Carl Fogarty thinks Ant McPartlin needs to "grow up", "man up" and stop "running off to rehab every five minutes" after he was found guilty of drink-driving this week.
The 52-year-old motorcycle racer – who met the presenter when he won ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ in 2014 – has slammed the ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’ host for the way he’s handled himself following his arrest in March when he was caught behind the wheel of his Mini in Richmond, London, while intoxicated.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, Carl said of the 42-year-old presenter: "Grow up, sort yourself out and take responsibility.
"Don’t go running off to rehab every five minutes when something goes wrong. He got in a car p****d – don’t do that, it’s not right. You don’t need to go to rehab to be told to sort that out, you know that’s wrong and you shouldn’t be doing that.
"He needs telling straight, he needs to sort himself out and man up."
After being charged with drink-driving last month, Ant cancelled all of his upcoming television appearances and took himself off to rehab – less than a year after he sought treatment for his addiction to prescription pills and alcohol.
He appeared in court at the beginning of the week and pleaded guilty to the charge, resulting in him being handed a £86,000 fine and banned from driving for 20 months.
Speaking outside Wimbledon Wimbledon Magistrates Court after the hearing, Ant said he was "ashamed and mortified" of his behaviour and recognised that he needs to set a "good example" as he has fans of all ages looking up to him.
He said: "I accept full culpability for this and wish to apologise to all concerned. I’m disappointed that I’ve let myself and so many others down on this occasion."
He concluded by saying he was seeking help to "address the problems that he has in order to overcome them – and ensure they never happen again."
Carl Fogarty slams Ant McPartlin for ‘running off to rehab’
