Jill Halfpenny made a surprise revelation about dating her old Byker Grove co-star Ant McPartlin.

The actress, who is currently starring in BBC One drama In the Club, dished the dirt on her young love life during an appearance on This Morning.

Much to the delight of presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Jill explained how she asked the TV presenter on a date as kids.

"We went to the cinema together, we went to see The Commitments in real life! I said to him ‘there’s a really good film that’s come out called The Commitments, do you wanna come?’ He was like ‘Ah aye, yeah great!"

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Unfortunately it didn't end in the love story of the century for the Byker Grove stars as she explained their fates didn't intertwine successfully.

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Jill continued: "It fizzled…. We weren't right for each other!”

Ant and Dec as youngsters in the Newcastle based kids show (
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It was just not meant to be for the pair (
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Since Byker Grove, Jill of course made her name as a soap star completing stints on Coronation Street, EastEnders and Waterloo Road.

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She got married to ex-husband Craig Conway back in 2007 but divorced in 2010 and had one son together Harvey-Rhys.

Saturday Night Takeway host Ant, got married to his wife Lisa Armstrong in 2006.

* This Morning is on weekdays, ITV at 10.30am