Lisa Armstrong has broken her silence after it was reported ex Ant McPartlin is set to become a dad for the first time.
It was claimed this week that the Geordie legend, 48, is expecting his first child. It is understood that he and wife Anne-Marie Corbett, who he wed in 2021, are due to welcome their first baby in June.
And apparently, it was the “news everyone wanted” as Ant has reportedly longed to have children of his own; he is already a stepfather to two of Anne-Marie’s children.
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But hours after the baby news was reported, Ant’s ex-wife Lisa posted on social media to pay tribute to her dog, Harley. Lisa still shares the chocolate Labrador with Ant as they have joint custody.
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Taking to Instagram, shared a post of drawing which read: “Thank you for being my dog, someone to do life with, and above all, thank you for being my best friend.”
Lisa Armstrong met ex-husband Ant McPartlin during her pop star days when she was a member of band Deuce. The group were performing on the 1994 Smash Hits music tour alongside Ant and Dec’s pop star personas PJ and Duncan.
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After meeting when they were teenagers, the couple went on to be together for over 23 years and married in 2006. Ant proposed to Lisa while they were on a trip to Dubai, and they got married in a lavish ceremony in Buckinghamshire a year later.
After rumours that their relationships had been on the rocks, Ant and Lisa divorced in 2018. Ant’s representatives released a statement at the time of their split saying: “Ant is very sad to announce, that after 11 years, he is ending his marriage to Lisa McPartlin.
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“Ant asks for privacy at this difficult time, for both himself, Lisa and their immediate families. No further statement will be made.” Reports later stated that they finalised their split in April 2020 in a huge £31million divorce settlement.
Ant previously admitted how he and Lisa had been trying for kids when they were together. He noted how timing often stood in the way when it came to having kids with his now-ex.
“We’ve wanted children for a while, but we’re both busy. We’re on a break now, the first proper one for 15 years,” he said at the time. So Lisa and I are trying for a baby… well, we’ve been trying for a little while so fingers crossed.”
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