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Saturday Night Takeaway guest announcer confirmed as Joanna Lumley

Saturday Night Takeaway have upped the ante with their star guest announcer for this weekend, with a showbiz legend stepping into the voice over booth.

So far this series Havana singer Camila Cabello, Gavin & Stacey favourite Rob Brydon and Radio 1 host Greg James have taken on the cameo role alongside Ant and Dec and viewers can be guaranteed an 'absolutely fabulous' show on Saturday as Joanna Lumley takes on guest announcer duties.

And Takeaway fans are VERY excited at the prospect of the star of TV, film and radio being on the show. Reacting to Takeaway's Facebook post about Joanna, one commented: "What a legend," another replied: "Epic show, epic announcer," and a third reacted: "absolutely fabulous darlings."

The new series of Takeaway has produced a number of talking points so far. The first episode saw a Newcastle family given a £200,000 dream house for free and the Pussycat Dolls performance spark Ofcom complaints.

Joanna Lumley (Neil Reading PR)

And then a week later, Anne-Marie and ITV were forced to apologise after the Ciao Adios singer's star turn on the show featured Ant and Dec wearing karate uniforms and bandanas carrying the controversial Rising Sun flag.

The most recent episode on Saturday, March 7 has also attracted its fair share of attention. A couple's 'inappropriate' kiss has prompted Ofcom complaints and the show also left viewers at home in shock when Ant appeared to break a camera.

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