Lisa Riley’s fiancé breaks silence on her ‘tasty’ Ant McPartlin crush as he arrives in Australia
LISA Riley’s fiancé says he has no worries about being ditched for Ant McPartlin – after she gushed over him in the jungle.
The Emmerdale actress, 49, revealed her crush for the I’m A Celeb presenter, 50, earlier in the series.
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Lisa revealed her secret crush on Ant McPartlinCredit: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock
She insisted Ant is ‘way tastier’ than his co-host Dec DonnellyCredit: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock
Lisa and her long-term partner Al have been together since 2014Credit: Instagram
She excitedly said Ant is “way tastier” than his co-host Dec Donnelly – despite her fella watching on the sofa back home.
But after landing in Australia to support Lisa, her partner Al Benkovic laughed: “There’s no business like show business, right? So it’s all good.
“I have no fears of her letting me go.”
On her time in the jungle so far, Al added: “I’m very proud of her.”
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Lisa, who plays the role of Mandy Dingle on ITV soap Emmerdale, had told campmates: “Ant’s way tastier than Dec.
“Oh God, Ant’s… He’s juicy.
“Dec would look after you, Dec would tuck you in at night – whereas Ant would give you… a nice night.”
Lisa then said in the Bush Telegraph: “I’m a red-blooded 49-year-old woman and, yes, I do think Ant McPartlin is very juicy!”
Lisa is 8/1 to be crowned Queen of the Jungle in this year’s series.
Before entering the Aussie camp, Lisa revealed she has rejected multiple offers from ITV over the years to appear on the show.
She told The Sun the death of her best friend Robin Windsor – her pro partner on Strictly in 2012 – last year was a key reason for her finally saying yes.
On Robin, Lisa said: “That is one of the main reasons I want to do it, because he always wanted to do the show, and he thought I was crazy to have said no after all these years.
“And Robin would be like ‘you’d be f*****g hilarious. I can hear him now shouting at me, going, you would be f*****g hilarious.”
Lisa also insisted she would be unfazed by how she will look on TV while in camp – and that she is not bothered about having to wash in the famous jungle shower.
She said: “I love looking raw on telly. So when people are like, ‘Oh my God, you are not going to have any fake lashes on’ and my hair is going to look like a frizz bomb.
“With all that in mind, people will see that I am going to look like an absolute minger, and I will embrace that, because that is the truth of it.”
