Newly-engaged Ant McPartlin looked delighted on Monday during a relaxing stroll with his fiancée Anne-Marie Corbett following his romantic Christmas Eve proposal.
It was revealed on Friday night that the presenter, 45, had got engaged to the personal assistant, 43, after being linked since March 2018.
And Ant couldn’t resist flashing a smile on Monday as he enjoyed a stroll with Anne-Marie and their two pet Maltipoos, Milo and Bumble.
Delighted: Newly-engaged Ant McPartlin looked delighted on Monday during a relaxing stroll with his fiancée Anne-Marie Corbett following his romantic Christmas Eve proposal
Anne-Marie also looked delighted as she was seen beaming in their car as they made their way home from the walk.
It comes after Ant’s ex-wife Lisa Armstrong liked a tweet calling 2020 as a ‘s*** show of a year’ amid the star’s engagement news.
The make-up artist, 44, appeared to be making her feelings known on the matter by liking the message a friend wrote on the social media site on Thursday.
It was revealed on Friday that Ant had got engaged to girlfriend Anne-Marie after romantically popping the question on Christmas Eve.
The tweet that Lisa liked read: ‘Feeling really down today, christmas as come and gone and another year is over. BUT I’m counting my blessings.
Newly-engaged: It was revealed on Friday night that the presenter, 45, had got engaged to the personal assistant, 43, after being linked since March 2018
Loved-up: Ant appeared in good spirits on Monday as he enjoyed a stroll with Anne-Marie and their two pet Maltipoos, Milo and Bumble
‘Although it’s been a s**t show of a year for everyone, we’ve been luckier than some. Stay safe everyone, let’s hope 2021 holds better things for us all (sic).’
A few days later, Lisa also liked a tweet that described her as a ‘beautiful lady, inside and out’, as her friend wrote: ‘Congratulations to YOU Lisa, real classy lady xx’
Ant, 45, has been linked to the personal assistant, 43, since March 2018 and it is expected that a ‘thrilled’ Declan Donnelly will ‘act as the best man’ at their wedding – just as he was at Ant’s first nuptials back in 2006.
Bride-to-be! Anne-Marie also looked delighted as she was seen beaming in their car as they made their way home from the walk
Engaged! It was revealed on Friday that Ant had got engaged to girlfriend Anne-Marie after romantically popping the question on Christmas Eve
Ant’s forthcoming nuptials comes three years after he confirmed he had split from his wife of 12 years, the pair are said to have finalised their divorce in April last year.
A spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Ant and Amzie are delighted to announce their engagement. The proposal took place on Christmas Eve at home in a very romantic setting.’
While a pal told The Sun: ‘Ant has been planning this for some time – but wanted to make sure the moment was just right.
Response: It comes after Ant’s ex-wife Lisa Armstrong liked a tweet calling 2020 as a ‘s*** show of a year’ amid the star’s engagement news
Looking back: The tweet Lisa liked read: ‘Although it’s been a s**t show of a year for everyone, we’ve been luckier than some. Stay safe everyone, let’s hope 2021 holds better things for us all’
Sweet: A few days later Lisa also liked a tweet that described her as a ‘beautiful lady, inside and out’, as a friend wrote: ‘Congratulations to YOU Lisa, real classy lady xx’
‘He’s a traditionalist, so got down on one knee after first checking with Anne Marie’s family that he had their blessing. It was super-romantic, and obviously Anne-Marie said “yes” straight away.
‘Obviously getting engaged in the midst of a pandemic isn’t ideal when it comes to planning a wedding… at the moment a summer ceremony is looking extremely unlikely, so it may well be a 2022 affair.’
They added that Ant is expected to ask his co-host Dec to be his best man, and that the presenter thoughtfully designed Anne-Marie’s ring himself.
Exes: Ant’s engagement news comes three years after he confirmed his split from Lisa, they are said to have finalised their divorce in April (pictured on their wedding day in 2006)
Dec was also best man at Ant’s first wedding to ex Lisa in Buckinghamshire back in 2006, and is said to be ‘thrilled’ about the engagement.
Ant also got the honour of fulfilling the best man role at Dec’s nuptials to Ali Astall in 2015, where the duo wore matching bright blue suits.
In November, Ant made a sweet reference to Anne-Marie during I’m A Celebrity’s live final when he said ‘my happy place is at home with my girlfriend.’
During one of the trials, radio host Jordan North, 30, who finished second in the show, had to lay entombed in a metal cage while 50 snakes slithered all over him.
