Their 11-year marriage is said to be over, after reports surfaced on New Year’s Eve that Ant McPartlin allegedly wants to divorce Lisa Armstrong.
And while she’s made no official comment, a meme she posted in the early hours of January 1st spoke volumes – showing a cartoon version of herself holding bag of rubbish.
In the image, the caricature is seen holding out the steaming bin bag of trash which exudes a green gas, drips with toxic-looking fluid and is swarmed by flies.
Out with the old! Ant McPartlin’s estranged wife Lisa Armstrong likens 2017 to a steaming bag of garbage as she posts telling meme to Twitter on New Year’s Eve… as marriage ‘heads for divorce’
On the bag it simply says ‘2017’ in the same radioactive-looking green that seeps from the bottom of the bag, and ‘Lisa’ holds her nose.
The drawing sees her looking disgustedly at the bag out of the corner of her eye as she holds out the bag, not wanting it anywhere near her.
This post garnered several messages of support to the tune of ‘New year, new book, blank page… fill it however you like… Happy New Year’ and ‘Hope 2018 brings you health and happiness…. 2017 Stinks!’
Others agreed, posting tweets such as ‘Sending you hugs sweetheart – even in the darkest of situations you always need to find the positives. They are there when you are ready to see them. Happy New Year lovely lady’ and ‘Aww bless you…..Hope 2018 treats you better than the last one!’
This post follows the news that Ant, 42, has reportedly told Lisa, 41, that he wants a divorce, despite her allegedly ‘clinging on to hope that they can work things out’.
Insiders tell The Sun, the presenter is preparing to end his marriage having not been been pictured with his wife of 11 years in four months and is seeing in the New Year with his mum Christine and sister Sarah.
![Claim: It has been claimed that Ant McPartlin has told wife Lisa Armstrong he wants a divorce, despite her reportedly hoping the pair could work things out, reports The Sun .](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/01/47A7A9A700000578-5223877-image-m-57_1514684495100.jpg)
Claim: It has been claimed that Ant McPartlin has told wife Lisa Armstrong he wants a divorce, despite her reportedly hoping the pair could work things out, reports The Sun .
It was claimed that Ant, who checked into rehab for prescription painkiller addiction over the summer, has asked Lisa for the split but that she would not agree to putting out an official statement.
The claims came as Ant was seen returning to his rented home in London with his sister Sarah on Saturday ahead of New Year’s Eve.
The source said: ‘Ant and Lisa are definitely over. He sees no way back for their marriage. Lisa has been struggling to accept it is the end.
‘It is all very sad, especially with all she has gone through this year. She was clinging to the hope they could work things out.’
The insider added that the pair were both ‘devastated’ but are still on friendly terms, and that no-one else is involved in the split. MailOnline has contacted representatives for Ant and Lisa for comment.
![Heading home: The claims came as Ant was seen returning to his rented home in London with his sister Sarah on Saturday ahead of New Year's Eve](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/11/47A8840600000578-5223877-image-a-1_1514718193773.jpg)
Heading home: The claims came as Ant was seen returning to his rented home in London with his sister Sarah on Saturday ahead of New Year’s Eve
![Over: Married: It was alleged that Ant, 42, who checked into rehab for prescription painkiller addiction over the summer, had told Lisa, 41, the marriage was over but that she would not agree to putting out an official statement](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/01/47A7A8E900000578-5223877-image-m-56_1514684455851.jpg)
Over: Married: It was alleged that Ant, 42, who checked into rehab for prescription painkiller addiction over the summer, had told Lisa, 41, the marriage was over but that she would not agree to putting out an official statement
The claim comes amid reports Ant spent Christmas away from Lisa, fuelling further speculation over their marital status.
The Sun reports that a source close to him said: ‘Ant knows he and Lisa have to make a decision about their future.
‘Ant doesn’t feel there is any future in the marriage, and while Lisa is hoping there’s a chance they can turn things around, he doesn’t see how they can.’
The couple have reportedly been living apart, with Ant moving out of their £6million property earlier this year to attend rehab for an addiction to super-strong painkillers.
