Ant and Dec's good luck charm revealed after 23rd National Television Awards amid rare family comments

Ant and Dec have continued their long-running winning streak as they picked up the TV Presenter accolade at the National Television Awards (NTAs) for the 23rd time in a row.

The Saturday Night Takeaway co-hosts - who were up for the prize alongside Alison Hammond, Stacey Solomon, Claudia Winkleman and Bradley Walsh - thanked their fans for helping them continue their record-breaking streak at the annual ceremony on Wednesday night (September 11).

Taking to the stage at The O2 in London, the duo were accosted by The Chase's Bradley who pretended to be fuming with the results, before Declan Donnelly laughed on stage: "Sit down Bradley, sit down!"

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He then said: "What can we say? Thank you so much. It's really, really hard to put into words just how this feels year after year and how much it means to us that you take the time to vote for us and make us your winners."

Ant McPartlin added: "Honestly, it's a joy, we know we're not gonna win it one year but it's not tonight, thank God. But thank you to everybody who works with us on our shows, we love you, we wouldn't be here without you guys."

The pair then paid tribute to their wives and families, with Dec revealing he was carrying a good luck charm from his daughter. Ant said: "Thank you to our beautiful wives and lovely supportive families, sorry we work so much but we've got some time off now."

Dec added: "Thank you to our families in the Toon." As Ant then jokingly thanked Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe, Dec said: "Our lives have changed so unbelievably since we won these awards, over the last six years recently as we've got very small children. It used to be we'd be going out partying and now we're going back to dirty nappies and the school run tomorrow."

"My girl Isla is six now, she left for school this morning and said 'Good luck, I hope you win the trophy'. In fact, she said, 'Take my lip balm, I think it'll be good luck.' " Pulling the tube of lip balm out of his pocket, he exclaimed: "Isla, it worked! We won!"

Taking to Instagram afterwards, the presenters posed for a beaming snaps with their latest pieces of silverware and said: "It’s hard to find the words to express how grateful we are to everyone that took the time to vote for us again this year. We are truly humbled. ‘Thank you’ doesn’t seem to be enough but it says it all. Isla is gonna be thrilled she owns, what is officially, a lucky lip balm #ntas."

The win was Ant and Dec's second time on stage during the evening as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! scooped the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award earlier in the ceremony, with last year's winner Sam Thompson giving part of the acceptance speech.