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Ant McPartlin has broken his silence after revealing he'd welcomed his first child with his wife Anne-Marie, while address fans' accusations he 'snubbed' his dog Hurley in his new tattoo.
The presenter, 48, took to X to thank fans for their 'kind messages' after announcing the birth of his son Wilder on Tuesday.
In his post, Ant also addressed fans' concerns that he'd 'snubbed' Hurley in a new tattoo paying tribute to his family, after the dog's name appeared to be absent from the design.
Ant wrote: 'Hey all, I just wanted to say thank You so much for the kind messages of love and well wishes for our baby Wilder. He’s doing great.
'Glad you loved the tattoo as well. For all you dog lovers who asked why my beloved Hurley wasn’t on the family tree..he was!! He was just covered by our newborn. All my love, gratitude and heartfelt thanks A.'
Ant McPartlin has broken his silence after revealing he'd welcomed his first child with his wife Anne-Marie (pictured in 2021)
The presenter took to X to thank fans for their 'kind messages' after announcing the birth of his son Wilder on Tuesday
In his post, Ant also addressed fans' concerns that he'd 'snubbed' his beloved dog Hurley in a new tattoo paying tribute to his family
Ant then shared a snap showing the full tattoo on his shoulder, with Hurley's name visible on the tree design.
The tattoo could be seen on Ant's shoulder in an Instagram post where Ant revealed he'd welcomed a son named Wilder Patrick with wife Anne-Marie.
It comes just hours after reports surfaced that Lisa has vowed to fight for custody of their pet Labrador as the fallout of their messy break-up continues to spill after the birth of his first son.
The Saturday Night Takeaway star split from Lisa in 2018 after 11 years of marriage and went on to marry his former personal assistant, Anne-Marie Corbett, in 2021.
This week Ant announced he and 46-year-old Anne-Marie had welcomed son Wilder Patrick McPartlin into the world - and the news is said to have shattered Lisa, who remains childless at 47 following her acrimonious divorce from the presenter.
Ant shared a Instagram snap sweetly cradling his baby boy, revealing he'd been born earlier that day on Tuesday, writing: 'Born, 14/05/24 at 8.54am. Baby is beautiful, Mummy's a legend, Sisters are over the moon. Dad's a mess!'
Since the split, Lisa has had one constant source of support by her side - loyal Labrador Hurley. She shares joint custody of the beloved canine with Ant but reports say she wants sole possession of him - something he is said to have resisted.
But she has reportedly vowed to fight on for sole custody of the chocolate Labrador, who regularly features in her Instagram posts, where she refers to him as 'Mama's baby boy'.
Ant then shared a snap showing the full tattoo on his shoulder, with Hurley's name visible on the tree design
It comes just hours after reports surfaced that Lisa has vowed to fight for custody of their pet Labrador as the fallout of their messy break-up continues to spill after the birth of his first son
Ant - known best as one half of presenting duo Ant and Dec alongside Declan Donnelly - and Lisa adopted Hurley in 2013 following struggles to have a child of their own.
Ant is said to have refused to surrender full custody of Hurley to his ex during their reported £31million divorce battle, reportedly telling lawyers: 'She can have anything she wants – except the dog.'
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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.
Anne-Marie was said to have expressed a wish to care for the Lab full-time in February - and friends close to the make-up artist say that desire is stronger than ever following the birth of Ant's first-born.
'She felt very betrayed by both Ant and Anne-Marie and felt that none of this
