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Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly's spooky coronavirus prediction from nearly two decades ago

Telly favourites Ant and Dec seemed to know we would all be isolating more than 17 years before we did.

The presenters tweeted a floppy-haired throwback to their SM:TV days - and it had a familiar feel to it!

They teased fans: "All this time apart has got us reminiscing. Reckon you can guess the year of this SM:TV snapshot?!

"Have a go and we’ll post the answer along with the clip tonight at 7pm, we’ve even given you a quote as a clue..."

The quote from way back read 'Do you recommend lying in your own bed for two weeks then?"

Fans pointed out it was almost as if the pair knew lockdown was coming in an eery prediction.

Their twitter fans were busy guessing when it was from with answers ranging from 1993 to 2004.

The show went off air in 2003 and the duo will make us wait before revealing when it was.

Fans loved the teaser - and one suggested: "Wonky donkey repeats would be good for the nation right about now!"

The pair answered a big challenge put to them on Saturday's finale (ITV)

Another posted: "What are the chances of getting ALL of SMTV & CDUK on @itvhub for us old schoolers to watch during lockdown? This show made my Saturday mornings!"

The pair showed off their large collection of awards tonight as they hosted the Saturday Night Takeaway finale from their homes.

The Geordie duo returned for the final instalment of this year’s series.

Fans say the show stopping won't help with isolation (Kieron McCarron/ITV/Shutterstock)

Dec joked he’d been cleaning, while polishing one of his many BAFTAs to wind up pal Stephen Mulhern.

Stephen then introduced his scavenger hunt - running around their houses in search of items Stephen told them to get and bring them back to their sofas.

One tweeted: "#SaturdayNightTakeaway is going to be missed in isolation for sure!"

While another commented: "Love #saturdaynighttakeaway tonight."

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