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Declan Donnelly apologises for shoplifting from M&S store as he feared being arrested
Donnelly said he thought he would be arrested after the mistake, and service station staff later asked him to donate to Mind.
- Following a recent visit to Cornwall, television presenter Declan Donnelly, 50, apologized after accidentally shoplifting from Marks & Spencer at Bridgewater Services in Somerset.
- Speaking on the Hanging Out with Ant and Dec podcast, Donnelly explained he scanned items at the self-service checkout but inadvertently walked away without completing payment after using his Sparks card.
- Co-Host Ant McPartlin questioned, "You didn't pay for it?!" after Donnelly realized his mistake while eating and admitted, "Put it all in me bag and wandered off."
- Fearing he was "going to get arrested," Donnelly contacted the service station to resolve the matter and subsequently made a donation to the charity Mind.
- Donnelly publicly apologized on social media, posting "Sorry @marksandspencer😳" on September 3, addressing the accidental shoplifting incident that resolved without legal consequences.
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Declan Donnelly admits 'I nearly got arrested' as he details supermarket blunder: 'I just walked off'
Declan Donnelly has revealed he accidentally shoplifted from Marks & Spencer after walking away from a self-service checkout without paying.The 50-year-old TV presenter made the confession during a conversation with Ant McPartlin on their Hanging Out with Ant & Dec podcast, joking that he "nearly got arrested" over the blunder.The ITV star explained that the mishap occurred at Bridgwater Services while returning from a few days away in Cornwall.…
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