Ant and wife to split after difficult year

ANT McPARTLIN and wife Lisa have announced their split – following a torrid year for the much-loved TV star.

The statement, confirming the “sad” news, comes after months of speculation about the couple’s 11-year marriage.

I’m A Celebrity..., Britain’s Got Talent and Saturday Night Takeaway co-host McPartlin, 42, sought help last June for depression, alcohol and substance abuse.

It was a conversation with wife Lisa Armstrong and TV partner Declan Donnelly which got him on the road to recovery.

He revealed that he could have died, saying: “I was at the point where anything – prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs – I would take.

“And take them with alcohol, which is ridiculous. The doctors told me, ‘You could have killed yourself’.”