Ant and Dec fans in hysterics as audience member inhales confetti as Saturday Night Takeaway returns

ANT and Dec’s Night Takeaway viewers were left in fits of giggles tonight after an audience member accidentally inhaled some confetti. The chap was sat in the live SNT studio audience when thousands of pieces of red ticker tape fluttered down from the ceiling. But unfortunately for him, he breathed in at the wrong second […]

ANT and Dec’s Night Takeaway viewers were left in fits of giggles tonight after an audience member accidentally inhaled some confetti.

The chap was sat in the live SNT studio audience when thousands of pieces of red ticker tape fluttered down from the ceiling.

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A Saturday Night Takeaway audience member accidentally inhaled a piece of confetti[/caption]

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The fella breathed in an entire piece of ticker tape live on camera[/caption]

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He spat it out seconds later[/caption]

But unfortunately for him, he breathed in at the wrong second and appeared to momentarily ‘choke’ on a scrap of paper.

The chap then quickly spat it out while grimacing.

Taking to Twitter, fans were left gobsmacked at the mishap that was caught on camera and broadcast to the nation.

One tweeted: “Did the bloke survived inhaling the confetti #SaturdayNightTakeaway.”

Another wrote: “Am absolutely crying at that man in the audience choking on the confetti #SaturdayNightTakeaway.”

A third mused: “Hats off to the chap hungry enough to eat the confetti on #SaturdayNightTakeaway @antanddec.”

And a fourth even asked: “Has anyone checked on the person that accidentally swallowed confetti?! #SaturdayNightTakeaway.”

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway has kicked off for a new series and fans have welcomed it with open arms.

Things did not get off to the best start when guest voiceover Ru Paul appeared to swear within seconds of the first episode airing.

However, viewers later found themselves overcome with emotion as a pregnant nurse married her fiancé live on air.