Ant McPartlin admits he ‘weakened himself wanting to be liked’ by everyone and calls girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett his ‘greatest love’
Ant McPartlin has admitted that he ‘struggles’ with a need to be liked by everyone.
The Geordie presenter, 44, took part in a quickfire Q&A with Declan Donelly for Stylist magazine, in which they discussed their weaknesses, loves and life lessons.
Asked whether it is more important to be liked or respected, the pair were in a rare disagreement.
Weakened: Ant McPartlin has admitted that he ‘struggles’ with a need to be liked by everyone, admitting that the desire has ‘weakened’ him at times
Dec, 44, mused: ‘If one was to trump the other then I’d like to be liked’, whilst Ant reasoned: ‘I’d say respect. We struggle so much with wanting everybody to like us, we weaken ourselves at times.’
Ant has faced several hardships in recent years, going through a divorce from wife of 11 years, Lisa Armstrong, and entering rehab for alcohol and drug addiction.
The presenter then took a break from presenting duties after he was arrested for drink-driving in March 2018, while he and Dec were still hosting Saturday Night Takeaway.
Smitten: Ant also revealed that girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett was among his ‘greatest loves’, also including her two children from a previous relationship, their dogs and his family
Ant told police he was ‘ashamed and mortified’ after crashing his car while drink-driving with his mother in the passenger seat.
Asked by Stylist what lesson in life had been the hardest to learn, Ant revealed: ‘That it’s OK to ask for help. I think men especially struggle with that a lot.’
Meanwhile, Dec confessed that his would be ‘don’t spoil the present by worrying too much about the future.’
Two of a kind: The Geordie presenter, 44, took part in a quickfire Q&A with Declan Donelly for Stylist magazine, in which they discussed their weaknesses, loves and life lessons
Talk turned to a happier subject, with the duo asked who or what they would consider their greatest love.
Unable to pick one, Ant reeled off his family, his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett, her two daughters from a previous relationship, and their dogs, jokingly adding Newcastle United football team.
Ant and Anne-Marie were first linked in March, 2018, two months after Ant released a statement to confirm that he had split from wife Lisa.
Anne-Marie separated from her husband Scott in October 2017, and the pair amicably co-parent their two daughters.
Anne-Marie had worked as Ant’s personal assistant for a short while and had been friends with Ant’s wife Lisa, who discovered she and Ant were dating, via a newspaper.
Ant and head Strictly Come Dancing make-up artist Lisa had been together for 23 years.
They were granted a divorce during a 30-second hearing at the Central Family Court in October 2018.
Struggles: Ant has faced hardships in recent years, going through a divorce from wife of 11 years, Lisa Armstrong (pictured in 2015) and entering rehab for alcohol and drug addiction
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