Ant McPartlin is arrested by police after ‘drink power rupture’

Ant McPartlin has been arrested on suspicion of drink-riding after smashing into two cars.

A girl of three was taken to properly being center after the disquieted I’m A Celeb host, 42, lost adjust of his Mini alongside with his mum inside.

The enormous title, who is price £60million, failed a roadside breathalyser test and was taken away by cops on the wait on of a police automobile for questioning.

The TV host lost adjust of his dim Mini on a roundabout and went head-on into a green Mini containing a pair and their younger baby.

His automobile, with a distinctive double purple stripe, hit a maroon BMW and ended upon the reverse aspect of the aspect dual carriageway.

His mum Christine and Labrador Hurley were within the auto with him, and all three were stated to be unhurt.

The newborn within the fairway Mini was taken to properly being center and the girl’s mum gave the affect to build up minor injuries, a discover stated.

Amy Cassie, 23, who helped Ant’s mum gain the canines out of the auto, stated: “Ant seemed enraged after crashing the auto and was shouting at his mum who was also within the auto. She was attempting to gain him to resolve down.

She endured: “The police took him to the wait on of the police automobile to pick out away him from the be troubled.

“The couple within the fairway Mini were really shaken up and their baby, who was a lady, would possibly maybe most definitely most definitely finest were about three years passe.

“Ant and his mum didn’t appear to build up any injuries, but the mum within the fairway automobile had split her lip and the aspect of her face was very purple. »

Police, paramedics and firefighters attended the scene in Mortlake, South West London, and the busy aspect dual carriageway was closed.

A Scotland Yard spokesman stated: “Police in Richmond were known as to Lower Richmond Avenue, SW14 at 15:59hrs on Sunday, 18 March following experiences of an aspect dual carriageway traffic collision bright three autos.

“Officers, London Ambulance Provider and London Fire Brigade attended.

“A desire of folks were handled on the scene for minor injuries finest. A baby passenger from one in every of the cars has been taken to properly being center for a test up as a precaution.

“A 42-year-passe man was arrested on the scene on suspicion of drink-riding after failing a roadside breathalyser test.

“He has been taken to a south London police region for questioning. Enquiries continue. Roads are anticipated to reopen almost at the moment.”

Ant’s mum Christine Woodhall returned to her son’s rented dwelling in Chiswick, West London, the old day.

A driver was seen collecting Hurley from the gated property at spherical 8pm.

The chocolate Labrador is believed to were dropped off with Ant’s estranged wife Lisa Armstrong at their vulnerable marital dwelling nearby.

It is not identified what scheme the arrest can accumulate on ITV showcase Saturday Night Takeaway which he co-hosts with longtime TV companion Declan Donnelly, 42.

Ant, price £60million, went into rehab final year after changing into twisted on painkillers.

He instructed how he became addicted to Tramadol after “botched” knee surgical operation two years ago left him in agony.

He also admitted ingesting carefully and battling depression and apprehension. When he checked into rehab he stated he had let “various of us down and for that I am really sorry”.

He added final June: “I prefer to thank my wife, family and closest chums for serving to me thru this really complicated time.

“I’ve spoken out because I mediate it’s necessary that people rely on of for wait on within the event that they’re going thru a rough time and gain the finest medicine to wait on their recovery.”

ITV stood by him final year and allowedhim “repeatedly on the planet” to recuperate.

He was wait on on display hide final autumn for I’m a Celeb…Salvage Me Out of Right here. Ant spread out about his ingesting sooner than his stint within the jungle, but insisted he was no longer an alcoholic.

He stated: “The expansive aspect is I spoke to many of the medical team and I’m no longer an alcoholic. I was correct ingesting too great to numb the be troubled.

“It was never crazy — I wouldn’t gain up within the morning and accumulate a drink. But it was the integration tablets with alcohol that was deadly.

“I’ve taken a runt smash from booze — I’ve done two months and I’ll compose a runt bit longer. But I’m waiting for having a pint. God, yes!

“I will’t skedaddle to Australia and no longer accumulate a cold one on the surf membership with Dec like we typically compose.

“That’s one thing to gape forward to but I even accumulate to gain properly first.”

After two months in rehab, Ant claimed that he had “changed” and had even taken up yoga as he recovered from his ordeal.

He added: “I eat properly. I’ve lost a stone. I will now compose non-weight bearing stuff with my legs, like pilates, weights, a full lot yoga, bike and stretching.

“I’m off every thing now. Exact your routine paracetamol and facing the be troubled. I’m light in be troubled but managing it significantly better.”

But there was fresh heartache as his eleven-year marriage hit the rocks and he split from wife Lisa, Forty one.

His spokesman stated on the time: “In accordance to the contemporary speculation within the media, Ant is extremely unhappy to affirm that, after eleven years, he’s ending his marriage to Lisa McPartlin. »

Lisa, compose-up boss for BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, was stated to build up hired legislation firm Harbottle and Lewis to indicate her within the divorce,in step with experiences.

Ant left rehab final August but never reunited with Lisa. As an different he moved into a £1.6millionrented dwelling.

It was correct just a few streets some distance from the couple’s £6million West London mansion in issue that Ant would possibly maybe most definitely most definitely light be shut to Hurley.

His mum has been staying with him as he adjusts to lifestyles after rehab.

Ant stated of mum Christine final year :“She’s happy to build up me wait on. People compose peep the adaptation in you if you happen to’re down and wretched. She seen it. She stated she’s really happy to build up her passe son wait on.”

Ant and Dec are arguably ITV’s supreme stars, and signed a three-year “golden handcuffs” tackle ITV which was thought to be price £30million in 2016.

The duo were thought to build up secured a rise of about 20% over the cost of their final three-year deal, reportedly price £25million.

By the purpose the contemporary deal runs out in 2019, they’ll were on the channel for 21 years.

The pair joined ITV in 1998, presenting Saturday morning shows SM:television Are residing alongside with Cat Deeley, as properly as CD:UK.

They met while working on the BBC children’s drama Byker Grove in 1989.