Lisa Armstrong has her say on Holly Willoughby replacing ex Ant McPartlin on I’m A Celeb

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by Hannah Mellin |
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Ant McPartlin's ex wife Lisa Armstrong has thrown her support behind Holly Willoughby replacing him on I'm A Celebrity. Awwww!

Despite their messy split, Ant McPartlin's estranged wife has spoken out about the news that This Morning sweetheart Holly Willoughby will be taking over his presenting role on this year's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! alongside Declan Donnelly.

Ant and Dec I'm A Celebrity
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Ant will continue his treatment for his drink and drug addictions and is planning to return to TV in 2019.

Making her thoughts known about the signing, Lisa simply liked the breaking news story about Holly and Ant - confirming that she was happy with the news.

ITV confirmed the news that Holly would be flying out to Oz during an episode of This Morning.

Holly Willoughby Declan Donnelly
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A statement released by Holly read: "I couldn't be more excited to have been asked to stand alongside Dec for the next jungle adventure.

"These are big shoes, not to fill, but just to keep warm for a little bit.

"I love Ant and want to send him my best wishes and support for a continued recovery."

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I'm A Celebrity 2014: The WORST Bushtucker Trials EVER!

Dean Gaffney (2006)1 of 8

Dean Gaffney (2006)

Ex-EastEnder Dean Gaffney showed off his impressive ability to yelp like an injured animal in his 2006 trial. To be fair to the man, he did have cockroaches poured on his head, put his hands in a box of biting ants and retrieve a star from a pool of baby crocodiles.

Gino Du2019Acampo (2009)2 of 8

Gino D’Acampo (2009)

"I think I've got to eat some kind of weird stuff," commented Gino when he was told he was going to do a Bushtucker Bonanza. Yep, we guess that a fermented egg, a rhino beetle, cockroach, wittchedy grub, mealworms, beach worms and crocodile tongue might be considered 'weird'.

Jennie Bond (2004)3 of 8

Jennie Bond (2004)

Alone, wet, cold and covered with rats. Not a situation we'd like to get in any time soon, but former Royal correspondent Jennie Bond managed to last a whole 10 minutes locked in a water and rat filled coffin by humming an upbeat tune. We salute you, Ms. Bond.

Joey Essex (2013)4 of 8

Joey Essex (2013)

Locked in a cold, dark, slimy tomb, we'd be freaking out if we were Joey in his 2013 task. But the TOWIE star powered through and managed to find all twelve hidden stars without uttering a single scream, only stopping to moan 'This is definitely, 100% not reem,' and to comment that the rodents were biting his 'middle parts'.

Mark Wright and Freddie Starr (2011)5 of 8

Mark Wright and Freddie Starr (2011)

TOWIE's Mark and hamster-eating comedian Freddie were an oddly matched pair for the 'Greasy Spoon Café' culinary battle, but the resulting Bushtucker trial has to be one of our faves. The couple was challenged to dine on a spoiled egg, blended cockroaches, mealworms and mouse tails, turkey testicles, a camel's toe and a pigs anus.

Martina Navratilova (2008)6 of 8

Martina Navratilova (2008)

Tennis pro Martina impressed us all when she shared a plastic bubble helmet with a variety of jungle critters, including grasshoppers, cockroaches, stick insects, spiders and snakes. While we shuddered and hid behind our hands, Martina took it like a champ.

Matt Willis (2006)7 of 8

Matt Willis (2006)

Poor Matt Willis proved he's no wimp when he munched his way to victory in his Bushtucker Bonanza challenge of 2006. The McBusted star dined out on live mealworms, witchetty grubs, a kangaroo anus and a crocodile penis. Mr Willis managed the whole lot without a single retch, commenting after 'I've got kangaroo anus in my teeth. It's a really good look.'

Kim Woodburn (2009)8 of 8

Kim Woodburn (2009)

Kim was submerged in a tank under water, while thousands of cockroaches and other critters were poured on her. As much as we did feel for clean freak Kim, her screeches of "Something's nipping my bosoms" and "It's bitten my bum!" made this trial a timeless classic.

Lisa and Ant, who has moved on with new girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett, are believed to be working out the details of their divorce after months of talks between their legal teams.

Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong
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The make-up artist recently tweeted about her upset at seeing snaps of Ant and Anne-Marie looking so happy.

A fan tweeted her: "Seeing those pictures of Ant hugging his girlfriend and looking smitten must be so painful for Lisa @ lisaAmakeup Really feel for her,it's not nice to see your ex with someone else, but to see it all over social media and in the papers must be twice as hard."

Lisa simply replied with a single teary emoji.

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