Former Strictly Come Dancing star Lisa Armstrong beforehand wowed the judges and viewers on the BBC ballroom present, nevertheless it is not the primary time that she has confirmed off some dance strikes on a stage. The 49-year-old is an award-winning make-up artist and hair designer for the celebs however shot to fame when she married one half of presenting duo Ant and Dec.
She tied the knot with Ant McPartlin in 2006 however they break up after 11 years in 2018. The divorce was granted shortly in courtroom, with Lisa having cited insupportable conduct on the a part of the respondent. Each have since moved on with Ant marrying his new accomplice, Anne-Marie Corbett, in 2021, whereas Lisa break up from her accomplice, James Inexperienced, in 2023. Regardless of the very public fallout, Lisa has remained within the highlight as she continues to glam up movie star shoppers. Nevertheless, make up hasn’t all the time been the inspiration of her profession. Identical to Ant, she as soon as was additionally within the music business.
Talking to the Royal Tv Society again in 2020, when requested what she did earlier than make up, Lisa shared: “I used to be a dancer and went to the Brit College in Croydon, after which joined the pop group Deuce.
“We toured the nation for a few years however, when that got here to an finish, I used to be at a loss. I used to be 21 and thought, ‘What the hell do I do now?'”
The 90s pop band was made up of quartet Kelly O’Keefe, Craig Robert Younger, Lisa Armstrong and Paul Holmeswere. The band was put collectively by Tom Watkins, who had managed East 17, Bros and the Pet Store Boys.
Deuce was fashioned in 1994 and so they had their first crack on the charts the next yr. They loved 4 hits through the mid-nineties, with their most well-known observe being I Want You.
Kelly O’Keefe made the shock resolution to give up the pop group Deuce in November 1995 and following her departure dancer Amanda Perkins was recruited to switch her.
Nevertheless, the bands subsequent and ultimate single No Give up did not hit the identical, with it charting at Quantity 29 and the band break up in 1997.
