Louise Anstead Bio, net worth, marriage, and more
By Andrew Mckinney
Who is Louise Anstead?
Louise Anstead is best known as the ex-wife of famous English TV presenter and automotive specialist Ant Anstead. She lived an ordinary and simple life until she wedded the renowned TV personality in 2005.
The couple shared a long-term romantic relationship for over two decades, but unfortunately, they separated their ways in 2017 for good and got divorced.
Louise has stayed away from the limelight despite her husband’s popularity. Let’s get to know her better.
quick facts
| Full name | Louise Anne Herbert |
| Nickname | Lou |
| As Known as | Louise Anstead |
| Birthday | August 6, 1980 |
| Age | 43 years old |
| Sun sign | Leo |
| Traits | Positive: Generous, loyal, and optimistic Negative: Dominating, stubborn, and jealous |
| Birthplace | USA |
| Gender | Female |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Parents | Evan J Herbert (father) |
| Marital status | Divorced |
| Ex-Husband | Ant Anstead |
| Children | Amelie Anstead (daughter) Archie Anstead (son) |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Height | 5 feet 9 inches |
| Net worth | USD 500,000- USD 1 million |
Who is Ant Anstead’s first wife?
Fans are often curious as to know about the relationship status of television presenter Ant Anstead.
Ant Anstead’s first wife is Louise Anstead. They were in a relationship for seven years before getting married in 2005. The couple also has two children together, a daughter named Amelie Anstead and a son, Archie Anstead.
Louise and Ant Anstead reportedly met each other in their college days in the 1990s. They dated each other for seven years before finally tying the knot in 2005.
The wedding ceremony was kept private with only close friends and family as guests. The college sweethearts shared 12 years in a marriage union. However, they split up in 2017, and the two-decade-long relationship came to an end.
Where does Louise Anstead live?
The current whereabouts of Ant Anstead’s ex-wife Lousie Anstead aren’t disclosed for public information yet. She has kept a low profile and has maintained her privacy despite her long-term involvement.
During her period of marriage with Ant, Louise lived in the UK or USA according to Ant’s work requirements. Moreover, Louise has kept her personal information private, including her early life, childhood, and family.
Louise was born in July 1980. Her father’s name is Evan J Herbert, who used to work as the managing director of Gold Crest Insurance.
Louise Anstead career
Louise Anstead’s current profession isn’t known yet. Her name was in the news for being the ex-wife of “World’s Most Expensive Cars” host Ant Anstead, but other than that, her career and profession haven’t been disclosed.
However, Ant and Louise were together for over twenty years, and in that period, they have shared the same college and workplace for some time. In addition, it is reported that they met in college, so it can be speculated that Louise also attended Haileybury School.
Prior to their split, Louise worked at her former husband’s company “ANT ANSTEAD LIMITED,” but she resigned in 2018.
About Louise Anstead’s Husband, Ant Anstead
Best known for co-presenting the Channel 4 automotive show For the Love of Cars with Philip Glenister, Ant Anstead is an English television presenter, motor specialist, car builder, designer, and artist.
The 42-year-old automobile designer was born in March 1979 in Devon, UK. Then, he grew up in Cambridgeshire before moving to Hertfordshire. He attended Richard Hale School and later on joined Haileybury School.
Anstead wanted to be a police officer at this period and joined the Hertfordshire Constabulary in 1999, rising to the rank of Police Constable and was posted to Bishop’s Stortford. He worked his way up to become a member of Welwyn Garden City’s Tactical Firearms Unit, or TFU.
Consequently, he went on to become one of the UK’s youngest armed officers. During his time with the police force, he received two commendations for courage too.
Ant acquired his interest in vehicles and car construction while working with the police. In 2005, he resigned from the police force to pursue a full-time career in the trade, and he began working as a restoration and building specialist.
He worked with private clientele while broadening his artistic horizon. As a result, museums and private collectors have purchased several of his paintings. Even now, he has a waitlist of clientele who are waiting for his works worldwide.
Ant Anstead’s career
Later on, he realized his passion and skill, and thus, he founded his own television production company in 2014 and created the show “The World’s Most Expensive Cars.” That year, he landed a role as a presenter on a new one-hour Channel 4 car show, ‘For the Love of Cars.’ He and actor and automobile aficionado Philip Glenister co-hosted the show.
The show was airing on the British public-service television broadcaster in the UK since April 20, 2014, with the most recent episode airing on November 20, 2016.
Ant’s success in the two shows led him to get more offers as a host and presenter in other TV shows.
Ant Anstead road to fame
He was one of the presenters for the BBC Two live show “Building Cars Live,” alongside James May and Kate Humble. Three episodes of the documentary TV series were shown on October 20 and 21, 2015, and March 21, 2016.
