Ant and Dec choke back tears as they say an emotional farewell to viewers before singing sweet song to draw Saturday Night Takeaway to a close after 22-years

Ant and Dec choked back tears as they said an emotional farewell at the end of the final Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend. The duo, both 48, drew the ITV series to a close after 22-years with a heartfelt speech thanking viewers at home before serenading the audience with a song Ant and Dec admitted they never 'in their wildest dreams' imagined the show would be such a hit and last two decades 'So what's happened has honestly been beyond our wildest dreams, We have truly adored every second of making this show'. Ant told viewers: 'It's been an honour and a privilege to have made the show and been part of your Saturday nights for 22 years As an emotional Dec continued: 'When we started this back in 2002 we both thought we'd be lucky if we got to do this for maybe a couple of years The hosts were then joined on stage by McFly's Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher as they sung a specially rewritten rendition of the band's hit All About you They later took to social media and shared a sweet snap of them hugging back stage following the show They captioned the post: 'Thank you thank you thank you To all the guests, crew, and most importantly you at home who have made the last 20 series so incredible to be part of. The two-hour special kicked off with an homage to the show's famous opening titles, with a montage of the various introductions that have appeared throughout the show's run It was a change that didn't go unnoticed by many fans, who shared that the change had already left them in tears After noticing a special version of the opening, fans admitted that they were already in tears turning into the final Meanwhile Holly Willoughby and Rylan Clark also caused havoc as they pelted cake at the hosts. Taking a seat next to a microphone, Rylan said: 'We’re gonna give it to them,' as he high-fived Holly before preparing to speak to the Geordie duo via their earpieces Stars have been put in embarrassing and hilarious situations as they are roped into saying and doing ridiculous things in public while instructed by Ant and Dec via an earpiece But during the finale the tables were turned and at one point Dec was told to ask the waiter to feed him his food They also asked the waiter to cut their food for them, explaining that they were celebrities who usually had someone to do it for them 'None of the staff, none of the people in the restaurant.