Ant McPartlin is ‘engaged to Anne-Marie Corbett after romantically proposing to her on Christmas Eve’

Ant McPartlin got engaged to Anne-Marie Corbett after romantically popping the question on Christmas Eve.

The 45-year-old presenter, who has been dating his love since March 2018, is believed to have been planning the proposal for some time and Declan Donnelly is expected to ‘act as best man’ at their wedding.

It comes three years after Ant confirmed that he had separated from his wife of 12 years, Lisa Armstrong.

Congratulations! Ant McPartlin got engaged to Anne-Marie Corbett after romantically popping the question on Christmas Eve

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 friend told The Sun: ‘Ant has been planning this for some time, but wanted to make sure the timing was right.

“ He’s a traditionalist, so he got down on his knees after first consulting with Anne Marie’s family who had her blessing. It was super romantic and obviously Anne-Marie said ‘yes’ right away.’

“ Obviously, getting engaged in the middle of a pandemic is not ideal when it comes to planning a wedding … right now, a summer ceremony seems extremely unlikely, so it could very 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 host carefully designed Anne-Marie’s ring.

Getting serious: Ant and Anne-Marie first bonded in March 2018, two months after Ant released a statement confirming that he had split from Lisa Armstrong’s wife of 12 years.

Ant and Anne-Marie were first linked in March 2018, two months after Ant issued a statement to confirm that he had split from 12-year-old Lisa Armstrong’s wife.

While Anne-Marie separated from her husband Scott in October 2017, and the couple shared amicably with their two daughters.

In March 2018, Anne-Marie, the couple’s personal assistant, was seen giving Ant a packed lunch outside their home. She accompanied him to his court date in April.

The couple continued to be seen for the next several months, and in June 2018, after revealing 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. .

In October 2018, just days before his and Lisa’s divorce request was granted, Ant was seen holding his phone, which has him and Anne-Marie as a screensaver.

Ant and Lisa’s union was legally terminated during a 30-second hearing. However, in November 2018, the couple was said to be fighting over custody of the dog, Hurley.

Lisa and Ant finalized their divorce in April 2020 after their separation in January 2018 following the presenter’s highly documented battle with painkillers and alcohol.

Ant has agreed to give £ 31 million to his ex-wife in the deal, including their £ 5 million old marital home in West London and the couple share custody of their beloved Labrador retriever Hurley.

The engagement also comes after Ant made a sweet reference to Anne-Marie on I’m A Celebrity when he said ‘my happy place is at home with my girlfriend’.

During one of the trials, 30-year-old radio host Jordan North, who finished second on the show, had to remain entombed in a metal cage while 50 snakes crawled over him.

In an attempt to make the 10 minutes go faster, Jordan chatted with the hosts and asked them random questions, as well as for their autographs.

The 30-year-old DJ asked the duo to name their ‘happy place’ and told Ant, ‘You go first.

He quickly said, ‘at home with my girlfriend and the kids,’ prompting an ‘oh that’s lovely’ from Jordan as he tried his best to keep his composure with the snakes.

Happy Man: The apparent engagement comes after Ant made a sweet reference to Anne-Marie on I’m A Celebrity when he said ‘my happy place is at home with my girlfriend’.