Ant rumours are ludicrous – Scarlett
GOGGLEBOX STAR HITS OUT AFTER PRESENTER ‘FLING’ CLAIM
SCARLETT Moffatt has spoken out about ‘ludicrous’ rumours she had a fling with Ant McPartlin.
The 28-year-old Gogglebox star, from County Durham, rubbished claims that she was romantically involved with her fellow Saturday Night Takeaway presenter.
Speaking to the Mail’s You Magazine, Scarlett said: “This came about from a few tweets from random people with, like, two followers, and then some journalists turned those tweets into a story. That’s not a story. Ant is like my big brother. It’s so ludicrous it didn’t even warrant a response. Everyone who knows us knows how silly it is. I can laugh about it.”
Ant was seen out and about this week after a stint in rehab where he has been treated for alcohol addiction.
The 42-year-old’s alcohol problems came to a head last month when crashed his Mini while twice over the drink-drive limit.
He was banned from driving for 20 months and fined £86,000.
When asked how her friend Ant is doing, Scarlett said: “Ant and Dec have been so good to me. They’re my mentors. I feel I owe it to them to try not to talk about them. Out of respect.
“They are such genuinely nice people. I wish I could tell everyone how amazing they are, though. Stephen Mulhern and I were there to lend a hand to Dec, he did most of the work.
“We were excited we could fulfil the promise to all the people who won the chance to go to Florida for the final show. The Takeaway team is like a big family. Everyone who works on the show loves Ant and Dec – so we pulled together to make it the best we could.”
Scarlett also spoke about abuse she had over her 2016 fitness DVD. Scarlett was accused of following a different slimming plan from the one she plugged on her video.
Reports claimed Scarlett, from Bishop Auckland, attended a Swiss boot camp and ate only 700 calories a day, instead of the 1,200 claimed in the DVD, to drop from a size 18 to size eight.
“Oh my God, I’ve cried so much,” she said. “I get why I was on the front of every newspaper. In a way, I’m almost relieved and hope we can turn it into a positive, start a conversation about the way we criticise and talk about women.
“All the news articles focus on how I look. They certainly don’t do that to men. Why aren’t we celebrating women’s achievements more? Women aren’t just an aesthetic shell.
“You only have to look at men’s magazine coverlines, such as How To Get Rich Quick, or Top Tips To Do This or That. Whereas for women, it’s often, Look Who’s Got Fat Again.
“It’s frustrating. I wish we could set up a ‘troll club’ so they could all get together and chat. Because that’s what’s missing from their lives – someone to talk to. It makes me sad.”