For years, Lisa Armstrong lived in the shadows of other people’s happiness.
Every birthday, every Christmas, she made sure Ant McPartlin’s assistant Anne-Marie Corbett’s daughters were spoiled with thoughtful, expensive gifts. She took Anne-Marie on holiday. She trusted her with her secrets. She treated her like family.
Now, that same woman is Ant’s wife — and the mother of his first child.
When Ant shared a black-and-white photo of himself cradling newborn son Wilder Patrick this week, the internet erupted with joy. But hidden in the frame was a detail that, for Lisa, reopened every wound: a family-tree tattoo on Ant’s shoulder bearing the names of Anne-Marie and her daughters, Poppy and Daisy.
To the world, it was a celebration.
To Lisa, it was devastation.
“She gave him everything,” a close friend says quietly. “And she ended up with an empty nursery.”
“It Felt Like He Was Rubbing Her Face In It”
The cruellest part? Lisa didn’t even know Anne-Marie had been pregnant until she read it in the press.
“She found out the same way everyone else did,” a friend reveals. “It felt like a punch to the stomach.”
Privately, Lisa believes Ant and Anne-Marie grew close before their marriage ended — that the relationship began while she was still fighting to save her own.
“They were together while we were still married,” she has told friends. “We argued when I asked her to leave.”
The betrayal cut deep. Lisa had stood by Ant through alcoholism, prescription drug dependency, crippling depression and the public humiliation of his drink-driving scandal.
“Lisa stayed when everyone else would have run,” says a source. “She begged him to get help. She lived through hell with him.”
The Dream That Never Came True
Throughout their 23-year relationship, Ant and Lisa tried for a family.
In a heartbreaking interview back in 2013, Ant admitted:
“Lisa and I would love to have kids. We’re trying. It’s tougher when you get a bit older.”
But it never happened. And when it didn’t, trolls blamed Lisa — wrongly, friends insist — accusing her of being unable to conceive.
“She had no fertility problems,” a close friend says. “But the pain never left.”
They married in 2006, built what looked like a fairytale life, and yet behind closed doors, Lisa was terrified — not just for her marriage, but for Ant’s life.
Everyone Moved On — Except Her
When Ant and Anne-Marie went public in 2018, Lisa’s world collapsed. They married in 2021 in a celebrity-packed ceremony. He rebuilt his life. He had a baby.
Lisa tried too.
She found love again with electrician James Green — only for that relationship to end last year. She now lives alone, her former marital home listed for £4 million.
“People talk about the money she got,” her friend says softly. “But emotionally? It destroyed her.”
This week, as Ant’s congratulations flooded in, Lisa quietly fled to Portugal. Hours before his baby announcement, she posted a cryptic message about “silent battles” and “wiping my own tears.”
Her only constant comfort is Hurley — the dog she and Ant adopted when they realised they might never become parents.
“If anything keeps her going,” says a friend, “it’s him.”
And The Truth She Still Won’t Say Out Loud
Emotionally bruised. Childless. Betrayed by the woman she once called family. Watching the life she fought for become someone else’s.
Lisa Armstrong rarely speaks publicly. But those closest to her believe one thing is finally clear:
The real reason their marriage ended…
was never her.
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