STRICTLY make-up artist Lisa Armstrong has hinted her 90s pop band Deuce could be limbering up for a comeback.
Ant McPartlin’s ex wife posted a reel featuring some CDs from back in the day with their single, “No Surrender” playing in the background and the caption “New Deucey arrivals.”
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The tow-male, two-female band was formed in 1994 by Tom Watkins, the Svengali behind Bros, The Pet Shop Boys and East 17.
Lead singer Kelly O’Keefe, a student at The BRIT School, was doing work experience in his office.
She recruited her friend Lisa Armstrong who was a dancer, followed by singer songwriters, Craig Robert Young and Paul Holmes.
Their debut single, Call it Love, landed at number 21 in the UK singles chart, climbing to number 11.
The follow up was entered into the Eurovision Song Contest selection process, but didn’t quite make the cut.
Another single On The Bible reached number 13 and the album ended up at number 18 in the UK album charts.
They enjoyed moderate success, singing on the charity single, The Gift of Christmas, also featuring Peter Andre, Boyzone, East 17, Dannii Minogue and Michelle Gayle, which reached number 9.
Deuce also sang on the Coronation Street anniversary album, performing a track called Life on the Street featuring actress Sherrie Hewson.
But in 1995 lead singer Kelly abruptly decided to call it quits, which put the band on the downward spiral.
Lisa is thought to have maintained her friendship with Craig Robert Young, who went on to become a successful jobbing actor.
Throughout her pop journey, Lisa was in a long-term relationship with Ant McPartlin and soon decided to retrain as a make-up artist.
Her big break came when she landed the role of beauty presenter on ITV’s This Morning which paved the way for roles in other shows, including The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
In 2007 she became chief make-up artist on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
She enjoyed a showbiz wedding to Ant surrounded by a glittering array of guests at Clivedon House in Buckinghamshire in 2006.
But after years of rancour, where they reportedly struggled to conceive child, they split in 2018, with Lisa receiving a divorce settlement rumoured to be around £30 million.
They also share joint custody of their chocolate Labrador Hurley.
Earlier this month Ant’s new wife, Anne-Marie Corbett gave birth to the couple’s first child, a son named Wilder.
Shortly after the news broke, Lisa posted a cryptic message to Instagram talking about “silent battles” and jetted off to Portugal to avoid the media circus.
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