Ant McPartlin and girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett hold hands on romantic stroll in Manchester 

Ant McPartlin and his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett looked in good spirits as they enjoyed a romantic stroll in Manchester on Thursday.

The TV presenter, 44, is currently in the city for the most recent round of Britain’s Got Talent auditions which are held at The Lowry. 

Ant and Anne-Marie, 43, looked every inch the happy couple, holding hands as they went for a walk through the city centre.

The Britain’s Got Talent host donned a black jacket which he paired with a matching pair of jeans and a pair of white trainers.

Completing his look with a black cap, Ant was all smiles as he shared a laugh with Anne-Marie.  

The former personal assistant went for a casual look for the day, sporting a black padded jacket with a faux-fur lined hood.

Styling her blonde locks into a ponytail, Anne-Marie also wore a pair of blue skinny jeans and white trainers.

The Manchester round of auditions follow the London dates at the Palladium, which took place from January 18 to 23.

The show will return to screens after BGT: The Champions aired in the autumn, which saw contestants from international versions of the show compete to be crowned the ultimate winner.

Ant and Anne-Marie’s outing comes after it was reported that Ant’s ex Lisa Armstrong is set to host a divorce party worth £40,000 following her ‘£31 million’ settlement from him.

According to The Sun, the former Deuce singer is keen on pulling out all the stops for the bash, which will feature a Frank Sinatra tribute act, fireworks and goodie bags filled with keyrings from Tiffany and Louis Vuitton card holders.

A source claimed her pals first encouraged her to book a holiday, but the media personality is now looking forward to hosting a ‘full-blown divorce party’.

The insider said: ‘She’s already made enquiries with top party planners in London and LA, one of whom works a lot with the Ecclestone sisters and is setting up an initial meeting to hear their ideas. 

‘The budget is in the region of £40,000, she may even do a theme, but it’ll be in London. Of course, having rosé champagne on tap works for her, as does plenty of unpretentious food.

‘She would like to have a live singer, even a Frank Sinatra tribute act and fireworks. She’d like luxurious party favours, mini bottles of champagne, keyrings from Tiffany and Louis Vuitton card holders.’

They also alleged Lisa’s focus is to show her appreciation towards her nearest and dearest – including her mother Linda, brother Stephen and her Strictly family – for their support during her difficult break-up as she enters a new stage in her life.

MailOnline has contacted Lisa’s representatives for further comment.

Late last month, presenter Ant reportedly handed over £31 million to Lisa in their divorce settlement, including their £5 million home in West London, after an ‘eight-hour negotiation’.

She was said to have been the ‘peacemaker’ during a recent eight-hour long discussion about her divorce from the TV star, The Sun reported.

The publication first claimed the host offered up more than half of his estimated £50m fortune, but was ‘delighted’ that the case has come to an end as he can ‘move on’, two years after announcing their split.

However, as the news broke, Lisa took to Twitter to deny the reports, posting: ‘Nope a load of nonsense AGAIN….’

She went to ‘like’ tweets that stated: ‘no amount of money could ever compensate for what this poor girl has had to endure’, and ‘Get what you can!

‘You deserve it! Terrible treatment of you since you found out when we did! And with a so called friend! It’s heartbreaking behaviour.

‘I bet the money means nothing in some respects, it certainly can’t buy the respect she deserves or make up for the sh***y spineless way he scurried off & tried to silence her.

‘Whatever the sum is I’m sure it will be put to much better use & I wish her all the best’; and ‘Why do people care what you get, no amount of money big or small can change the fact a heart was broken’. [sic]

The news comes two months after friends of the pair told The Mail On Sunday that despite efforts by Ant to keep their split low-key, Lisa still wanted her day in court.

Lisa, a make-up artist on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, is understood to feel that Ant ‘got away with a lot’ following their split in 2017.

She is also thought to be dismayed and deeply hurt that he moved on so quickly when he started a new relationship with his former personal assistant, Anne-Marie Corbett.

A source close to the couple said: ‘Ant has been very generous in terms of the financial settlement but Lisa is totally the opposite of someone who is motivated by money.

‘She doesn’t care about that – she earns her own. But she has been so hurt by all of this. What the general public and his fans don’t realise is that Ant’s decision to end the marriage came after years of Lisa trying to save him from himself.

‘There were at least three years when she was at her wits’ end and it was tough. Watching him move on was very, very difficult. Lisa is very much aware that a judge may not award her as much as Ant is offering but she doesn’t care.

‘She has suffered tremendously in all of this and she wants her day in court.’

Lisa, who hired Catherine Bedford, head of family law at legal firm Harbottle & Lewis, to represent her, is also said to have been distraught over a newspaper interview in which Ant told how he was ‘happier than ever’ with Anne-Marie.

The couple married in July 2006 and announced they were divorcing in January 2018. Their union legally came to an end during a 30-second hearing in October that year, finalising 11 years of marriage.

During the hearing, Ant had to technically admit adultery with Anne-Marie as their relationship officially began while he and Lisa were still married.