Ant McPartlin Jokes About Leaving London After E-Bike Frustration Became A Family Talking Point
Ant McPartlin has opened up about one of the everyday frustrations that made London life feel a little less calm, joking that abandoned e-bikes outside his former home became enough to test his patience.
The television presenter shared the light-hearted confession during the latest episode of his podcast, Hanging Out With Ant And Dec, where he spoke about the Lime bikes that were repeatedly left outside the gates of his old Wimbledon property.
Ant explained that he had used a Lime bike himself, but his patience began to wear thin when several of them were regularly parked right in front of his home. What started as a small irritation soon became a running family joke, especially after his stepdaughters teased him by claiming he had “anger issues.”
According to Ant, the problem was not the bikes themselves, but the feeling that they appeared outside his house again and again. He joked that one day he became so fed up with the situation that he knocked them over, insisting it was not a sign of a wider temper problem but simply a reaction to one very specific annoyance.
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
When asked whether the e-bike issue was the reason he left London, Ant laughed and leaned into the joke, saying he had to move because people kept parking bikes outside his house. He and Dec also teased that the story would likely become a headline, showing they were fully aware of how amusingly dramatic the confession sounded.
In reality, Ant and his wife Anne-Marie have moved from their former Wimbledon home to a quieter gated property in Cobham, Surrey. Reports have linked the move to a wider change in lifestyle and a planning dispute connected to proposed renovation work, rather than simply the bike situation.
Still, Ant’s story has struck a chord because it touches on a very modern city complaint. Dockless e-bikes can be convenient for commuters and quick journeys, but when they are left in awkward places, they can also become a daily source of frustration for residents.
The moment also gave fans another glimpse into Ant’s family life with Anne-Marie. The couple married in 2021 and are parents to son Wilder, while Ant is also stepfather to Anne-Marie’s daughters Poppy and Daisy. Their teasing over the bike incident helped turn what could have been a rant into a funny and very human household story.
These days, Ant appears to be enjoying a calmer pace outside the capital. His life with Anne-Marie is said to centre around family, walking the dogs, watching sport and spending time away from the constant rush of London.
For many fans, the confession was classic Ant: humorous, self-aware and just dramatic enough to feel instantly relatable. Whether or not the bikes truly drove him out of London, they certainly gave him one of his funniest explanations yet for choosing a quieter life.
