Could this duo appear in the fanzine? Oh no they couldn’t!

A Sunderland football fanzine has dropped Ant and Dec from an advert for their Wearside panto – because they are mad keen Newcastle supporters.

The editors of A Love Supreme reckoned they would be hammered by red-and-white fans if the Geordie stars of Sunderland Empire’s Snow White appeared in their magazine.

But Ant and Dec, who have made no secret of their Newcastle allegiance, are featured in ads in the official Sunderland programme – and Sunderland supporters are flocking to see the panto.

Hundreds of fans have used vouchers handed out at last Saturday’s game with Stockport to get discount panto tickets.

The club has also been giving vouchers to youngsters taking part in Football in the Community scheme.

And the entire Sunderland team will be visiting the show next Wednesday night.

Ant and Dec themselves can be heard advertising the show on the public address systems at every Metro station on the network.

The result is likely to be a record-breaking production that will rocket the Empire to the higher reaches of the national panto league.

The magazine’s editor said Ant and Dec are wellknown Newcastle fans and it’s just not worth it. We are a Sunderland magazine and we don’t want Newcastle fans in it. People would give us loads of stick for it.