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Cat Deeley teases SM:TV Live revival with Ant and Dec after 22 years

Want more Wonky Donkey? Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly and Cat Deeley are set to revive SM:TV Live 22 years after it launched, Cat has hinted.

The presenter says the children’s show – the “most fun” the trio ever had – could be poised for a return.

“It was so much fun,” says Cat. “Phillip Schofield once said to us, ‘You must remember how much fun it is while you’re doing it.’

“You never feel it at the time, because it’s live, and you feel a bit of the pressure of it but looking back on it, I think it’s the most fun we’ve ever had.”

Pressed if a reunion was in the works, Cat, 43, teased: “Quite possibly...”

Earlier this year, Dec revealed he and Ant, both 44, were looking to revive the Saturday morning ­children’s programme as part of their celebrations to mark 30 years working together.

Ant and Dec with Cat Deeley on SM:TV (Ken McKay/REX/Shutterstock)

It would coincide with a 20-year anniversary of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

“We might do something later in the year but we’ll let you know when we’ve got more firm plans,” he said in January.

A reunion of SM:TV would also coincide with a 20-year anniversary of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. (Getty Images)

The show which featured Friends spoof Chums, ran from 1998 until 2003.

Asked if she’d like to return to the format, Cat laughed: “Of course I would! I’m Cat the Dog from Birmingham.”

The presenter, who is set to front a project for Disney, said on social media she is locked down in London with her husband Patrick Kielty, and their two children.

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