{"id":297507,"date":"2011-03-10T07:12:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T07:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/10\/ant-mcpartlin-punched-in-pub-in-unprovoked-attack\/"},"modified":"2011-03-10T07:12:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T07:12:13","slug":"ant-mcpartlin-punched-in-pub-in-unprovoked-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/10\/ant-mcpartlin-punched-in-pub-in-unprovoked-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Ant McPartlin &#8216;punched&#8217; in pub in unprovoked attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"92.785799286\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 7:12 AM on 10th March 2011<\/p>\n<p>TV presenter Ant McPartlin was punched in the face during an unprovoked attack in his local pub.<\/p>\n<p>The Newcastle host, 35, was watching the football in the Barley Mow pub in Chiswick, South West London when he was approached by a young thug.<\/p>\n<p>The attacker, thought to be aged around 18, had been teasing McPartlin during the night.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/2e36e0e938_468x827.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"827\" alt=\"Shocked: TV presenter Ant McPartlin, pictured at The Ivy last month, was attacked on Tuesday evening\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shocked: TV presenter Ant McPartlin, pictured at The Ivy last month, was attacked on Tuesday evening<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The thug launched at McPartlin after shouting at him: &#8216;Where&#8217;s your girlfriend?&#8217; &#8211; referring to his presenting partner Declan Donnelly.<\/p>\n<p>Donnelly had been at the pub earlier that evening with his girlfriend Georgie Thompson to watch the Barcelona V Arsenal game.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitness Giedrius Kudzinskas told The Sun: &#8216;Ant didn&#8217;t react and this bloke launched himself at him and punched him in the face.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ant<br \/>\nreeled back and then a big fight broke out as his mates came to help<br \/>\nhim. Other people jumped in and held back the other guy.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/fbec8137208_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Local: McPartlin was drinking in the Barley Mow pub near his Chiswick hoem when the incident took place\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Local: McPartlin was drinking in the Barley Mow pub near his Chiswick hoem when the incident took place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;The<br \/>\nbloke was thrown out but when Ant left later, he was waiting for him.<br \/>\nThere was another lot of shouting and then Ant walked off.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was all totally unprovoked.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kudzinskas spoke to McPartlin after the attack, describing the presenter as &#8216;furious&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However, the presenter declined to call police or inform the management.<\/p>\n<p>Barley Mow landlord John Wilson said: &#8216;I&#8217;m not aware of any violent situation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for McPartlin confirmed the attack, but said he would not be taking the matter any further.<\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/2e36e0e938_468x827.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1364814\/Ant-McPartlin-punched-pub-unprovoked-attack.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Ant McPartlin 'punched' in pub in unprovoked attack\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ant McPartlin &#8216;punched&#8217; 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