Grandson gives gran with old pictures of ANT MCPARTLIN inside

Contained in the photograph album had been pictures of I am a Celeb presenter Ant McPartlin

A grandmother was shocked after her grandson purchased her a photograph album for Christmas - which contained outdated pictures of I am A Celeb star Ant McPartlin.

Daniel Mayes was mortified when Eileen James, 70, opened the boxed set of 5 albums he purchased from an area charity store to search out one nonetheless contained a handful of retro pictures taken in 2002.

However his embarrassment quickly turned to hilarity when aunt Tina Aziz, 46, flicked via the images and unearthed two snaps displaying the Saturday Evening Takeaway presenter holding a child and little one.

The grandmother-of-six, who can also be an enormous Ant and Dec fan, mentioned the random discovery has made her Christmas.

She now plans to ask the 41-year-old to her residence in Leicester for Christmas later this 12 months.

Ms James, a retired faculty employee, mentioned: 'It actually has made my Christmas.

'We hope we are able to have Ant spherical for Christmas subsequent 12 months now - if he heard the antics we stand up to I believe he positively would come.

'The album appeared fully model new, there wasn't a mark on it. So when I discovered the images my poor grandson was so embarrassed.

'After I flicked via and noticed the images I realised they weren't generic footage like they often put in albums. So I handed it to Tina and she or he noticed those of Ant.

Daniel Mayes (left) was left red-faced when he gave his grandmother Eileen James (proper) outdated photograph albums for Christmas

Ms James, 70, (pictured) holds up one of many pictures she discovered within the album her grandson purchased her for Christmas

'I'm a giant fan of him and Dec, all of us watch I am A Celeb Get Me Out Of Right here! and I actually like all of the programmes they do. I believe they're each wonderful.

'I joked we must always have copies carried out of the images as they're most likely price a fortune. I do need to maintain one as a memento although.'

Mr Mayes, a roofer, bought the boxed set of 5 A5 photograph albums from a charity store in Leicester metropolis centre earlier this month earlier than presenting it to Eileen at 26-strong household gathering on December 27.

He was procuring when he snapped up the second hand cut price earlier than his pal may purchase the reward for his personal grandparents - and admitted he solely checked the primary three of the 5 albums for leftover snaps.

The eight photographs, believed to have been printed in March 2002, had been present in a center part of the album and present a fresh-faced Ant sat on a pink couch holding first a younger child after which an older toddler.

Different images left within the album embrace photographs of a pair getting married at what Tina believes might be Leicester Registry Workplace and the household at the moment are eager to reunite the snaps with their rightful proprietor.

This is among the pictures of Ant McPartlin which was discovered contained in the second hand photograph album

Daniel Mayes (left), Eileen James (centre) and Tina Aziz (proper) had been shocked after they discovered the pictures inside

Ms James, who's presently present process chemotherapy for kidney most cancers which has since unfold to different components of her physique, mentioned the weird discovery had 'made her Christmas'.

She added: 'I've had a very robust 12 months however this has been probably the most wonderful Christmas.

'Laughter is the perfect drugs, and I've the perfect household to assist me via something.'

Mr Mayes, who additionally lives in Leicester, additionally purchased his gran a e book for Christmas.

The images of star Ant Mcpartlin holding two unkown youngsters together with different photographs together with wedding ceremony images that had been additionally within the photograph album

He mentioned: 'Once I realised there was nonetheless footage within the album I used to be so embarrassed as a result of it confirmed another person had them earlier than they usually had been from a charity store.

'So after I noticed the images and who it was in them I could not imagine it - it positively made up for it.

'Now I believe it is her favorite Christmas current - she is over the moon with it. Fingers crossed he'll come spherical for Christmas subsequent 12 months.'

The household have now launched a social media enchantment to trace down the rightful proprietor of the pictures and reunite them with their movie star snaps.