Heartbroken warring exes Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong cremate their beloved Labrador Hurley… and break up his ashes 50/50

Ant McPartlin and ex-wife Lisa Armstrong’s beloved canine Hurley has been cremated – and the feuding exes have divided his ashes in half.

The Every day Mail can reveal the previous couple will every maintain their very own non-public particular person memorial ceremonies for the brown Labrador, who handed away final month.

Insiders have advised how the pair, who turned embroiled in a bitter £30million divorce battle following their 2018 break up, reunited for the primary time in eight years for his or her pet’s remaining hours.

Following Hurley’s loss of life, Ant, 50, jetted off to Portugal, whereas Lisa, 49, headed for Los Angeles, to grieve for his or her a lot beloved canine.

Whereas the pair have been abroad, sources near the couple advised how they organised for Hurley’s stays to be cremated and his ashes break up in half which they’re going to accumulate individually.

A pal mentioned: ‘Ant and Lisa agreed to share Hurley’s ashes 50/50. It is a determination they felt was honest and it means they’re going to each be capable to maintain their very own farewells.

‘Ant has already collected his ashes, whereas Lisa intends to do likewise when she returns from her journey.

‘It is doubtless the ashes shall be buried in their very own respective gardens so that they’ll each be capable to recurrently pay their respects to Hurley.’

The I am a Celeb host, 50, and Lisa, 49, had entered a bitter custody battle over Hurley following their break up in 2018 – however have been reunited final month when he needed to be put down by the vet 

Hurley had made it to the ripe previous age of 12 and a half earlier than he was put to sleep. Right here he was pictured on his eighth birthday with a balloon that was posted on Lisa’s Instagram web page  

Sources revealed that Ant is ‘very upset’ by Hurley’s passing, after he rushed to the vets, and he and ex Lisa agreed to have him put to sleep after they discovered he was too in poor health to get better

Ant not too long ago advised how Hurley handed away in his arms, aged 12-and-a-half.

The TV host mentioned his loss of life was a ‘shock’ and ‘all of the household’ have been on the vets round him for his remaining moments.

They each agreed for Hurley to be put down after being advised he turned too in poor health to get better from a latest sickness.

Ant joined Lisa at a vets after he had earlier been working at ITV’s Britain’s Obtained Expertise media convention on the Ham Yard Lodge in London’s Soho.

Insiders advised the Every day Mail that shedding Hurley turned an excessive amount of for Lisa and she or he wasn’t in a position to be with the Labrador as he was put to sleep, leaving Ant on his personal with the pet earlier than he handed.

Talking about Hurley’s loss of life final week on his new podcast he co-hosts with Declan Donnelly, Ant mentioned: ‘He handed away in my arms.

‘We have been on the vet and we have been all there to see him, all of the household, everybody that he beloved was there, and it was all very unhappy, nevertheless it was a really beautiful second once we all received to say goodbye to him.’

He continued: ‘I’ve cried loads. I’ve cried… for anybody that is misplaced a pet that’s beloved to them, then my coronary heart goes out to you and I understand how you are feeling as a result of it is powerful.

‘You are simply reminded of him on a regular basis, you understand, wherever you go, the walks, as a result of I’ve nonetheless received two different canines, so I nonetheless need to take them for walks, so the walks that we go on, the walks that we used to go on with him, I might cry in the course of walks and I cried making their pet food as a result of the bowls are subsequent to his bowl, nevertheless it’s been terrible, however thanks.’

‘Thanks for coming over. Thanks for chatting with me. I will by no means, not thanks for that, as a result of it really, it is actually fairly soothing and it does assist. 

‘And it is good to listen to when you’ve ever misplaced a pet or a canine, particularly that you simply’re near that, simply how a lot it means to you, so, thanks.’

Lisa, in the meantime, paid her personal tribute to Hurley by sharing a sequence of throwback snaps of the mutt as a pet, displaying off his joyful life on canine walks and at her dwelling.

Lisa shared a snap of him by the hearth. Sources near the previous couple have advised the Every day Mail that Hurley has been cremated – and that his ashes have been divided in half

Ant has already collected his half of the ashes whereas Lisa, a make up artist on Strictly, who posted the poem Rainbow Bridge in tribute to Hurley, will accumulate hers within the coming days

Following Hurley’s loss of life, Ant  jetted off to Portugal, whereas Lisa headed for Los Angeles, to grieve for his or her a lot beloved canine

Taking to her Instagram Tales, the Strictly make-up artist posted the poem Rainbow Bridge in tribute to Hurley.

Hurley was the final remaining hyperlink between Ant and Lisa.

The childhood sweethearts married in 2006 and launched Hurley into their lives in 2013, largely as a consequence of their wrestle to have kids collectively.

Following their break up, the previous couple have been embroiled in a bitter custody battle over the canine, lastly agreeing to share him on a week-to-week foundation.

Such was the animosity between the pair, Lisa’s mom and Ant’s PA have been often concerned in transporting Hurley to their respective homes, because the exes could not bear seeing one another.

Lisa was decided to win sole custody of Harley, particularly as Ant had two different maltipoo canines along with his new companion Anne-Marie Corbett, whom he married in 2021, known as Milo and Bumble.

The couple have since had their first youngster, Wilder, in Could 2024.

The custody of Hurley, like divvying up of their properties and responsive fortunes, was finalised by the courts.

And now Hurley has handed, Lisa now has no hyperlinks with Ant in anyway.

An insider mentioned: ‘Hurley was the one connection Lisa and Ant had, so his passing actually is the top of an period.

‘It is unlikely they’re going to ever converse or see one another once more.

‘They’ve completely separate lives, totally different social teams.

‘In some respects, that is in all probability the one optimistic from Hurley’s passing – they’ll now each have a clear break from each other.’

Ant credited Hurley for serving to him overcome his high-profile dependancy battles, which noticed him spend time in rehab in 2019.

He mentioned: ‘There is a loyalty and a love and a companionship with Hurley which you could’t describe.

‘He by no means tells me off and is at all times happy to see me.

Ant is alleged to have refused to give up full custody of Hurley to his ex throughout their divorce battle, reportedly telling legal professionals: ‘She will be able to have something she desires – besides the canine’

‘I got here out of a store the opposite day and there was a lady on the ground cuddling Hurley.

‘She mentioned to me, “It is the canine from the papers!” Hurley’s a star.’

Hurley loved common journeys to the groomers and spent a vacation with Ant and his household final summer time.

Ant as soon as advised how Hurley was allowed to go to him in rehab after his drink-drive conviction in 2018.