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Saturday Night Takeaway set is pictured under construction in Florida as Dec prepares for live final without Ant
SATURDAY Night Takeaway’s set for the live final is under construction.
Images from the Universal Resort in Orlando, Florida show a stage being erected in front of the Hard Rock café in the park.
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A red, blue and gold bit of staging has also been set up ready for the show next weekend, which will see Dec Donnelly take the reins without Ant McPartlin for the first time.
The 42-year-old star will be without his TV partner, also 42, as his close friend is currently in rehab after he was charged with drink driving following a collision earlier this month.
Dec will be joined by Scarlett Moffatt and Stephen Mulhorn for the grand finale instead and tonight as he returns to TV for the first episode with Ant.
While Scarlett, 27, and Stephen, 40, usually play smaller roles in the show, reports the pair will play a much bigger part this week in Ant's absence.
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Scarlett Moffatt takes to the skies in trailer for Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway but Ant McPartlin doesn't feature
An ITV source told the outlet viewers can expect to see them "in the audience giving away places on the plane to Orlando, Florida" for the series finale next week - a role Ant usually fulfils.
The End of the Show Show will also be more of an "ensemble" piece, according to the insider, featuring Paloma Faith.
The outlet added there will be no undercover pranks or the popular 'I'm a Celebrity Get Out of Me Ear' segment, but the ITV source claimed neither were set to feature in this week's episode anyway, even if Ant had still been on-screen with Dec.
The opening titles featuring Ant and Dec will remain unchanged, and The Sun exclusively revealed how Ant would still appear on Saturday's show in the pre-recorded whodunit drama Saturday Knight Takeaway.
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An insider explained: “There’s been some discussion about whether the whole of the series should be ditched because Ant features heavily.
“But after a lot of soul searching it was decided that the final two episodes should run because viewers have loved the series and want to find out the conclusion in the final two episodes.
“Obviously it means Ant will still be on the show in some form.”
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