Ant and Dec share a light-hearted clip as they joke about signing more than seven BILLION copies of their new book in one sitting
They recently joined a host of British stars as part of a new mental health campaign.
And Ant and Dec were doing their bit to keep people’s spirits up, as they took to social media as they shared a light-hearted clip to Instagram on Friday.
The double act posted to advertise their latest book Once Upon A Tyne as they joked about signing more than seven billion copies in one sitting.
Funny: Ant and Dec shared a light-hearted clip to Instagram on Friday as they joked about signing more than seven billion copies of their new book in one sitting
In the split-screen video, the pair sit behind a desk as they put pen to paper with Dec handing books to his counterpart, Ant.
A large white counter monitors the number of books completed before the duo speed up the operation and cause their pens to smoke.
The clip finally comes to an end with the counter stopped at 7,989,437,000.
The dynamic duo uploaded the light-hearted clip alongside a caption that read: ‘Cheers to everyone who ordered a signed copy of our book a few weeks back… for those who missed out… we’ve signed a few more. Phew!’
Entertainers: A large white counter monitors the number of books completed and as the duo speed up the operation their pens begin to smoke
Dynamic duo: They shared the clip alongside a caption that read: ‘Cheers to everyone who ordered a signed copy of our book a few weeks back… for those who missed out… we’ve signed a few more. Phew!’
It comes after Ant and Dec joined a whole host of British stars including Gordon Ramsay, Holly Willoughby, David Walliams and Laura Whitmore as part of a new mental health campaign.
ITV’s Britain Get Talking features more than 20 of the nation’s famous faces speaking in a video call about staying connected.
The advert raises the importance of reaching out to people during these unprecedented times of lockdown and isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lending support: A host of famous faces including will.i.am, Ant and Dec and Holly Willoughby feature in a new campaign for mental health awareness
The initiative launches at the start of Mental Health Awareness week and debuted on Monday evening.
Ant said: ‘We are huge supporters of ITV’s Britain Get Talking 2020 campaign which has been highlighting the importance of people connecting, even more so now than ever. It’s incredible that as a result of the campaign more than 6 million people have got in touch with someone so far.’
Dec added: ‘So for this Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re stepping it up another notch and asking people to reach out beyond their immediate family and close friends.
‘Who could you reach out to who might really appreciate it? Britain, let’s keep talking.’
Helping out: Among the stars lending their support are Ant and Dec, Julie Etchingham (bottom left), Jim Carter (bottom centre) and Laura Whitmore (bottom right)
Famous faces: The campaign, which premiered on TV on Monday night, features the celebrities taking part in a video call