Ant McPartlin ‘to have alcohol-free stag do on a golf course’

Ant McPartlin is reportedly set to have an alcohol-free stag do on a golf course followed by a slap-up four-course meal.

The presenter, 45, is set to wed fiancée Anne-Marie Corbett, 43, in August this year and is said to be planning a low-key celebration on Wednesday with a group of pals including best man Declan Donnelly, also 45.

Ant’s golfing party will be in stark comparison to his boozy 2006 bash ahead of his wedding to ex-wife Lisa Armstrong, 44, with the star waking up in a McDonalds dressed as a French maid following the wild night.

Tame: Ant McPartlin is reportedly set to have an alcohol-free stag do on a golf course followed by a slap-up four-course meal

This time around, the Saturday Night Takeaway star, who has been sober since 2018 following his drink-drive shame, will be playing a round or two of golf, rather than getting a round of drinks in.

A source told The Mirror: ‘Ant’s life has moved on from his and Dec’s wild nights out in the past – now he just wants to spend a day with his mates playing golf before treating them to a slap-up meal.’ 

The publication reports that the group of 15 friends, including entertainer Jonathan Wilkes, 42, will hit an 18-hole golf course in the south of England, before heading to an exclusive clubhouse for a four-course meal prepared by the head chef. 

The lads will relax in their own private area and feat upon locally sourced delicacies, while also adhering to social distancing measures by sitting at separate tables. 

Nuptials: The presenter, 45, is set to wed fiancée Anne-Marie Corbett in August this year and is said to be planning a low-key celebration on Wednesday with a group of pals including best man Declan Donnelly, also 45 (pictured in 2019)

Nuptials: The presenter, 45, is set to wed fiancée Anne-Marie Corbett in August this year and is said to be planning a low-key celebration on Wednesday with a group of pals including best man Declan Donnelly, also 45 (pictured in 2019)

MailOnline have contacted representatives of Ant for comment. 

Ant’s 30-year presenting partner Dec famously organised his first stag do 15 years ago, where they enjoyed a wild, booze-fuelled Monopoly-themed pub crawl around London, with a different fancy dress costume worn at each venue. 

They then headed to the Latvian capital of Riga, where they carried on the fun with a 12-hour drinking session. 

At the time Ant, who quit booze three years ago, blamed his best pal for ending up worse for wear in McDonalds and vowed to exact revenge, with Dec having his pre-wedding bash in 2015 before marrying Ali Astall. 

Difference: Ant's golfing party will be in stark comparison to his boozy 2006 bash ahead of his wedding to ex-wife Lisa Armstrong, with the star waking up in a McDonalds dressed as a French maid following the wild night (pictured with Lisa in 2006)

Difference: Ant’s golfing party will be in stark comparison to his boozy 2006 bash ahead of his wedding to ex-wife Lisa Armstrong, with the star waking up in a McDonalds dressed as a French maid following the wild night (pictured with Lisa in 2006)

Chilled: This time around, the Saturday Night Takeaway star, who has been sober since 2018 following his drink-drive shame, will be playing a round or two of golf, rather than getting a round of drinks in (pictured with Dec in 2006)

Chilled: This time around, the Saturday Night Takeaway star, who has been sober since 2018 following his drink-drive shame, will be playing a round or two of golf, rather than getting a round of drinks in (pictured with Dec in 2006)

He said at the time: ‘You know when you’ve been drinking all day and you have that one moment of clarity, and I came to dressed as a French maid in McDonald’s just off Regent’s Street.

The I’m A Celebrity host added: ‘It’ll be along those lines. Revenge is a dish best served cold.’

It comes as Ant and Anne-Marie are reportedly planning to wed in August in a low-key ceremony, with the pair said to be keen for a simple nuptials with just their loved ones present.

Revenge: At the time Ant, who quit booze three years ago, blamed his best pal for ending up worse for wear in McDonalds and vowed to exact revenge, with Dec having his pre-wedding bash in 2015 before marrying Ali Astall

Revenge: At the time Ant, who quit booze three years ago, blamed his best pal for ending up worse for wear in McDonalds and vowed to exact revenge, with Dec having his pre-wedding bash in 2015 before marrying Ali Astall

According to reports from The Sun, Anne-Marie has already been for a dress fitting but the couple have only informed those attending the wedding of when and where it’ll take place as they want to keep details under wraps. 

A source speaking  to the publication claimed: ‘Neither of them want the razzmatazz of a showbiz wedding. They just want their nearest and dearest with them.

‘It will be a simple but beautiful ceremony, without the glare of the spotlight. They’re both extremely excited and can’t wait to tie the knot.

‘But they’re desperate to keep a lid on things. Those who know have been told it’s top secret. 

Wedding bells:It comes as Ant and Anne-Marie are reportedly planning to wed in August in a low-key ceremony, with the pair said to be keen for a simple nuptials with just their loved ones present (pictured in 2019)

Wedding bells:It comes as Ant and Anne-Marie are reportedly planning to wed in August in a low-key ceremony, with the pair said to be keen for a simple nuptials with just their loved ones present (pictured in 2019)

Ant’s engagement to Anne-Marie was announced on New Year’s Eve after he popped the question in a romantic Christmas Eve proposal.

It’s thought that the presenter may have paid up to £200,000 for the ring after designing the piece himself.

Tobias Kormind, managing director of Europe’s largest online diamond jeweller 77 Diamonds, said: ‘It’s a very romantic design that harks back to an older style.

Relationship: Ant and Anne-Marie were first linked in March 2018, two months after Ant released a statement to confirm that he had split from wife of 12 years Lisa (pictured in 2019)

Relationship: Ant and Anne-Marie were first linked in March 2018, two months after Ant released a statement to confirm that he had split from wife of 12 years Lisa (pictured in 2019)

Romance: Ant's engagement to Anne-Marie was announced on New Year's Eve after he popped the question in a romantic Christmas Eve proposal

Romance: Ant’s engagement to Anne-Marie was announced on New Year’s Eve after he popped the question in a romantic Christmas Eve proposal

‘A ring with a diamond of similar quality currently on our website is priced at £125,000. A traditional Mayfair jeweller might charge up to £200,000.’ 

And the ring is certainly bigger than the one the I’m a Celebrity presenter gave his ex-wife Lisa Armstrong, from whom he split in 2018 after a 12-year marriage.

The forthcoming nuptials come after he and Lisa are said to have finalised their divorce in April last year. 

Split: The forthcoming nuptials come after he and Lisa are said to have finalised their divorce in April last year (pictured in 2017)

Split: The forthcoming nuptials come after he and Lisa are said to have finalised their divorce in April last year (pictured in 2017)