Ant Anstead

Anstead has a daughter, Amelie, and a son Archie with his first wife Louise. He began dating American television personality Christina El Moussa in October 2017. On 22 December 2018, they married at their Newport Beach, California home. Together they have one son, Hudson London Anstead, born September 6, 2019.

In 2017, Anstead replaced Edd China as co-host of the car show, Wheeler Dealers.

Anstead started his own television production company in 2014, producing his own show The World’s Most Expensive Cars.

In 2014, he was approached to host a new Channel 4 car show with British actor Philip Glenister. Since then Anstead has hosted a number of television shows and in 2015, Anstead hosted BBC Two's live show Building Cars Live, alongside James May and Kate Humble.

In 2005 Anstead resigned from the Police to pursue a career as a car builder. He started building and restoring cars for clients and built recreation cars and one-offs. He also built unique pieces of art and sculpture and many of his works are housed globally in museums and private collections.

Anstead joined Hertfordshire Constabulary in 1999 and became a Police Constable first stationed at Bishop's Stortford. He moved to Cheshunt police station and then became a member of the Tactical Firearms Team (TFU) in Welwyn Garden City making him one of the youngest armed officers ever in the UK. During his police career, Anstead received two commendations for acts of bravery.

Anthony Richard Anstead (born 28 March 1979) is an English television presenter, motor specialist, car builder, designer and artist, best known for co-presenting the Channel 4 automotive show For the Love of Cars with Philip Glenister. In 2017 Anstead took over from Edd China as co-host of the show Wheeler Dealers, alongside Mike Brewer.

Anstead was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, on 28 March 1979. He lived in Ely, Cambridgeshire, until the age of ten, then moved with his family to Hertfordshire. He was schooled at Richard Hale School, Hertford, and then attended the nearby Haileybury School to complete his A-levels.