With all these job offers, she’ll never have time to watch telly.