The results of Britain's favourite duos have caused something of a shock. A survey commissioned by Intel, the electronic giant with Swindon connections, to mark the launch of its Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, has found that the top duo are comedians Ant and Dec.

The duo beat comedy greats Morecambe and Wise and the Two Ronnies to take the top honour.

A high profile reality TV show and a judging spot on the X-Factor were enough to secure the title of favourite celebrity love duo for Sharon andOzzie Osbourne, attracting nearly one third of all votes placed.

In distant second were Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, with controversial duo Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie rounding out the top three. Britain's least favourite celebrity love duos were Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, and Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

The Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology allows people to access theirfavourite entertainment, no matter where they are.

A spokesman for Intel admitted that having Ant and Dec coming first had surprised quite a number of people.

"But make no mistake our technology is superb and could not be wrong."