Declan Donnelly reveals he almost quit showbiz aged 11 to become a PRIEST...

The 44-year-old star had considered following the career path of his brother, Father Dermott Donnelly, who conducted Dec's wedding tohas opened up on what used to be his plan B for the future in his first autobiography with co-presenter Ant McPartlin, titled Ooh! What a Lovely Pair.

He continued: "Later on, when I was about fourteen, I did briefly consider following in his footsteps, and the footsteps of my Godfather, Father O'Connell, and becoming a priest."However Dec, who now has one-year-old daughter Isla with wife Ali, said he "knew right there" that a life of abstinence was no for him when he travelled home from school on a bus which was "full of lasses".

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