Lisa Armstrong ‘will add a fitness studio and swimming pool’ to her sprawling £3.8million home as she digs into her £31million divorce payout from TV presenter Ant McPartlin.
The professional make-up artist, 45, has drawn up ambitious plans for the London property she purchased following her split from the recently remarried Saturday Night Takeaway star in 2018.
These include a home gym, swimming pool and gazebo for entertaining guests, with Lisa having already submitted a planning application to her local authority, The Mirror reports.
It’s understood that she hopes to turn the already sizeable property into a love nest for herself and electrician boyfriend James Green, 37 – Lisa’s first relationship since the collapse of her 12-year marriage.
Big plans: Lisa Armstrong ‘will add a fitness studio and swimming pool’ to her sprawling £3.8million home as she digs into her £31million divorce payout from TV presenter Ant McPartlin
A source said: ‘Lisa has well and truly moved on and is excitedly planning for the future. She looks amazing and is excited about the direction her life is heading in.
‘It has been a really upsetting and obviously distressing few years – but Lisa has bounced back and is firmly looking forward.’
The Strictly Come Dancing make up artist and her former husband were granted a decree absolute in April 2020, which formally ended their 12-year marriage and 23-year relationship.
It’s understood that Ant handed over £31 million in their settlement, including their £5million home in West London, after an ‘eight-hour negotiation’.
A source close to the couple told The Sun: ‘Ant has been very generous in terms of the financial settlement but Lisa is totally the opposite of someone who is motivated by money.
‘She doesn’t care about that – she earns her own…. But she has been so hurt by all of this.’
Home sweet home: Lisa Armstrong has said her £3.8million house looks ‘so bare’ after taking down her lavish Christmas decorations
Cosy: Lisa, who is the ex wife of presenter Ant McPartlin, also shared a snap of her kitchen which had a gleaming white island, a bunch of flowers in a vase and a fruit bowl
![New year: She was ready for the new year as she wrote alongside the social media post: 'And relax!!! #itslikeitneverhappened All back to normal… Happy 2022!!! #lookssobare x' [sic]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/03/12/52490091-10364345-New_year_She_was_ready_for_the_new_year_as_she_wrote_alongside_t-a-82_1641213043403.jpg)
New year: She was ready for the new year as she wrote alongside the social media post: ‘And relax!!! #itslikeitneverhappened All back to normal… Happy 2022!!! #lookssobare x’ [sic]
Lisa previously showcased her cosy home interiors on Instagram in January, among them a green velvet sofa in the living room.
Another snap showed a huge silver mirror in front of a table and pink velvet chairs, while another featured an end table with a plant on and her name in lights on the floor.
She was ready for the new year as she wrote alongside the social media post: ‘And relax!!! #itslikeitneverhappened All back to normal… Happy 2022!!! #lookssobare x’ [sic]
In December, Lisa showed off her enormous Christmas tree boasting a bauble for pet dog Hurley, who she shares with her ex-husband, as well as her wall decorations and garland-covered bannister.
She also showed off an elegant fairy-lights tree, placed just inside her front door, and showcased yet more of her decorations in other posts, which included rose coloured poinsettias, candy canes and wine glass ornaments.
Amazing: Another snap showed a huge silver mirror in front of a table and pink velvet chairs
Lisa purchased the property late last year and told how temporarily lived in a hotel while renovations were being carried out.
Speaking on the Outspoken Beauty podcast, she said: ‘I have literally just decided to move and buy a new house, move at the busiest time in my life.
‘And my friend who is an interior designer has helped me out with the house and re-designed it. She has gone in like a bulldozer and now it is like a building site. Now I am in a hotel.
‘I am only staying here for a bit. I came to the hotel so I could get some breathing space so I could find somewhere to temporarily live.
‘I am just having to deal with it. Getting a room service breakfast every morning is a right result. Grilled bacon, fried eggs….living the dream.’
Cute: One more photo showed an end table with a plant on and her name in lights on the floor
Festive: Back at the start of December, she showed off her enormous Christmas tree boasting a bauble for pet pooch Hurley, who she shares with ex-husband
Lisa is believed to have started dating her boyfriend James at the beginning of 2020 and went public with their relationship last August, months after he separated from his wife Kirsty.
Ant was married to former wife Lisa for 12 years. The pair, who were together for 23 years, confirmed their split in 2018, following Ant’s stint in rehab the previous year where he sought treatment for painkiller addiction.
Following rehab, Ant took a year out from TV and he and Lisa parted ways, with their divorce being finalised in April 2020.
Adorable: She spent her second Christmas with boyfriend James Green
Woof! Her Christmas tree boasted a bauble for pet pooch Hurley, who she shares with ex-husband Ant McPartlin, while her walls were adorned with framed pictures
Then: Ant was married to former wife Lisa for 12 years. The pair, who were together for 23 years, confirmed their split in 2018, following Ant’s stint in rehab the previous year where he sought treatment for painkiller addiction; pictured 22 July 2006
