Ant McPartlin’s wife Lisa Armstrong’s divorce deal could be £155million — and may include a share of the presenter’s future earnings
ANT McPartlin’s wife could get an even bigger divorce payout than thought by going for a share of his future earnings.
The Sun on Sunday understands Lisa Armstrong may end up with almost five times the touted £31million settlement following their split.
Her legal team has advised her to follow the precedent set by ex-Arsenal footballer Ray Parlour’s wife Karen — who was awarded a third of his future earnings in 2004.
Parlour was on the brink of retirement but experts say Ant, 42, could be earning multi-millions for at least 30 years to come.
Lisa’s lawyers will claim that after 23 years together, including 11 years of marriage, she deserves to profit from his future income as well as his current fortune.
Sources say Lisa, 41, has not made any official moves yet.
One said: “She is not motivated by money and she has been focusing on getting through the devastating end of her marriage in one piece.
“But she has a very strong legal team behind her. Their argument is Lisa has been pivotal to Ant achieving his fortune so she deserves to see some of his future earnings.”
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Ant and TV co-star Dec are estimated to be worth around £62million each, although some TV insiders suggest the true figure is a lot more.
And showbiz expert Jonathan Shalit said: “They are still quite young so I think it’s quite likely they haven’t even reached the halfway point in their careers.
“No other double act comes near and they are up there with Morecambe and Wise.”
Gunner be loaded
EX-Arsenal ace Ray Parlour’s future money was included in a historic divorce settlement in 2004.
Ray, had to give wife of four years Karen a third of his salary a year — more than £400,000.
That dropped when his playing days ended but Ant’s career is nowhere near over and long-term partner Lisa is set for a huge win.