Lisa Armstrong and Ant McPartlin
Lisa and Ant have ended their marriage (Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong have divorced after being granted a decree nisi today.

The couples 11 year marriage was ended in a 30 second hearing at the Central Family Court in London.

It is believed Ant admitted to adultery on the grounds that he began a relationship with their personal assistant Anne-Marie Corbett after his separation from Lisa, but before they had formally divorced.

The divorce will be finalised in six weeks time, when the pair can apply for a decree absolute – the legal document that ends their marriage.

Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong wedding day
The pair tied the knot in 2006 Picture: C. Uncle/FilmMagic)

Ant, 42, and Lisa, 41, got married in 2006 after beginning their relationship in the mid 90s.

A statement from Ants rep in January read: In response to the recent speculation in the media, Ant is very sad to announce that, after eleven years, he is ending his marriage to Lisa McPartlin.

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Ant asks for privacy at this difficult time, for both himself, Lisa and their immediate families. No further statement will be made.

Last year McPartlin entered rehab after struggling with a two-year addiction to super-strength painkillers following a knee operation in 2015.

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Then in April he was banned from the road for 20 months and fined £86,000 for driving while more than twice the legal limit following a three-car smash in South West London earlier that month.

He later announced he was stepping back from TV commitments and will not appear on the next series of Im a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, as well as Saturday Night Takeaway and the live shows of Britains Got Talent.

Ant is now dating Anne-Marie Corbett while he continues to focus on his health and wellbeing.

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