Ant McPartlin has revealed his intense frustration with e-bikes being abandoned outside his former London residence, admitting he once knocked over an entire row of Lime cycles in anger.
The I’m A Celebrity presenter, 50, made the confession during an episode of his podcast with longtime co-host Declan Donnelly, explaining that his step-daughters accused him of having “anger issues” following the outburst.
“I got so angry and one day, I kicked them all down,” Mr McPartlin told Mr Donnelly.
“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.”
Mr McPartlin described how the situation became a daily occurrence that felt almost deliberate, with bikes consistently appearing at his gates despite his obvious displeasure.
“Then every day I go out and it’s as if they knew, it was winding me up,” he explained on the Hanging Out With Ant and Dec podcast.
“And there would be one parked outside my house every day,” he added.
The presenter’s exasperation eventually boiled over completely.
“I was like, ‘I am f***ing sick of this’ and kicked it over,” he admitted.
“But that’s not anger issues, I was just angry. That’s not anger… Anger issues, you are angry at everything.”
When Mr Donnelly questioned whether this contributed to his departure from the capital, Mr McPartlin laughed and confirmed: “Yes, I had to move out of London because people were parking bikes outside of my house.”
Mr McPartlin and his wife Anne-Marie Corbett, 48, exchanged their £6 million Wimbledon property for a £10 million gated residence in Surrey back in February.
Mr McPartlin and his wife Anne-Marie Corbett, 48, exchanged their £6 million Wimbledon property for a £10 million gated residence in Surrey back in February
The couple now lives at the new address with their two-year-old son Wilder, along with Corbett’s teenage daughters Poppy and Daisy from her previous marriage.
The Surrey purchase reportedly set a record for the local area, with a source telling the Mail: “It is one of the prime private estates in an acre of grounds so he shouldn’t have trouble with the neighbours any more.”
The insider added that Mr McPartlin appears content in his new surroundings and remains friendly when recognised, though the celebrity-accustomed neighbourhood means he is unlikely to face much intrusion.
Mr McPartlin sold his Wimbledon home in November following a reported dispute with neighbours over his landscaping plans, though he has denied this was the reason for leaving.
Local residents had accused the presenter of seeking to remove six healthy trees from his garden “on a personal whim,” and despite receiving council approval for the work despite a tree preservation order, Mr McPartlin ultimately abandoned the plans after complaints.
Prior to Wimbledon, he had lived in Chiswick for years, at one point residing next door to Mr Donnelly.
The presenting duo recently signed a £30 million deal with ITV, while Mr Donnelly is reportedly purchasing a third property on the same London street.
Mr McPartlin married Anne-Marie, his former PA, in 2021 following his 2018 split from Lisa Armstrong after 11 years of marriage.
