Ant McPartlin reveals he left London due to fury over the capital's e-bike scourge that left his step-daughters claiming he had 'anger issues'

By REBECCA DAVISON, DEPUTY HEAD OF SHOWBIZ Published: 12:24, 1 July 2026 | Updated: 12:47, 1 July 2026 Ant McPartlin’s revealed he moved out of London due to his fury over the capital's e-bike scourge that left his step-daughters claiming he had ‘anger issues’. Speaking on the latest episode of his podcast, Hanging Out With Ant And Dec, Ant spoke about his irritation over Lime bikes being left outside his old Wimbledon home. He and Dec captioned the video with the words: 'The real reason Ant moved out of London' and joked that the Daily Mail would be turning it into a headline.  The video began with Ant saying: 'Have I ever been on a Lime bike? Yes. Why are you so shocked at that, of course I have been on a Lime bike.  'There was a period where I used to live, people would leave their Lime bikes outside my house. Just outside the gates. Ant McPartlin revealed he left London due to fury over the capital's e-bike scourge that left his step-daughters claiming he had 'anger issues' He and Dec captioned the video with the words: 'The real reason Ant moved out of London' and joked that the Daily Mail would be turning it into a headline Ant and Anne-Marie married in August 2021 at St Michael's Church in Heckfield - they traded in their £6million Wimbledon home for a quieter £10million gated pad in Cobham in February 'I got so angry and one day, I kicked them all down. I got told I had anger issues by the kids. I don't have anger issues. I was just angry at the people who kept leaving them... there were like, four of them.  'And then every day I go out and it's as if they knew, it was winding me up. And there would be one parked outside my house every day.  'I was like, "I am f***ing sick of this" and kicked it over. But that's not anger issues, I was just angry.  'That's not anger... anger issues, you are angry at everything.' He was asked: 'Is that why you moved out of London?' Ant laughed in response and joked: 'Yes, I had to move out of London because people were parking bikes outside of my house.  'This will be a story now on the Daily Mail. And I'm here for it. Ant's fury at Lime bikes...' he chuckled.  Ant and his wife Anne-Marie traded in their £6million Wimbledon home for a quieter £10million gated pad in Cobham, Surrey in February. And the decision to move was less about Lime bikes and more about a neighbour dispute over their proposed renovation plans which involved felling trees.  The purchase cost them more than £1million in stamp duty alone.  Ant, 50, and Anne-Marie, 49, tied the knot in 2021 and are parents to their son Wilder, two, and teenage daughters Poppy and Daisy from Anne-Marie's previous marriage to Scott Corbett.  The couple's former Wimbledon home where the Lime bikes were left - the family actually left after they lost a planning battle over the felling of six trees that were subject to a protection order They now live in a new £10million Surrey mansion, (pictured)  These days, their daily routine is centred around walking the dogs, attending sporting events such as Chelsea football matches, the tennis at Wimbledon and holidays in Barbados.  Ant refers to Anne-Marie as his 'rock and lifesaver' and she took on the role of sober coach after he had a much publicised alcohol and prescription painkiller addiction, which he has now overcome. He claims he's now the 'happiest he's ever been' and that's all thanks to the wholesome life they lead together. Ant first embraced the quiet life in 2018 while in recovery and he said she was 'his rock' during this time. He said: 'I got out of hospital and I rented houses in the country and locked myself away and walked the dog. No TV or social media. I did nothing. 'I barely watched the World Cup. I worked on myself and got well. For 16 years I’ve spent my birthday in Australia so I thought I’d spend it with Anne-Marie. It was gorgeous.' Ant and Anne-Marie met back in 2017, when Anne-Marie began working with the TV host as his personal assistant in the TV world. She was previously married to Scott, but the pair split in October 2017 - the year Ant also split from his first wife, Lisa Armstrong who Anne-Marie also worked for and was friends with. Ant has always maintained that their relationship began after they were both single saying Anne-Marie is 'honest and good'. 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