Ant McPartlin gives a rare insight into life with his son Wilder, 4 months, after he became a father for first time at 48
Ant McPartlin has given a rare insight into life with his son Wilder, four months after becoming a father for the first time at the age of 48.
The 48-year-old television presenter welcomed his first child Wilder with wife Anne-Marie Corbett, 46 and already a mother of two, on May 14.
Ant told the Daily Star about how he’s been coping: “I feel really good, I’m really happy. There’s a lot of nappies and sleepless nights but it’s absolutely amazing. I’m loving it. It’s been the best year.
Ant revealed he has received ‘good advice’ from Dec, 48, who has daughter Isla, six, and son Jack, two, with wife Ali Astall, 45.
But Dec wasn’t so convinced, he said: ‘I do give tips and stuff. They’re really bad. My tips are normally: give the baby to someone else! That’s it.’
Ant McPartlin has given a rare insight into life with his son Wilder, four months after becoming a father for the first time at the age of 48
Ant said: ‘I’m feeling really good, I’m really happy. There’s a lot of nappies and sleepless nights but it’s absolutely amazing. I’m loving it. It’s been the best year’ (pictured with Wilder in May)
The TV presenter welcomed his first child Wilder on May 14 with wife Anne-Marie Corbett, 46, (pictured) who is already a mother of two.
Ant announced Wilder’s arrival on his and Dec’s Instagram page, writing: ‘Welcome to the Wilder family Patrick Mcpartlin. Born 14/05/24 at 8.54am.
‘Baby is beautiful, mommy is a legend, sisters are over the moon. Daddy is a mess! ‘
He attached a black-and-white photo of himself holding his new child to the news.
The photo showed a large tattoo of a tree on his bicep with the words ‘Amzie’, ‘Daisy’, ‘Poppy’ and ‘Bumble’.
Amzie is Ant’s nickname for his wife Anne-Marie. Daisy, 15, and Poppy, 13, are Anne-Marie’s daughters from a previous relationship. Bumble is the family dog.
Ant split from his first wife, make-up artist Lisa Armstrong, in 2018 after 11 years of marriage.
Six months later, he went public with his relationship with Anne-Marie, who came into their lives as a personal assistant.
The former couple never had children, but adopted chocolate Labrador Hurley in 2013. Since then, they have been embroiled in an ongoing custody battle over the dog.
Ant had previously said: ‘Lisa and I would love to have children. We are trying. It is harder than you think as you get older.’
Lisa shares joint custody of Hurley with Ant According to reports, she only wanted to have him in her possession, but he reportedly objected to that.
But she is said to have vowed to continue fighting for sole custody of the chocolate Labrador, who regularly appears on her Instagram posts and calls him “Mama’s baby boy.”
Ant is said to have refused to hand over full custody of Hurley to his ex during their reported £31million divorce battle, reportedly telling lawyers: ‘She can have anything she wants – except the dog.’
Ant split from his first wife, make-up artist Lisa Armstrong, in 2018 after 11 years of marriage (pictured at the National Television Awards in 2017)
The former couple never had children, but adopted chocolate Labrador Hurley in 2013 — and they’ve been locked in an ongoing custody battle over the dog
Lisa recently jetted to sunny LA for what sources called a “healing trip” last month
Lisa reportedly expressed her desire to care for Lab full-time in February, a desire the makeup artist’s friends say is stronger than ever after the birth of Ant’s firstborn.
“She felt very betrayed by both Ant and Anne-Marie and felt that it had not been handled in a sensitive way, especially with the baby announcement,” sources said. The sun.
“The one thing that has gotten her through and has been by her side constantly is Hurley – she doesn’t know what she would do without him. He is more than just a dog to her and has been a lifeline at times.”
They added: ‘Ant clearly loves Hurley too, but he’s got a lot of other responsibilities and things going on in his life right now and Lisa can’t see why she can’t have full custody of him. She needs Hurley by her side.’
The former couple reportedly agreed to take turns looking after Hurley, with Ant’s chauffeur driving the dog back and forth between the two couples so they wouldn’t have to see each other.
Lisa flew to sunny LA last month for what sources said was a “healing trip.”
Lisa shares snaps from the trip on Instagram with her former bandmate and best friend Craig Robert Young of Deuce, who lives across the ocean.
As well as walking together near the Hollywood sign, they also posted beaming selfies in preparation for her return to Strictly Come Dancing.
A source told New! Magazine: ‘Lisa has been struggling since Ant announced he was going to be a dad. Although her friends and family have been so supportive, she just knew she had to leave.’
On Wednesday, Ant and Dec won the award for best TV presenter for the 23rd time in a row, a record.
“So as soon as she got the chance, she flew to LA to be with her best friend and just sort of think about everything.”
MailOnline has contacted Lisa’s representatives for comment.
On Wednesday, Ant and Dec attended the 29th annual National Television Awards in suits.
The duo were nominated in two categories: Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award and TV Presenter.
For the Bruce Forsyth Award they competed against The Masked Singer, The Graham Norton Show, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and themselves with Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
The duo won the award for their work on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, which they have presented since 2002.
The cheeky Geordie duo then surprised no-one when they won the Best TV Presenter award for a record 23rd time in a row, beating Alison Hammond, Bradley Walsh, Claudia Winkleman and Stacey Solomon.