I’m A Celebrity host Ant McPartlin flew to Australia without wife Anne-Marie while Declan Donnelly is joined by wife Ali Astall and their children
He may be reunited with his old television partner Declan Donnelly, but it appears Ant McPartlin has left to present I’m A Celeb without his beloved wife.
Anne-Marie was nowhere to be seen when the Geordie star landed at Brisbane airport last week, while Dec was repeatedly spotted with his wife Ali Astall and their two children.
Her rumored absence comes as he celebrates his 48th birthday tomorrow.
Anne-Marie, who married Ant two years ago, had been by his side in Oz for a number of years.
And in 2019, she even took her two daughters with her from her wedding to ex-husband Scott Corbett.
Flying solo? He may be reunited with his old telly partner Declan Donnelly, but it looks like Ant McPartlin has left to host I’m A Celeb without his beloved wife
Spending time: Anne-Marie was nowhere to be seen when the Geordie star landed at Brisbane airport last week, and while Dec was repeatedly spotted with his wife Ali Astall and their two children
A show source told MailOnljne: ‘This year she doesn’t seem to be with him before the show starts next Sunday.
‘She is nowhere to be seen, despite having been to Ant’s several times. If she’s not there, Ant will celebrate his birthday without her.’
Earlier this week, Dec was seen frolicking on the Gold Coast with his wife Ali Astall and their two children Isla, five, and one-year-old Jack.
It comes after Ant and Anne-Marie were spotted heavily wrapped in coats and holding hands on a dog walk in west London ten days ago before the star left.
Traditionally, families join the dynamic duo who have hosted the show since it began 22 years ago, with Ant and Anne-Marie strolling hand-in-hand and enjoying lunch on Coolangatta beach last year.
It was the couple’s first time together in Australia for I’m A Celebrity as a married couple and Ant’s PA wife became her two teenage daughters from her previous marriage, Poppy and Daisy, who she shares with her ex-wife. husband, Scott.
Ant even broke his tradition of playing golf with Dec last year while filming for Anne-Marie so he could have more quality time before the show kicked off.
In 2019, while Ant was still finalizing his divorce from his wife of 12 years Lisa Armstrong, Anne-Marie joined him Down Under and even picked up her two daughters from school for the trip.
Bonding: It comes after Ant and Anne-Marie were spotted 10 days ago, heavily bundled up in coats and holding hands on a dog walk in West London before the star left
Lisa, who he divorced in 2018, was also expected to join him in Australia during their wedding.
Ant and Anne-Marie married in the summer of 2021 at the five-star Heckfield Place Hotel in Hampshire.
Their star-studded guest list included Frank and Christine Lampard, David Walliams and Phillip Schofield.
Anne-Marie wore a Suzanne Neville wedding dress worth £15,000.