Ant McPartlin, part of the Ant & Dec duo, was married to Lisa Armstrong – a make-up artist and former member of pop band Deuce – for 12 years until their divorce in 2018
Ant McPartlin’s ex-wife Lisa Armstrong has put their fire-ravaged former marital home on the market as she “just wants to get shot of it”.
Although the five-bedroom property is on sale for an asking price of £3.4million, Lisa will take a financial hit on the property as it was reportedly worth in the region of £7-£8million before the blaze. Friends, though, say 48-year-old Lisa hopes to move on from what is said to be “the only thing linking her to Ant”.
The fire in September 2023 caused significant damage to the lavish mansion in Chiswick, west London, and so Lisa attempted to sell the property some months later for £4million. However, it is back on the market now with the value slashed again, and it is believed potential buyers will have a restoration job on their hands.
A friend said: “Lisa just wants to house off her hands now, she wants shot of it. Apart from her dog Hurley, the house is the only thing linking her to Ant now and she feels it’s time to let go, even though it means she will take a hit in the pocket.”
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Ant, 49, and Lisa divorced in 2018 after a 12-year marriage. Lisa, former member of pop band Deuce, had the house and, when she eventually tried to sell it, she reportedly became fed up with receiving low ball offers and “nosey” parties who just wanted to take a look around the place with no real interest in buying. It was then removed from the market in January 2024.
But the advert is back on Rightmove, which states the property “presents a unique opportunity to restore and enhance a residence to its former glory.” The ad, which gives no details of the fire, continues: “The property boasts impressive proportions throughout, including a generous fully fitted kitchen/dining room, expansive main reception room with tall ceilings, and five double bedrooms.”
And the friend told the Daily Mail: “Lisa had loads of derisory offers, some of them were actually quite insulting and many people were simply put off by the fire damage.
‘But it’s in such a desired location, some houses in the same street are going for big money, so it’s still an attractive property to purchase. At its new price, she’s confident of selling the house this time.”
Photographs on Rightmove show off the spacious pad and garden, which is adorned with trees and decking, as well as the fire damaged walls and floors in some of the rooms. Lisa and Ant bought the house for £2.3million in 2006, it is understood.
