Asked about his bromance with his best mate Ant, Dec choked up and said: “I’m getting a bit emotional talking about it.
"I appreciate our relationship even more since I lost my dad.”
He told the Radio Times: “We’ve both matured.”
The duo have famously had just two spats during their friendship - which began when they were both 14-year-olds cast in Byker Grove - one over the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? board game and the other a drunken fight in Spain.
Donnelly said that he had "never resented the fact that his (Ant's) name comes first.
"I'm not sure how much Ant and I are insured against each other.
"I've heard it's a couple of million. However much it is, it would never be compensation for losing your best mate."
He said: "I've never wanted to work alone since we started together. All the ideas we have are for the pair of us.
"There might come a time when we want to do something individually, but I think it's a long way off."
"I appreciate our relationship even more since I lost my dad.”
He told the Radio Times: “We’ve both matured.”
The duo have famously had just two spats during their friendship - which began when they were both 14-year-olds cast in Byker Grove - one over the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? board game and the other a drunken fight in Spain.
Donnelly said that he had "never resented the fact that his (Ant's) name comes first.
"I'm not sure how much Ant and I are insured against each other.
"I've heard it's a couple of million. However much it is, it would never be compensation for losing your best mate."
He said: "I've never wanted to work alone since we started together. All the ideas we have are for the pair of us.
"There might come a time when we want to do something individually, but I think it's a long way off."