![Over: The source said:'Ant and Lisa are definitely over. He sees no way back for their marriage. 'Lisa has been struggling to accept it is the end. It is all very sad, especially with all she has gone through this year'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/01/47A7A9C200000578-5223877-image-m-59_1514684594225.jpg)
Over: The source said:’Ant and Lisa are definitely over. He sees no way back for their marriage. ‘Lisa has been struggling to accept it is the end. It is all very sad, especially with all she has gone through this year’
He had spent the last two months filming Down Under for ITV reality show I’m A Celebrity, but make-up artist Lisa was unable to join him overseas, owing to her commitments to BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing.
At the time, Lisa dismissed claims that this made her ‘estranged’ from husband Ant, explaining that she had not been out to Australia with him for 10 years.
However, a contradicting source has now told the Sunday Mirror that Lisa reportedly felt more ‘independent, happier and stronger’ while Ant was in Oz.
A source told the publication: ‘Ant has had a dreadful year, but Lisa has been through hell too.
‘The intense pressure of the situation has left her emotionally drained and was really taking its toll. Back in October she was terribly stressed and worried and seemed to be carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.’
It was continued: ‘It was clear those close to her she was heartbroken. But it’s been so much happier since they’ve been living apart – especially when he flew to Australia to film I’m A Celebrity.’
In late August, Lisa was spotted puffing on a cigarette at London’s Gatwick Airport as she waited for a taxi to take him home following his rehab stint.
Ant and Lisa were seen briefly reuniting out their £6m home the weekend of his return, but they have not been pictured together since.
![Alleged: The source added that the pair were both 'devastated' but are still on friendly terms, and that no-one else is involved in the split](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/01/47A7A9BE00000578-5223877-image-m-61_1514684719475.jpg)
Alleged: The source added that the pair were both ‘devastated’ but are still on friendly terms, and that no-one else is involved in the split
Lisa has previously taken to social media to defend their union, when a Twitter troll accused her of ‘throwing away her marriage’.
The Strictly Come Dancing make-up artist told a social media user to ‘get their facts right’ when they reportedly begged her to understand Ant’s recovery from an addiction to pain medication.
Lisa entered into the Twitter spat amid claims husband Ant had moved into a rented home during the Christmas period.
A post on Lisa’s Twitter account read: ‘Educate yourself first love and get your facts rights. You don’t know!! Sorry for your pain x’
According to the Daily Star, she was replying to a user who wrote: ‘Can’t believe your throwing your marriage away after all them years. (sic)
![Moved out? The couple have reportedly been living apart, with Ant moving out of their £6m property earlier this year to attend rehab for an addiction to super-strong painkillers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/01/47A7A8FD00000578-5223877-image-m-65_1514684825088.jpg)
Moved out? The couple have reportedly been living apart, with Ant moving out of their £6m property earlier this year to attend rehab for an addiction to super-strong painkillers
![Denial: Last month Lisa hit out on Twitter and denied she was estranged from Ant](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/01/47A7A9CA00000578-5223877-image-m-73_1514684880751.jpg)
Denial: Last month Lisa hit out on Twitter and denied she was estranged from Ant
‘I’ve been addicted to codeine and unless you have been there you wouldn’t understand waking up in morning kidneys hurting for the habit to be fed educate yourself about it first @LisaAmakeup.’
Last month, Lisa finally broke her silence on reports of the marital woes. She took to Twitter to hit back at the long-running reports that the duo have separated, as she penned on the micro-blogging site: ‘I’m not estranged thank you’.
She added that she hadn’t been to Australia for 10 years so it wasn’t a surprise that she hadn’t joined Ant in the jungle during his stint on I’m A Celebrity.
Instead, she stayed in the UK for her work with BBC One’s Strictly and Ant returned to England from Australia last week, but it’s claimed that he did not return to their marital home.
![Union: The couple have been together since 1994 and married in 2006](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/31/01/47A7A99E00000578-5223877-image-m-74_1514684916146.jpg)
Union: The couple have been together since 1994 and married in 2006