{"source_url": "https://metro.co.uk", "url": "https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/01/lisa-armstrong-shares-emotional-tribute-father-derek-celebrates-first-new-year-since-death-11988427/", "title": "Lisa Armstrong shares emotional tribute to father Derek", "top_image": "https://i0.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PRC_115665670_1577916791.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1&zoom=1&ssl=1", "meta_img": "https://i0.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PRC_115665670_1577916791.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1&zoom=1&ssl=1", "images": ["https://d3tsytm1wtjqo2.cloudfront.net/180x/images/h/HM_9.png", "https://d3tsytm1wtjqo2.cloudfront.net/180x/images/c/currys_9.png", "https://d17fy28x8ov4h8.cloudfront.net/190x/images/n/new-look_9.png", "https://d17fy28x8ov4h8.cloudfront.net/210x/images/d/Dominos_logo_9.png", "https://i1.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PRC_115665670.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=644%2C338&ssl=1", "https://i0.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PRC_115665670_1577916791.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1&zoom=1&ssl=1", "https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/themes/metro-parent/img/fallback.png", "https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6034964&cv=2.0&cj=1", "https://d17fy28x8ov4h8.cloudfront.net/190x/images/p/prettylittlething1_9.png"], "movies": [], "text": "Lisa lost her father in May 2019 (Picture: Rex/@lisaarmstrong)\n\nLisa Armstrong has shared an emotional tribute to her late father Derek, revealing the tattoo she got inked in his honour.\n\nThe makeup artist, who was previously married to Ant McPartlin, lost her father back in May 2019 to cancer.\n\nSharing a snap of her dad, she wrote: \u2018Always with me and forever in my heart\u2026.. #dad #RIP #Theydaythefirstisthehardest #hurls #ohana.\u2019\n\nThe 43-year-old also shared a photo of her tattoo, which reads \u2018Ohana\u2019 (Hawaiian for \u2018family\u2019).\n\nHer friends sent supportive messages, with Alan Carr telling her: \u2018Aww bless you! Stay strong,\u2019 while Strictly\u2019s Katya Jones commented heart emojis.\n\nLisa has been in the midst of a divorce from her ex-husband Ant, with it recently being claimed that she would be \u2018crushed\u2019 if he proposes to his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett.\n\n\u2018Lisa feels as if every time something good happens right now Ant manages to ruin it,\u2019 an insider told The Sun. \u2018She is preparing herself for an announcement in the New Year that Ant and Anne Marie are engaged.\n\nThe tattoo means \u2018family\u2019 (Picture: @LisaArmstrong)\n\n\u2018She knows it\u2019ll be crushing but she\u2019s anticipating it which she hopes won\u2019t be as much of a blow if it does.\u2019\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThe make-up artist, 43, and I\u2019m A Celebrity presenter, 44, divorced in October 2018 after 23 years together, with Ant moving on with his former assistant Anne-Marie shortly after announcing their split in early 2018.\n\nThe Geordie TV star now lives with Anne-Marie in a \u00a36 million London pad with her two children and their dogs.\n\nThey officially divorced in October last year, but they\u2019ve still in the process of dividing up their assets.\n\nAnt and Lisa were together for 23 years (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nHowever, Lisa\u2019s not standing for any comments from trolls about their situation.\n\nThe make-up artist responded to a fan\u2019s tweet which read: \u2018How can 31 million, not be enough for you?! It\u2019s enough for both me and my family put together for life. Just sayin\u2019.\n\nLisa responded: \u2018Don\u2019t believe the lies #justsaying\u2019.\n\nShe is said to have turned down a multi-million pound settlement offer from Ant to get their divorce finalised, in favour of having her day in court instead.\n\nGot a showbiz story? 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