KING OF POPWORLD
Ant takes charge
What's the first thing you'd do as King of POPWORLD?
'I'd make everyone support Tottenham Hotspur.'
Where would you have your palace?
'[Tottenham's home ground] White Hart Lane, in the center spot. And when it's the football it would raise up and I'd have my own bird's eye view of the match.'
What would be your national anthem?
''Glory, glory, Tottenham Hotspur'.'
What would be illegal in the kingdom of Ant?
'People wearing red shirts [Tottenham's rivals Arsenal play in red].'
Who would you banish in your kingdom?
'[Arsenal players] Thierry Henry, Robert Pires [laughs]. Nah, just rude people in general. I'm not interested in arrogance.'
Who would be your advisors?
'I'd have Cannon and Ball as my jesters, just sitting there entertaining me. I'd have Carol Thatcher telling me what I need to be doing, Gilly Goolden bringing me all the nice drinks, Sheree [Murphy] cleaning and Jimmy [Osmond] singing. David Dickinson could tell me how much my phone's worth.'
Ah, so all the I'm A Celebrity... lot. Who'd be your queen?
'Adele [Silva, Ant's current girlfriend].'
What laws would you put into place?
'I would allow kids to wear anything they want every Friday. Like a mufti day. It was, like, once a year when I was a kid and we used to get really excited. So, now, every Friday, wear what you want.'
Anything else?
'People to buy my single [laughs]. No, I would just make sure everyone's happy. If people came up to me I'd give 'em a fiver, get 'em a drink. I'd have a generous day which would be like a Wednesday 'cos everyone's depressed on a Wednesday. Or on Mondays when everyone has to give someone something, even if they don't know 'em.'
What would be the national food and drink?
'It'd be a barbecue, Greek kebabs.'
Who would you knight?
'Cannon and Ball for their services to comedy. It's been 40 years, man. Sir Cannon and Sir Ball.'
Who would be your successor?
'Simon Amstell! No, it would be someone like maybe Vernon Kay who's into very similar things to me.'
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