LISA Armstrong has broken her social media silence in the aftermath of her estranged husband Ant McPartlin's drink-driving conviction.
The make-up artist hasn't spoken out publicly since her marriage of 11 years came to an end in January.
But as Ant faced the music in court yesterday, 41-year-old Lisa sent a subtle message by liking supportive messages from fans on social media.
It came as Ant was fined a record £86,000 and banned from driving for 20 months yesterday.
One fan said: "Thinking of you today."
Another added: "Sending you lots of love & hugs. Thinking that you could probably do with them today. #Staystrong xxxx."
Ant's pals had earlier claimed the drink-drive crash was "due to the strain of his divorce".
In court yesterday, the judge said the troubled TV star's "brief relapse" had happened when he was "struggling with various personal problems".
Ant apologised profusely for "letting people down" after being handed the biggest drink-drive fine ever in the UK.
Speaking outside Wimbledon Magistrates' Court he said: "I'm truly sorry for what happened.
"Higher standards are expected of me and I expect them from myself.
"I let myself down, I let a lot of people down. For that I'm truly sorry.
"I'd like to apologise to everyone involved in the crash and I'm just thankful that no one was seriously hurt."
Back in January, The Sun's Bizarre column revealed Ant and Lisa were looking to divorce after 11 years of marriage.
The 23-year relationship with Strictly Come Dancing make-up boss Lisa came under severe strain after the I’m A Celebrity presenter entered rehab for drug addiction last summer.
He has now returned to rehab and stepped down from his current TV commitments.
It left co-star Declan Donnelly having to go ahead with Saturday Night Takeaway alone.
ITV bosses have decided to keep all the pre-recorded footage of Ant and Dec in the auditions stage of Britain's Got Talent, which launched on Saturday night.
But when it comes to the live shows Dec will carry on without with his best pal by his side.
As Amanda Holden told fans about Britain's Got Talent's record-breaking viewing figures on Saturday, Lisa keenly liked the Tweet.
Amanda wrote: "Thankyou for watching @BGT. BGT had a peak of 9.6m viewers. This was the highest 5 minute peak on any channel since New Year's Eve.
"BGT became the biggest entertainment show of 2018 so far."
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