I’m A Celebrity 2017: Ant McPartlin all smiles as he heads home to reunite with wife Lisa
ANT McPARTLIN, 42, looked more than happy to be heading home from Australia following his six-week stint away from his wife Lisa Armstrong, 41, for this year’s series of I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here.
Ant McPartlin seemed happy to be heading home from Australia
Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong in happier times
The 42-year-old presenter headed towards the gates at Brisbane airport with his TV sidekick Declan Donnelly, also 42, and his wife Ali Astall, 39 as he prepared for a reunion with his wife of 11 years.
Rumours of Ant and Lisa’s marriage being in crisis were rife amid Ant returning to hosting duties for the show in November, after Ant checked in to rehab in the summer to battle with his addiction to drugs and alcohol.
His rehab stint led to Lisa being pictured without her wedding ring and dubbed his "estranged wife."
Lisa, who is head of hair and make-up for BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, was quick to shun reports of her marriage being "on the rocks" from her Twitter account.
Ant McPartlin heads home from Australia with Dec and his wife Ali
She wrote: “#writewhatyouwant #haventbeentoOzfor10years #ihaveajob #allaloadofmadeups*** #imnotestrangedthank-you #asyouwere.” (sic). "I'm not estranged, thank you." (sic)
Previous reports claimed that the pair were living separately after Ant’s rehab stint.
A source told The Sun: “They are effectively leading separate lives. [Ant] said he needs space and everyone respects that.
“They have claimed that Ant's stay in Australia while working on I'm A Celeb will act as a 'make or break' few weeks for himself and his wife, as they will use the time apart to 'decide how they feel about each other.”
Ant has been married to Lisa Armstrong for 11 years
Meanwhile, this year’s I’m A Celebrity winner Georgia Toffolo, 23, best known as Toff, beamed her usual smile as she wheeled a trolley of luggage towards the check-in at the Australian airport.
The Made In Chelsea favourite, who was reportedly paid £13,000 for her stint on the show, is set to make £1million in the next year alone, according to media experts.
Ant returned to I'm A Celebrity in November following his rehab stint throughout the summer
I'm A Celeb winner Toff is set to make a million following her triumph
The reality star claimed she was going to use her win to do “something good.”
She told This Morning: “I want to use this for good. I’m going to do lots of research and hopefully do something great.”