A biography for Declan Donnellyhasn’t been written yet.
“I've never massively minded not being cool.”
“We never want the audience to get bored.”
“I love a bathroom and fluffy bathrobe. Bear Grylls and camping... that's not me!”
“Running in heels can be treacherous, and don't get me started on fake eyelashes!”
“There is always someone you are going to miss and for me it's my dad. I always hoped he would see me marry, but these things happen in life. I know he is proud of me.”
“I don't know if I get any mail. I think I just get bills.”
“The first meaningful friendship moment we had was when Ant sent me a Fred Flintstone Christmas card and it said, 'To Dec from Ant, have a yabba dabba do Christmas.'”
“I think obviously there is some kind of life form somewhere else. Whether it looks like the creature in 'Alien Autopsy,' I'm not sure.”
“No one looks forward to getting old do they?”
“I might be a natural show-off but being your best mate's best man is a different kettle of fish.”
“Ours is a career built on a friendship, not a friendship built on a career.”
“We knew we were making records for a certain demographic. We didn't look outside of that.”
“It's funny. I don't really think of us as TV presenters. I think of TV presenters as responsible people who show children what to do with empty fairy liquid bottles. Not a couple of blokes who don't mind telling kids to shut up.”
“I think you learn every day. You can't buy experiences; all these experiences shape you.”
“We got sacked for the first time when we were just 18 and you realise that this whole industry is transient and changeable.”
“We should do 'Takeaway' from Chicago or Philadelphia. We'd have great fun with it.”
“Thank you to everyone who works with us on our shows for making us look like we know what we're doing.”
“You can't not be star-struck by Mary Berry.”
“No one tells you how hard being a parent is! We could have had a warning! It is literally the hardest thing I've ever done but I'm loving it.”
“I had my crisis at 30. I was actually really comfortable with 40. Life was in a better place.”