Ant and Dec gifted a £260,000 house to a couple on Saturday Night Live – they lost their child, Darcey Leigh to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome back in 2017.
Petra Williams, 31, thought she was on the show to talk about a charity she set up called Darcey’s Dream, which supports ereaved siblings following the heartbreaking death of her daughter aged nine and a half weeks.
She and husband Simon, 33, were shocked when they were given the keys to the three-bedroom property on the show which returned over the weekend following a year’s break.
Inside the stunning home Ant and Dec gifted family: Bereaved couple Petra and Simon were delighted to move into the three-bedroom fully-furnished property complete with fairy-tale themed decorations for their children
Wow: The couple appeared on Saturday Night Takeaway to talk about their charity, Darcey’s Dream to support bereaved siblings following the heartbreaking death of their own daughter, but they were surprised with the keys to their own home
The couple’s new Bellway Home is on the Moorfields estate near Gosford Park.
According to The Chronicle Live, it has been decorated by Q Interiors with a little help from Petra’s best friend Nikki Pinchen.
And their three children had fairytale-themed bedrooms with a dinosaur themed room for son Bailey and a twin princess-themed room for sisters Emilia Page, five, and Layla-Grace, three.
Much deserved: To their amazement, the couple were given the keys to their dream three-bedroom house On the Bellway Home’s Moorfields estate near Gosford Park, in front of millions of viewers
Sweet: The couple held hands as they made their way to their new property. Petra said: ‘It’s just a dream come true. You never in your dreams think you’re going to find yourself on Saturday Night Takeaway, being handed the keys to your own house’
The family’s new living-room was decorated in silver with a stunning matching mirror and grey and their master bedroom had stunning pendant lights hanging by the side of their beds.
Petra told the paper: ‘It’s just a dream come true. You never in your wildest dreams think you’re going to find yourself on Saturday Night Takeaway, being handed the keys to your own house.’
Delivery driver Simon said: ‘I don’t think it will sink in until we’ve got the kids running around in here, the dog settled in – then it will be ours.’
A dream come true: There are twin princess-themed room for sisters Emilia Page, five, and Layla-Grace, three
There for others: The couple are incredibly deserving of the house. Simon works all hours to support the family, while Petra is dedicated to working for the charity she set up, after suffering her own tragic loss
The couple are incredibly deserving of the house. Simon works all hours to support the family, while Petra is dedicated to working for the charity she set up, after suffering her own tragic loss.
Petra said: ‘We are a bit like passing ships sometimes, we both work so hard. But for me, I could work an 85 hour week, barely see my husband, and I would still feel it was worth it to do my job, to see the difference it makes to the children.’
‘At the end of the day, it’s my little girl’s legacy, and getting recognised for the work we do has been amazing. Since we were on Saturday Night Takeaway, we’ve had thousands more views to our website and social media: as as small charity, it’s often hard to be recognised, so this is amazing.’
Meanwhile, Ant and Dec were left horrified during Petra and Simon’s appearance on the show after the audience laughed as they detailed their family trafedy.
The presenters, both 44, revealed they were gifting the family the house but unfortunately the studio audience laughed at an incredibly awkward moment, after being distracted by the screen behind them.
Ant said: ‘Tragically three years ago they lost their daughter Darcey-Lee when she was just nine and a half weeks old.’
Petra said: ‘We are a bit like passing ships sometimes, we both work so hard. But for me, I could work an 85 hour week, barely see my husband, and I would still feel it was worth it to do my job, to see the difference it makes to the children’
She said: ‘At the end of the day, it’s my little girl’s legacy, and getting recognised for the work we do has been amazing. Since we were on Saturday Night Takeaway, we’ve had thousands more views to our website and social media: as as small charity, it’s often hard to be recognised, so this is amazing’
Making memories: The couple are the proud owners of a shiny new kitchen
However they were left stunned when the audience started laughing at the big screen behind them, as Simon helped his wife pick her teeth.
Trying to brush over the moment, Ant said: ‘OK, let’s not concentrate on the picture for the moment,’ Ant told the audience, sounding frustrated.’
Many people noticed the awkward blunder and took to Twitter to revealed they cringed while watching the series of events unfold.
One tweeted: ‘Well that wasn’t awkward at all, bad time to laugh Audience! #takeaway #saturdaynighttakeaway.’
Stunned: Ant and Dec were left horrified after the audience laughed as they detailed the family tragedy during Saturday Night Takeaway but audience members laughed at an ill-timed moment at the screen behind
Kindhearted: The presenters, both 44, revealed they were gifting the deserving family (pictured) a mortgage free house after the couple lost their daughter at nine and a half weeks old three years ago