Ant and Dec triumphed at the National TV Awards last night despite their show being caught up in the £7.8million ITV phone competition scandal.

The pair, who own mansions within a mile of each other in Chiswick, received three gongs - including a joint one for most popular presenter.

Their show Saturday Night Takeaway was named favourite entertainment programme and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! won in the reality show category.

Earlier this month, it emerged that Saturday Night Takeaway was caught up in the scandal which saw competitions rigged.

Speaking from Los Angeles, Ant and Dec, who met on children's TV show Byker Grove aged 13, thanked viewers for the awards.

Ant McPartlin told the Royal Albert Hall audience: " We really didn't expect this one - it's been a couple of tough weeks for Saturday Night Takeaway. This really is quite humbling."