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Emmeline Saunders

Ant McPartlin faces awkward public clash with Lisa Armstrong at TV BAFTAs

Ant McPartlin faces a very awkward run-in with his estranged wife just before the British Academy Television Awards - right around the same time they're due to divorce.

He and Lisa Armstrong have both been nominated for BAFTAs, meaning they'll both get invitations to attend the prestigious Nominees Party on April 25.

And with it being Ant's first red carpet event since his drink-drive shame, he's bound to want everything to run smoothly.

Ant may not be granted his wish, however - especially if he turns up to the party with his PA-turned-girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett.

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Ant and new girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett (Splash)
Lisa will be invited to the Nominees Party next month - but will she risk seeing her ex and his new woman? (Instagram)

Anne-Marie previously worked for Ant and Lisa as their personal assistant, but found love with Ant after their marriage broke down.

The mum of two daughters has been living with Ant since he moved away from best friend Declan Donnelly last year.

Her betrayal prompted Lisa to tweet streams of messages about how she'd invited Anne-Marie into her marital home as a friend, only to be dumped for the other woman.

So with makeup artist Lisa being nominated for the Best Entertainment Craft Team award as part of her work for Strictly Come Dancing , there could well be fireworks at the party.

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Ant and Dec have been handed four nominations at the TV BAFTAs (ITV)

Luckily, their nominations mean they won't actually meet on the red carpet - Lisa has been tipped for the Craft Awards, which take place on Sunday April 28, while the main TV Awards are held on Sunday May 12.

Lisa was thrilled to be given the nod for her professional work, thanking Elstree Studios - where Strictly is filmed - on Twitter .

"Thank-you guys so proud!!! Big kisses xx," she wrote.

Ant and Dec have four nominations for the TV BAFTAs, including for shows that Ant wasn't in at all last year when he took 10 months off to focus on getting sober from booze and prescription drugs.

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The TV BAFTAs will be Ant and Dec's first red carpet event since Ant's drink-drive shame (PA)
Ant took 10 months off work following his drunken car crash (Getty)

The pair are up for the Entertainment Performance gong against David Mitchell, Lee Mack and Rachel Parris, and I'm A Celebrity will go up against Dragons' Den, Old People's Home For 4 Year Olds and The Real Full Monty: Ladies' Night for the Reality & Constructed Factual award.

They've then got two separate shows nominated for Entertainment Programme as both Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain's Got Talent will face off against Michael McIntyre's Big Show and - awkwardly for Lisa - Strictly Come Dancing.

However, some have questioned why Ant is allowed to stand for nomination given that he missed I'm A Celeb 2018 after pleading guilty to drink-driving.

He was replaced in the Australian jungle by Holly Willoughby, who has already confirmed she's handing back the reins to Ant this winter.

Tired looking Ant McPartlin takes Anne-Marie Corbett on Harrods shopping spree

Holly Willoughby took over from Ant for the I'm A Celeb 2018 series (REX/Shutterstock)

Ant did appear in four episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway, but skipped the last two - including the season finale - as it was being filmed just weeks after his horrific drunken car crash.

But the BAFTA rules mean only one episode from a series is put forward, so producers would have picked one from the start of the series when both And and Dec were presenting.

It will be interesting if I'm A Celebrity wins the gong for Reality, however, as presumably Dec and Holly will collect their award without Ant going up on stage...

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