Not just that, Ant went on to host many other television shows in 2016. Channel 4’s One-off TV programs “Craft I Made This” and “The Lost Lotus,” Channel 4 / BBC Worldwide’s documentary TV series “World’s Most Expensive Cars,” and BBC’s One-off TV show “Chinese New Year the Biggest Celebration on Earth” were among them.
He hosted several other television programs the following year, including Channel 4’s one-off TV show “Craft It Yourself.”, Velocity Channel’s One-off TV shows SEMA live show, and Barret Jackson auctions, as well as Britain’s Greatest Inventions.
One of Anstead’s most well-known TV roles is hosting the British television series “Wheeler Dealers,” hosted by Mike Brewer. In the fourteenth series of the show, Anstead replaced Edd China as the technician from the Discovery channel show.
Additionally, Ant Anstead is also a semi-professional football player. He has had significant momentum in his career and continues to work in his field of interest.
Why did Ant and Louise Anstead divorce?
Adding to the long list of failed celebrity marriages, Ant and Louise’s seemingly happy marriage of 12 years also couldn’t last the test of time.
Ant Anstead and Louise Anstead, or Louise Herbert, married in 2005 after seven years of being in a relationship. They also have a daughter Amelie Anstead who was born in 2003, and they had their son Archie Anstead in 2006 after their marriage.
The actual reason for their divorce is still unconfirmed. However, Ant took to Twitter to share the separation news with his fans and followers in October 2017. He wrote-
“Hi all,
Despite the fact that I am usually a very private person, I do feel the need to let my friends and followers know that Lou and I have been separated since July.
Our kids remain our 100% priority and it’s for that reason we would rather you heard it here first.
Thanks all, Ant”
Fans who have been following Ant for a long time were quite shocked to hear the news of their divorce after so many years of them being together.
Who is Ant Anstead dating?
After divorcing Louise, Ant Anstead was seen with Christina El Moussa, which further caused rumors surrounding his infidelity. On the other hand, Louise has maintained a life in secrecy with her children with no other relationships mentioned.
Currently, Ant Anstead is rumored to be dating award-winning actress Renee Zellweger after his divorce from second wife Christina El Moussa in 2020.
Christina El Moussa is also a famous TV personality and American real estate investor. She used to host the “Flip or Flop” alongside her ex-husband Tarek El Moussa. Her real name is Christina Haack and later changed to Christina El Moussa and Christina Anstead after her two marriages.
Tarek and Christina were married from 2009 to 2017 and they got divorced in 2017. They have two kids together- daughter Taylor Reese El Moussa and son Brayden James El Moussa.
Christina and Ant reportedly met through mutual friends and got married in December of 2018.
The newlywed couple welcomed their son in September 2019. The family seems to get along pretty well, and the children of both Ant and Christina from their previous marriages liked each other and were sad to hear the news of their separation.
Their divorce isn’t apparent, but it is probably because of their unhappiness in the relationship.
Did Ant Anstead want a divorce?
It is unclear whether Ant or Louise initiated the divorce conversation. But from speculation, the untold truth about Ant Anstead’s ex-wife Louise Anstead seems to be that Louise was unhappy in their marriage due to Ant’s unfaithfulness.
As rumors regarding Ant’s affair with Christina El Moussa came to the surface, people assumed that the affair was the cause of the rift between Louse and Ant’s 12 yearlong marriage.
Louise Anstead net worth
The exact figures of Louise Ansead’s net worth haven’t been determined, but it is estimated to be somewhere between USD 500,000 to USD 1 million, which she got from her career and divorce settlement.
Meanwhile, her ex-husband Ant Anstead has a net worth of USD 5 million from his career of hosting and presenting on TV, along with his passion for automobile designing.
Ant and Louise Anstead social media
Louise Anstead or Louise Herbert prefers to keep a private lifestyle and hasn’t made many public statements regarding her personal life. Similarly, she isn’t active on social media platforms either.
She has a private account on Instagram and is followed by 431 followers. Her Instagram account goes by @louiseherbert80. Her daughter Amelie, frequently shares photos with her mom on her Instagram handle @amelieanstead.
She has a private account on Twitter with the username @loopeylou80, and she goes by Louise Herbert. But, we don’t know how active she is on the platforms.
We can say that she is still very close with her children and is taking care of them, staying away from the media.
On the contrary, Ant Anstead frequently posts on his Instagram and Twitter and shares snippets of his life, kids, and professional work on the platforms. Ant Anstead Instagram ID is @ant_anstead, and he has an impressive following of over 372,000 followers.
Likewise, Ant Anstead Twitter is @AntAnstead, where he has 69.6 thousand followers.
