Geordie presenter Ant McPartlin had good reason to miss the latest edition of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent with pal Declan Donnelly, but he posed a cheeky question to others

Ant McPartlin may be appearing on our screens for the latest edition of Britain’s Got Talent, but the Geordie presenter won’t be watching it from home. Instead, he joined his beloved Newcastle United on their historic trophy parade after the club won it’s first domestic trophy in 70 years.

Presenters Ant and Declan Donnelly joined the cup-winning team on the open top bus as they paraded the city to celebrate the Carabao Cup win.

Hundreds of thousands lined the streets to watch the journey as they headed from St James’ Park to the Town Moor, where a further 150,000 fans had tickets to watch the players lift the cup once more.

Ant and Dec led the proceedings at Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup parade ( 
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After the TV stars had spoke to match winners Dan Burn and Alexander Isak, as well as manager Eddie Howe, the Geordie duo told fans to get ready for a spectacular drone show in the city skies. But before the show began, Ant joked: “But, if you’re all here watching this, who’s at home watching Britain’s Got Talent.”

Moments earlier, the presenters had tried to ask club captain Bruno Guimarães to stop swearing as he continued to take the microphone for a singalong. However, the request fell on deaf ears as the ecstatic Brazilian couldn’t help himself as he serenaded his adoring crowd.

Prior to the parade getting under way, Ant and Dec took to Instagram to share their excitement about the day ahead. Ant was heard shouting “let’s get ready to rumble” in reference to the pair’s hit single as PJ and Duncan, in a clip posted to the social media channels.

In another post Dec said: “Well, we’re about to start the parade. I don’t know how we’ve sneaked on here, how have we done this? We just followed the team on and we’re on the parade.”

The pair were on the team’s bus parade ( 
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Ant then began to chant “ole, ole, ole, ole”, while in another clip the pair could be seen overlooking fans as the bus passed the club’s St James’ Park ground.

A post to the social media platform also showed a picture of the pair lifting the trophy formerly known as the League Cup, which was the team’s first major honour in 70 years.

The duo were also spotted prior to the bus journey getting swarmed by loyal toon fans. They were happy to pose for snaps with the fans as the momentous day got under way, bringing the city to a standstill.

The pair are best known for presenting ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent, and the channel’s reality TV series I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, after beginning their careers as child actors on CBBC drama Byker Grove. However, the make no efforts to hide their ties to their hometown club.

They regularly take aim at the club’s rival neighbours Sunderland in cheeky jibes on I’m A Celebrity.

In this week’s Britain’s Got Talent, the judges were left in awe of an armless drummer. Cornel Hrisca-Munn showcased his superb percussion skills with a rock routine which had everyone on their feet in Blackpool.