Lisa Armstrong's Bestie Raves About Her Post-Ant Glow-Up (but She’s Totally Not Bitter, Cross Our Hearts)

Well, isn’t this rich? A little birdie—okay, it’s her ex-bandmate, but still—has fluttered in to tell us that Lisa Armstrong is allegedly thriving despite her recent turbulent past. You remember the delightfully messy split from Ant McPartlin, right? That train wreck hit the tabloids harder than a reality star at a charity gala. While Ant gallivanted off into his happily ever after with his former PA and a baby, Lisa was left to pick up the scorched remains of their decade-long marriage.

Now, sources whisper that she’s leaning on her friend Craig Robert Young, her personal hype man with a flair for sunshine and rainbows. Apparently, he had the audacity to declare, 'She’s doing amazingly. I’m so proud of her.' Adorable, really, considering she's the head make-up artist for a major show—clearly too busy for bitterness. Meanwhile, word has it she also parted ways with her latest fling, actor Grant Kilburn, earlier this year. But who can blame her? Love is a full-time job, and she’s got a beauty empire to run.

Craig, living it up in LA with his husband, insists Lisa is making regular rounds to visit him. So, despite the heartbreak, she’s not wallowing—just taking life one fabulous make-up brush at a time. Let’s just pray her next relationship doesn’t crash and burn in front of the cameras, or we might need to send in a makeup artist for the emotional fallout.

—Dahlia