Declan Donnelly, half of the best ever TV duo, Ant and Dec has revealed that TV’s Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell was not too happy about their new £40 million ITV deal.

Dec told The Sun: “We were filming Britain’s Got Talent and came into the studio the morning The Sun broke the story (regarding their contract) and the audience gave us a standing ovation.

“We were on cloud nine, but Cowell just turned around and he was steaming.

“He hissed, ‘You’ve curdled my milk, you’ve soured my apple.’ He was so unhappy. Simon can’t bear the thought of anyone being paid more than him.”