Best man? A ‘thrilled’ Declan Donnelly is expected to ‘act as the best man’ at their wedding – just as he was at Ant’s first nuptials to Lisa back in 2006 (pictured in I’m A Celebrity)
In an attempt to make the 10 minutes go by faster, Jordan chatted away to the hosts and asked them random questions as well as for their autographs.
The DJ asked the duo to name their ‘happy place’, telling Ant: ‘You go first.’
He quickly said, ‘at home with my girlfriend and the kids’, which prompted an ‘oh, that’s lovely’ from Jordan as he tried his best to stay composed with the snakes.
Ant and Anne-Marie share two dogs, Milo and Brumble, and are thought to have finally moved into their seven-bedroom £6m South West London home in 2020 after purchasing it the year before.
Anne-Marie separated from her husband Scott in October 2017, and the pair amicably co-parent their two daughters.
In March 2018, Anne-Marie, who was the former couple’s personal assistant, was seen giving Ant a packed lunch outside his house.
She also accompanied Ant to his court date, where he was fined £86,000 and disqualified from driving for 20 months after admitting drink-driving, in April 2018.
The pair continued to be seen over the next several months, and in June 2018, having revealed that she didn’t know Ant and Anne-Marie were dating, Lisa accused Ant’s new girlfriend of ‘breaking the girl code’ by dating the TV star.
Wedding time! Both Ant and Anne-Marie have been married before, with the personal assistant separating from her husband Scott in October 2017 (pictured in 2019)
In October 2018, just days before his and Lisa’s divorce application was granted, Ant was seen holding his phone, which had him and Anne-Marie as the screensaver.
Ant and Lisa’s union legally came to an end during a 30-second hearing. However in November 2018, the pair were said to be fighting over custody of dog, Hurley.
Lisa and Ant finalised their divorce in April 2020, after their split in 2018 following the presenter’s highly documented battle with painkillers and alcohol.
Saturday Night Takeaway’s Ant was reported to have handed over £31m to Lisa in their divorce settlement, including their £5m home in West London, after an ‘eight-hour negotiation’.
Dog parents: Ant and ex Lisa share custody of their beloved Labrador, Hurley, following their split (Lisa pictured with Hurley in March 2016)
The beauty expert was said to have been the ‘peacemaker’ during the eight-hour long discussion about her divorce from the TV star, claimed The Sun.
The publication first alleged the TV veteran offered up more than half of his estimated £50m fortune, but was ‘delighted’ that the case has come to an end as he can ‘move on’, two years after announcing their split.
However, as the news broke, the former singer took to Twitter to deny the reports, posting: ‘Nope a load of nonsense AGAIN….’
Split: Ant and Lisa’s union legally came to an end during a 30-second hearing. However in November 2018, the pair were said to be fighting over custody of Hurley (pictured in 2017)
She went on to ‘like’ tweets that stated: ‘No amount of money could ever compensate for what this poor girl has had to endure’, and ‘Get what you can!
‘You deserve it! Terrible treatment of you since you found out when we did! And with a so called friend! It’s heartbreaking behaviour,’ said another.
In 2019, friends of the former couple told The Mail On Sunday that despite efforts by Ant to keep their split low-key, Lisa still wanted her day in court.
Lisa is understood to have felt that Ant ‘got away with a lot’ following their split. She was also believed to be dismayed and deeply hurt that he moved on so quickly when he started a new relationship with Anne-Marie.
A source close to the couple said: ‘Ant has been very generous in terms of the financial settlement but Lisa is totally the opposite of someone who is motivated by money.
‘She doesn’t care about that – she earns her own. But she has been so hurt by all of this.
‘What the general public and his fans don’t realise is that Ant’s decision to end the marriage came after years of Lisa trying to save him from himself.
‘Watching him move on was very, very difficult. Lisa is very much aware that a judge may not award her as much as Ant is offering but she doesn’t care.
‘She has suffered tremendously in all of this and she wants her day in court.’
Their union legally came to an end during a 30-second hearing in October 2018, finalising over a decade of marriage.
During the hearing, Ant had to technically admit adultery with Anne-Marie as their relationship officially began while he and Lisa were still married.
A year before he and Lisa split, Ant entered rehab after struggling with a two-year addiction to super-strength painkillers following a knee operation in 2015.
In April 2018, he was banned from the road for 20 months and fined £86,000 for driving while more than twice the legal limit, according to police.