On To Bigger & Better Things…

Going through a divorce is tough, but can you emerge a stronger and more confident person?

- Kara O'Neill

Just moments after her divorce to ant mcPartlin was granted, Lisa armstrong appeared on national TV on Strictly Come Dancing's popular spin-off show It Takes Two. It was a defiant move – and one that proves Lisa, 42, is refusing to be held back by the breakdown of her 11-year marriage.

It was Ant, 42, who instigated their split in January this year, and not only was Lisa forced to deal with her heartbreak in the public eye, but she was further humiliated when it was revealed her ex had started a relationship with his personal assistant (and Lisa’s former friend) Anne-Marie Corbett. She’d have been forgiven for wanting to hide away, but Lisa (a stone lighter and with a new hairdo) is focusing on her career as a make-up artist and proving that there is life – and happiness – after divorce.

Here, we find out exactly why the end of a relationship can be the making of you…

‘I’M HAPPIER THAN I EVER WAS’

Lisa Phillips, 47, is a lifestyle coach, from Northamptonshire