8 Out Of 10 Cats comedian Jon Richardson and wife Lucy Beaumont divorcing after 9 years of marriage

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8 Out Of 10 Cats star Jon Richardson and his wife Lucy Beaumont are divorcing after nine years of marriage, they have announced in a joint statement.The comedy couple have starred in Meet The Richardsons, in which they play “exaggerated versions of themselves”, since 2020.

A statement to the PA News agency said on Friday: "After nine years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated. "We have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go our separate ways." The statement continued: "As our only priority is managing this difficult transition for our daughter, we would ask that our privacy is respected at this sensitive time to protect her well-being.

We will be making no further comment." Actress and stand-up comedian Beaumont was nominated for a Bafta TV award in the female performance in a comedy programme category in 2023 for Meet The Richardsons.The couple share one daughter, whom they welcomed in 2016.The news of their split comes just a week after the announcement that Meet the Richardsons is back for series five and Lucy who stars, and writes the show, revealed what it was really like working with her husband Jon.

Just a week ago, it was confirmed that the couple were back for another hilarious mockumentary series, which airs on UKTV's Dave, with the fifth series starting this month.The 10-parter is set to see Lucy very busy with Taskmaster, Bake Off and Celebrity Chinese Whispers, all of which have come off the back of her BAFTA nomination for Meet The Richardsons.