Personal Life
Armstrong was born and brought up in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, England, living with her parents and one older brother Stephen. She attended Peers School, Oxford, but at the age of 14 won a place at BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, South London.
On 22 July 2006, she married long-term boyfriend, Anthony McPartlin in Taplow, Buckinghamshire. Ant is one half of the English acting and television presenting duo Ant & Dec alongside Declan Donnelly, who stood as best man at the wedding. The couple met when they were both performing at a pop concert at Newcastle City Hall in 1994. McPartlin was there as part of PJ & Duncan AKA, whilst Armstrong was in Deuce. Ant proposed to her whilst on holiday in Dubai on 26 April 2005 which his parents let him do.
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