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Sep 08, 2021
3:18 AM
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Ant and Dec have spoken out against a "London-centric" television industry they say feels inaccessible to young people who are hoping to work in it.
In an interview with the Telegraph, the popular presenting duo said TV was "an accessible place" when they started out in their native Newcastle in the 1990s.
"These days that seems to have gone by the wayside," said Anthony McPartlin.
"When we were growing up it was all around us," said Declan Donnelly. "We'd like to bring a bit of that back."
'Dec would be selling mobile phones'
Ant and Dec started out as child actors on CBBC drama Byker Grove and went on to co-present such shows as Pop Idol, Britain's Got Talent and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! joker
They have now joined forces with the Prince's Trust on Making it in Media, a project aimed at bringing young people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds into the industry.
The scheme will offer successful applicants career guidance, cost-covering grants and meetings with prospective employers and is aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds not in education, employment or training.
A two-week course will take place in London in July and there are plans to roll out the project subsequently in Manchester and Newcastle.
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