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First, I am not annoyed, just a bit confused, as to why have little Ant and Dec on stage live at the end of the show, but pre-record their bit earlier in the day. Also, I wanted to know if the 12.30pm recording for SNT published in Applause Store for today was for little Ant and Dec?

If they can appear in on stage at the end of the show, but can't be there live for their chat with Ant and Dec on stage, it just baffles me a bit. Fine for them to be on a crowded stage live, but not for a sit down chat.

Again, not annoyed, just confused. Must be my old age creeping up on me

If they don't appear on stage at the end it doesn't affect the overall programme. If they don't appear on stage during their main segment it does have an issue so pre-recording that makes perfect sense. It reduces the risk of harm to the children and of any compliance issues - they want Little Ant & Dec to be cheeky so that might increase the risk of them swearing.