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Charlotte Tutton

Ant returns to BGT after nasty fall as Dec mocks him after show issues statement

Britain's Got Talent hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly were quick to joke about a recent incident, after a nasty fall on stage for one of the hosts.

Ant took quite the tumble on stage on Monday night during dance group Diversity's performance, with the group members open-mouthed over the turn of events.

Ant was seen by horrified viewers skidding across the stage before collapsing in a heap with his legs in the air, having landed on his back.

Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli were in hysterics following the dramatic fall, and couldn’t stop laughing at poor Ant who was lying dazed on the floor.

Dec was also amused, even taking to social media to mock his pal, while Ant confirmed he was just fine.

Britain's Got Talent hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly were quick to joke about a recent incident (ITV)

On Tuesday night, Ant returned to the stage a day on from the fall and Dec was quick to mock him.

Dec made a point of helping him down from a podium, before Ant's comment about the show being "back with a bang" led to a joke.

He told Ant: "Well you did, you whooped up in the air and bang on your back... it was a beauty."

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As Ant agreed with him and the audience laughed, Dec told him: "Steady, steady."

It comes as the show confirmed Ant was all fine after the painful show at the start of Monday night's semi-final.

Ant McPartlin suffered a painful fall on Monday night (ITV)

Viewers took to Twitter to share their concern for the much-loved telly star, with one writing: “I reckon that hurt more than he could show, bruises tomorrow,” while another added: “That looked SO painful. Hope Ant’s ok."

BGT then moved to reassure fans, and gave them an update on Ant. “Don't worry, Ant's fine!” they tweeted.

During the episode, they played the moment back in slow motion and Ant quipped: "I'm making a claim! That was a very slippy stage."

When Dec asked his co-star if he was okay, Ant replied: "I wet myself and farted at the same time!"

After the episode, Ant confessed Dec had commented on the stage being "a bit slippery" before he fell live on air.

Britain's Got Talent's live semi-finals air all this week at 8PM on ITV1 and ITVX.

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