Ant back on Twitter to send love to sick little girl

ANT MCPARTLIN has made a rare social media appearance, signing off a tweet with his TV partner Declan Donnelly.

The presenter stepped back from TV commitments and public appearances following a drink-driving charge earlier this year.

The Ant and Dec star has been absent in recent months from his joint Twitter account with Donnelly, who frequently ends his posts with a “D”, but a new message has been signed off by them both as “A&D”.

The tweet, sent to a Twitter account for a terminally ill 10-yearold called Jess Shepherd, read: “Hey @RoarForJess, just a little tweet to send you huge love and a big ROAR!!!

“Big hugs and lots of love from us both. A&D xxx.”

A response from the account said that “this means so much” and that “Jess will love this”.

Jess was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that mostly affects babies and young children, seven years ago.

An online campaign called Roar For Jess was launched last year in a bid to raise money to send her to America for treatment.

However, an update on Jess’s Go Fund Me page last month said there is “no more that can be done” for her, and that the funds raised so far will be used to “help her make some magical memories with her brother and sister”.

Ant and Dec had previously been tweeted by a supporter of the campaign.