Man 'mortified' after gran finds personal photos of Ant McPartlin inside her Christmas present
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A 20-year-old man was left red-faced when it became obvious the Christmas gift he gave his Gran was second-hand after she found the photo album already had pictures inside.
But as it turned out, she was delighted with the gift - because it wasn't just photographs of any old family inside.
Oh, no. It actually contained pictures of Ant McPartlin - one half of comedy presenting duo, Ant and Dec - from way back in 2002.
Roofer Daniel Mayes was mortified when his grandmother Eileen James, 70, opened the boxed set of five albums to find one still contained a handful of retro photographs.
His embarrassment was spared when his aunt Tina flicked through the photos and discovered two snaps of the star holding a baby and a child.
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Luckily for Daniel, grandma Eileen is a huge Ant and Dec fan and the discovery has made her Christmas after a tough year undergoing cancer treatment.
The family now plan to invite the Geordie to join in their 2017 celebrations (but we're not sure how well that idea will go down).
Retired school worker and mum-of-four Eileen, from Leicester, East Mids, said: "It really has made my Christmas. We are hoping we can have Ant round for Christmas next year now - if he heard the antics we get up to I think he definitely would come.
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"The album looked completely brand new, there wasn't a mark on it. So when I found the photos my poor grandson was so embarrassed.
"After I flicked through and spotted the photos I realised they weren't generic pictures like they sometimes put in albums. So I passed it to Tina and she spotted the ones of Ant.
"I am a big fan of him and Dec, we all watch I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and I really like all the programmes they do. I think they're both amazing.
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"I joked we should have copies done of the photos as they are probably worth a fortune. I do want to keep one as a souvenir though."
Daniel, who also lives in Leicester, also bought his gran a book for Christmas.
He said: "When I realised there was still pictures in the album I was so embarrassed because it showed someone else had them before and they were from a charity shop. So when I saw the photos and who it was in them I couldn't believe it - it definitely made up for it.
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The family have now launched a social media appeal to track down the rightful owner of the photographs and reunite them with their celebrity snaps.
Tina said: "We want to get these photos back to whoever they belong to because it is a complete mystery."
Representatives for Ant McPartlin declined to comment.