Ant McPartlin calls Anne Marie a lifesaver and says that he is the happiest he's ever been

Ant McPartlin thanked his girlfriend, Anne-Marie Corbett, for having "saved her life" and declared that he had never been happier after fighting his shame of driving in a bad state. drunk driving last year.

The presenter at Geordie TV spoke for the first time about his new relationship after returning to work on Britain's Got Talent this week after ten months of absence.

In an interview with The Sun, Ant said that a backtrack would not have been possible without Anne Marie by her side.

"She was my rock, she is a beautiful soul, we are very happy," he said.

"To be honest with you, I'm in the best place of my life – it's great," added Ant.

The 43-year-old star publicly announced her relationship with PA-Anne Anne-Marie just months after announcing her separation from Lisa Armstrong, her 23-year-old partner.

Their divorce was confirmed by the spokesman of Ant in January 2018.

Three months later, the presenter was arrested for driving while intoxicated and sentenced to a 20-month traffic ban in April.

Speaking of the unlikely beginnings of her court with Anne-Marie, Ant vehemently denied the claims of her ex-wife Lisa that her former badistant would have broken a "girl's code" by forming a relationship with him.

At the announcement of their relationship, Lisa had launched on Twitter: "Yeah, my friend and our father, to whom I let our house in."

But Ant described the statements as "hogwash" saying, "We've been working together for many years, but something has changed, she was single, I was single, we were not even looking for someone." # 39; other. "

Ant then admitted that a common "commotion" had led him to join Anne Marie and himself while he congratulated her for guiding him throughout his recovery.

Ant took ten months off to focus on his sobriety last year, which means that he missed the final of Britain's Got Talent and that I am a celebrity in the fall.

The star of Geordie said that he could not stand watching Holly Willoughby take his place in the jungle.

He revealed that he and Anne Marie had flown overseas to prevent Ant from seeing her on the screen with Declan Donnelly.

This week, Ant has not failed to hide his joy when he returned to the BGT, where he was applauded by the public.

As he climbed onto the stage, Ant pulled back the tears and said to the crowd, "Oh my God, I'm really moved now, you missed me all."