90s TV star reveals secret snog with Declan Donnelly – but admits he only kissed her back ‘out of politeness’

TV presenter Sarah Cawood has recalled a secret snog with Declan Donnelly – but admitted he only kissed her back “out of politeness”. The 53-year-old was a high-profile name in the television world back in the 90s and early noughties. TV presenter Sarah Cawood has recalled a secret snog with Declan Donnelly Credit: YouTube/ Best Sarah said the pair kissed back in 2004 Credit: Shutterstock Editorial She presented various shows including Top of the Pops, Loose Women, the National Lottery and Nickelodeon. Now Sarah has revealed details about her smooch with Dec, 50, at the wrap party for I’m A Celebrity back in 2004. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! Speaking on Best Magazine’s Suddenly Single podcast, she expressed: “I went to cover I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! for This Morning when Jordan (Katie Price’s pseudonym) and Peter (Andre) got together. “And there was a lovely big wrap party, and I fancied Dec. I remember thinking we’d make a lovely cute little couple because we’re both quite diminutive. “And I thought he fancied me. I think I might have misread that! “Anyway, I’d had a glass, obviously; I refreshed the lip gloss. And I came out of the toilet, and he was going into the gents, which was beside it. “And I just face-crashed, what I would call a face-crash, which is when you instigate a kiss,” she divulged. “He did kiss back, probably just to be polite. And then as we pulled away, he just touched his lips and went, ‘Oh, you’ve just applied.’ Smothered him in lip gloss.” Most read in TV Ant and Dec began their careers in 1990 Credit: The Picture Library Ltd. Sarah was a big presenter back in the 90s and noughties and hosted shows including Live and Kicking Credit: Les Gallagher – The Sun Glasgow The Live and Kicking host revealed that Dec, who is one half of the popular presenting duo Ant and Dec, later denied it ever happened but did say “Sarah is lovely but we’ve never snogged.” Despite him not reciprocating, she admitted she’d already picked out a wedding dress. “I mean, this was young Sarah – one kiss, and we were married. Proper Bridget Jones. Honestly, I was an absolute disaster,” Sarah said. “I was a proper disaster. I once face crashed a guest at Holly Willoughby‘s wedding. “I pushed him up against the marquee and then I took myself off to be. I realised it was time.” Sarah got married to TV producer Andy Merry in 2012 and have been together for 15 years. The couple have a son named Hunter and a daughter called Autumn. Meanwhile, Dec is happily married to wife Ali Astall after they tied the knot in 2015. They welcomed their daughter Isla into the world in 2018. Comment now