Who Is Ant Anstead's Daughter, Amelie?

Ant Anstead is a man of many talents, including car building and hosting television programs. The British television personality is also a family man. He has three kids from two separate marriages, per Life & Style. His first marriage to Louise Herbert lasted from 2005 to 2017. The former lovebirds share children Amelie and Archie, who are both in their teens and live with their mother full-time. Following the split from Louise, Ant met, dated, and married Christina Haack, who is known as the co-star of HGTV's popular reality show, "Flip or Flop." In 2019, Christina and Ant welcomed a son together, whom they named Hudson. Unfortunately, Ant's second marriage was not meant to be and he and Christina split in 2020. According to a source close to the couple, the two agreed to respectfully co-parent Hudson without blaming one another for the failure of their marriage.

Despite moving to California following his divorce from Louise, Ant continued to regularly see his two eldest children, who fly frequently from across the pond to visit with their father in the States. With the coronavirus pandemic making travel difficult over the past year-and-a-half, Ant was thrilled to reunite with Amelie and Archie after spending an entire year apart, according to People. Fans love to see the close bond Ant shares with his kids, especially Amelie, who he has referred to as one of his best friends. Keep reading to learn more about the "Wheeler Dealers" star's eldest child.

Although Amelie Anstead lives with her mother in England, she flies frequently to California to spend time with her father, Ant Anstead. When she isn't traveling, she loves playing sports. In addition to netball, Amelie is a huge fan of playing rugby, according to an interview with Girls Rugby Club. She explained her interest in the sport to interviewers. 

"I've always grown up with lots of brothers and a step-dad who all played rugby so naturally I took a bit of an interest," Amelie stated. "I had taken part in a few mixed touch tournaments and had always loved it but ... was often put off rugby as it wasn't 'girly' enough." The teen added that during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in March of 2020, she wanted to stay active despite the restrictions. Fortunately, she lived a few minutes away from a rugby club and decided to give it a go one day. "Since then I haven't looked back," she says.

After joining the rugby club, Amelie realized that her teammates were overwhelmingly male and decided to start a girls' team near her school. She's now determined to give girls more visibility within the sport, explaining, "Being constantly told by the media that ... we 'aren't elite' athletes just because of our gender is very demotivating ... Proving that girls can play rugby, and that it's never too late to try a new sport is so important for the movement."

On Wednesday, September 29, Ant Anstead celebrated his daughter Amelie's birthday with a touching Instagram tribute. Alongside adorable photos of Ant and Amelie, the television presenter wrote, "My little girl is 18! EIGHTEEN today....! I remember taking you home from hospital for the first time. We were young. Had no idea what we were doing. As I drove the car away your car seat fell to one side as we forgot to strap it in...... whoops....." 

The proud father went on to write that the past 18 years had flashed by and that it had been a privilege for him to watch his daughter grow into the woman that she is today. Using her nickname, Ant added, "Ammo you have been a huge inspiration to me and many others. Your humour, brilliance, talent, energy and above all else kindness is infectious." In addition to plenty of other sweet remarks regarding his daughter, Ant declared that she's his best friend.

The UK native's followers couldn't get enough of his loving message to his daughter and expressed how touched they were by his tribute. Others wished Amelie a happy birthday, while those who knew her personally shared stories from when she was younger. "Wow your post has brought tears to my eyes," one social media user commented. The post earned nearly 30,000 likes within the first 24 hours on Instagram, ranking higher than several of Ant's recent posts.