The lengthy bitter divorce battle between Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong was back in the spotlight once again last week, when the Strictly make-up artist denied claims the warring exes had finally reached a settlement, with reports she had landed over half of the presenter’s £50 million fortune.
Shortly after the story broke that Ant had agreed to offer up a whopping £31 million, Lisa, 43, strongly denied the reports on Twitter, saying, "Nope, a load of nonsense AGAIN", adding she’s taking legal action against the tabloid that reported the alleged settlement figure.
She then went on to like a series of supportive tweets from fans referencing the "heartbreak" she is going through. One wrote, "No amount of money could ever compensate for what this poor girl has had to endure."
Another post liked by Lisa read, "Get what you can! You deserve it! Terrible treatment of you since you found out when we did… It’s heartbreaking behaviour."
Lisa also seemed to hint at her pain when one fan messaged her to say, "Keep smiling, Lisa," to which she responded, "Thanks hun I’m trying... x".
Another well-wisher wrote, "Just dropping by to share some love, chin up lovely lady," to which she replied, "Thanks xx."
It’s not the first time Lisa has hit out at the "lies" being reported about her in the wake of her split from Ant. In 2018 she appeared to rubbish reports claiming she had been "difficult" and that she was demanding a £50 million divorce settlement, tweeting, "lies lies lies".
However, the recent claims about Lisa’s settlement were condemned by some. In comments liked thousands of times, one critic posted, "Joke how divorce courts favour women in the vast majority of cases", while another added, "31 million for what?"
It’s the latest drama after Ant, 44, and Lisa broke up in January 2017 – after 23 years together and 11 years of marriage – as it emerged he’d been struggling with an addiction to painkillers following knee surgery.
At the time, Lisa reportedly refused to put her name on the split announcement, as she didn’t want it to go ahead. Just months later, it emerged Ant was dating her former friend and PA, Anne-Marie Corbett, 43.
Their divorce was granted in October 2018 over Ant’s "adultery", reportedly because he and Lisa were technically still married – although they had separated because he was "intolerable to live with" by the time he started seeing Anne-Marie.
Lisa was due to face the I’m A Celeb! host in court in the coming weeks to settle their divorce, after talks broke down last summer when Lisa refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement and wanted to have her say in court.
They have also failed to reach a custody settlement over their pet Labrador, Hurley, although reports last week claimed they’d now agreed to share his care. She also reportedly rejected a last-minute plea from her ex for a face-to-face meeting before he jetted to Australia in November to return as host of the ITV show.
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1 of 14Lisa Armstrong breakover
Make-up artist Lisa Armstrong's marriage to TV legend Ant McPartlin crumbled in early 2018, with Ant moving on pretty quickly with their former PA Anne-Marie Corbett. Ouch.
2 of 14Lisa Armstrong breakover
But despite the headlines, Lisa has kept a dignified silence, choosing instead to communicate through Twitter than sell her story to a publication. And can we talk about her KILLER revenge breakover? From loosing weight to dying her hair all the colours of the rainbow.
3 of 14Una Healy breakover
Una Healy and rugby player Ben Foden announced their split in July 2018 after six years of marriage.
4 of 14Una Healy breakover
And when she returned to social media after some time out, Una shocked fans when she traded her famous copper locks from a fabulous icy blonde 'do. Truly giving meaning to the saying, 'shake that man out of your hair'. Go girl!
5 of 14Kerry Katona breakover
Former Atomic Kitten singer and mum-of-five Kerry Katona split from third husband George Kay in June 2018 after a 'string of fiery rows'.
6 of 14Kerry Katona breakover
And since the split, which she described as 'like a death', she spent time eating healthily and getting back in the gym to 'get back to herself'. Oh, and uncover her rock-hard abs.
7 of 14Khloe Kardashian
Khloe Kardashian has always been brutally honest about her struggle with body confidence. Labelled the 'fat' Kardashian (so mean) for years, she used her split from basketball player and former husband Lamar Odom to transform her mind, body and soul and it WORKED.
8 of 14Khloe Kardashian
She even landed her own show, Revenge Body, in 2017 to help other transform their lives. Way to go, Ko Ko!
9 of 14Kourtney Kardashian
Mum-of-three Kourtney Kardashian, 's on/off relationship with baby daddy Scott has been one of KUWTK's major storylines over the years. And with the various splits, Scott's battle with alcohol and many cheating accusations came Kourt's INCREDIBLE breakover, from her sassy attitude to her killer bod.
10 of 14Kourtney Kardashain
Silly to let that one go, ey Scott?
11 of 14Katy Perry before
Katy Perry married actor and comedian Russell Brand in October 2010 and together the pair had quite a striking look, both boasting envious heads of luscious long dark hair.
12 of 14Katy Perry breakover
Since their divorce in 2012, Katy has had a number of high profile relationships (most recently re-igniting her romance with Orlando Bloom). The singer has also drastically transformed her look multiple times.
13 of 14Perrie Edwards before
Perrie and Zayn met on the set of The X Factor in 2011 and were together for four years (engaged for two) before Zayn dumped Perrie by TEXT.
14 of 14Perrie Edwards now
Talk about a glow up! Perrie has well and truly moved on from her former fiance and is now in a happy relationship with footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
While Ant focuses on life with mother-of-two Anne-Marie, his ex has also been aiming for her own fresh start. After reportedly being sacked from her position on Britain’s Got Talent, which Ant co-hosts, she has a host of new projects in the pipeline, including a reported make-up line and hosting new makeover show The Updaters.
In December, she was pictured leaving a hotel with music executive Jeremy Hewitt, 51, sparking romance rumours which are yet to be confirmed.
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When dealing with a divorce, raw emotions are triggered and having the case drag on can only intensify the pain and stress. Gurpreet Singh, a relationship counsellor with Relate says, "I would encourage people who are divorcing to try to acknowledge each other's needs so you can agree on moving forward.
"The longer things drags out, the harder it is to get on with rebuilding your lives. Getting a piece of paper to say you’re legally single again may not be enough to give you closure – but it certainly allows a step forward to drawing a line under it.
"Divorce is never easy. You’ve invested a lot of your time in that other person, and your social circle becomes complicated because you’ve probably built a big part of your life around your partner’s - so it's inevitably painful. And when children are involved, it can be harder to detach yourself as difficult because there needs to be an element of an ongoing relationship with your ex.
"It's natural to want to unleash blame on the other partner, but it’s important to acknowledge things just didn’t work - and to ask yourself what do you want for yourself, so that you can start moving on. It can help to think about how you see your future and picturing the life you want to lead, to reach your end goal of happiness."
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