Lisa Armstrong resurrects the 90s as she shares stunning bikini-clad throwback and relives her pop star days with Deuce snap

Ant McPartlin's ex Lisa Armstrong took to Instagram with a stunning bikini throwback snap from her 90s pop star days on Friday. 

The Strictly make-up artist, 49, beamed in the skimpy red two piece while soaking poolside while sporting a bandana.

She shared the snap as she poked fun at her overly plucked '90s brows' before posting another photo with her Deuce bandmates.

Formed in 1994 by former Pet Shop Boys and East 17 manager Tom Watkins, Deuce - comprised of Armstrong, Craig Robert Young, Kelly O'Keefe and Paul Holmes - scored four top 30 singles in the United Kingdom before disbanding in 1997. 

Armstrong and her ex-husband are currently recovering from the death of 12-year old dog Hurley, who was put to sleep in February after struggling with an illness. 

So devoted were the couple to their chocolate brown labrador that it became the subject of a custody battle during their acrimonious divorce in 2018.   

It's understood that McPartlin was aware of Hurley's weakening condition and raced to join his ex-wife at a veterinary clinic after taking part in a Britain's Got Talent press conference in London, with the former couple subsequently agreeing to have him put to sleep. 

The TV presenter previously spoke of his bond with Hurley during an interview with The Sun On Sunday in 2019, following a stint in residential rehabilitation for alcohol and prescription drug dependency. 

He said: 'There's a loyalty and a love and a companionship with Hurley that you can't describe. He never tells me off and is always pleased to see me.

'I came out of a shop the other day and there was a woman on the floor cuddling Hurley. She said to me, "It's the dog from the papers!" Hurley's a celebrity.'

The Saturday Night Takeaway star split from Armstrong in 2018 after 11 years of marriage and went on to marry his former personal assistant, Anne-Marie Corbett, in 2021.

McPartlin is said to have refused to surrender full custody of Hurley to his ex during their divorce battle, reportedly telling lawyers: 'She can have anything she wants – except the dog.'

The arrangement led to the TV presenter's chauffeur ferrying the dog between the two of them so they did not have to see each other.

The pair adopted the dog in 2013 after struggling to have children together during their 13-year marriage. 

Armstrong had regularly shared snaps of Hurley on Instagram, calling the beloved dog her 'baby boy'.

Her last post with Hurley showed him lying on her bed to mark International Dog Day in August last year.

McPartlin became a father for the first time in May 2024, when he welcomed his first child, son Wilder, with wife Anne-Marie. The couple also have two Maltipoos, Milo and Bumble.