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Ryan Paton

Dick and Dom's 'surprising' age, Emmerdale wife and life 16 years after hit BBC show

Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood shot to stardom as double act Dick and Dom.

The presenters first teamed up to front the Broom Cupboard presentation links on CBBC in 1996. They are best known for hosting the iconic children's entertainment show, Dick and Dom in da Bungalow.

The BAFTA award-winning programme ran for five seasons from 2002 - 2006 and featured games such as Creamy Muck Muck and Bogeys. The hosts never strayed too far controversy and once found themselves in hot water with Ofcom for wearing a t-shirt with "Morning Wood" printed on the front.

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They were interviewed on Good Morning Britain earlier this year and claimed the show wouldn't make it on the air today. Dom said: "I think some of the content would be seen as maybe a bit edgy."

The two appeared on the ITV news programme as they prepare to celebrate Da Bungalow's 20th anniversary with a tour. They were interviewed by Richard Madeley who was stunned to discover Dick was aged 45 and Dom said he was 44.

The broadcaster said: "You don't look any different. He added: "How do you do it? I suppose for middle aged blokes, it's keeping the hair and not getting fat." Dick and Dom joked their ageless appearance was due to the TV make-up department, before sharing the secrets to staying young.

Dom added: "We do run a lot and go to the gym a lot. I think if you keep your body healthy then hopefully your face will follow."

Away from the world of TV, Dick and Dom are both in long-term relationship with partners who have enjoyed successful careers in showbiz. Dick is engaged to Katrina Bryan who has appeared in as Dawn Taylor's social worker, Eloise.

Katrina has also appeared in Taggart, Sea of Souls and Nina and the Neurons. The couple welcomed their first child in May in an announcement on Instagram.

Dom has been married to Sandi Lee Hughes since 2005. The popstar was in the band allSTARS* - and the couple share two sons.

Since In Da Bungalow ended, Dick and Dom have hosted a range of shows including Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old. However, they claim to have been typecast from their iconic show.

Dick said: "Projects have been stopped because they just say, 'You're the guys who stood in a small house and yelled bogies. It’s hard for a lot of people to move on from it, when we know we can do other things. We wouldn't get the Newsnight gig, that's for sure."

They are now hoping to make a show for adults based on their hit podcast Cash From Chaos. Dick said: "We’ve been moving to that millennial generation – the kids that grew up with us.

"Cash From Chaos is basically a game show, so the audience try to win what we’ve been paid. They play games against us to try and win our money. It went really well. We’re going to start running in the pilots for it, so fingers crossed."

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