STRICTLY HAPPY
Lisa Armstrong beams as she gets back to work on Strictly Come Dancing after opening up about tough divorce from Ant McPartlin
LISA Armstrong beamed as she returned to work on Strictly Come Dancing.
The make-up artist looked back to her jolly self after opening up about her tough divorce from Ant McPartlin.
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The estranged wife of Ant McPartlin glowed in a series of behind-the-scenes videos shared by Strictly pro Janette Manrara.
Lisa can be seen flashing a smile for the cameras as she worked her magic on the dancer.
The 42-year-old applied concealer to Janette,34, in a cute clip from the backstage preparations.
The pair joked about how they were enduring the: "longest filming day ever" ahead of the show's launch.
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The jovial videos come after Lisa spilt the beans on the demise of her 12-year marriage to the I'm A Celeb presenter and one half of Ant and Dec.
Lisa told friends that she felt Ant was "rubbing salt into her wounds" after seeing pics of him on a romantic trip to Florence with Anne-Marie Corbett.
The make-up artist is said to have been "knocked back" when she saw the snaps - but her Strictly pals are reportedly fully behind her and are even encouraging her to get back in the dating game after lining up some potential new suitors.
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Insiders told magazine: "She really feels like Ant is rubbing her nose in it. Those holiday pics were so hard for her to see. She's trying to throw herself into work but it's not easy."
The snaps in question showed Ant, 42, looked completely smitten with his ex-PA as the pair hugged in the street and took in the sights of Florence.
Nevertheless, Lisa can rely on pals Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman when at the office, as it's claimed the Strictly hosts have gone above and beyond to be there for Lisa in her time of need.
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"She can't believe how many people from Strictly have come up to say how much they're thinking of her," the source explained.
"At a recent meeting Tess and Claudia told Lisa how much they support her.
"They praised her for being so resilient after everything that's been thrown at her. Tess has even said Lisa seems like a completely new person."
It's claimed her Strictly pals are even keen to see Lisa get back in the dating game, as one insider told
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: "Everyone on set is rooting for Lisa, and they've been putting forward some great catches for her to pre-approve before setting her up on some blind dates.
"Lisa doesn't want to jump into anything too quickly, but she's ready to slowly start dipping her toe into the water, and is excited about the prospect of a new romance, drawing a line under her painful year and moving on with her life."
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Beauty expert Lisa made her feelings clear about Ant and Anne-Marie's PDA-filled trip and shared a crying emoji with a fan who contacted her about the pictures on Twitter.
The woman told Lisa: “Seeing those pictures of Ant hugging his girlfriend and looking smitten must be so painful for Lisa @lisaAmakeup.
“Really feel for her,it's not nice to see your ex with someone else, but to see it all over social media and in the papers must be twice as hard.”
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