Richard Hammond announces split from wife after 'amazing 28 years' and says he's 'proud'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Richard Hammond and his wife have announced their split after an “amazing 28 years together”. Best known for presenting on motoring shows Top Gear and The Grand Tour, the TV presenter tied the knot with newspaper columnist Amanda 'Mindy' Hammond in 2002.

The pair took to X (formerly known as Twitter), to share their statement with fans. They wrote: "A little update from us; this Christmas we were together as a family and this year we will still be a family but just structured a bit differently.

Our marriage is coming to end, but we’ve had an amazing 28 years together and two incredible daughters." They continued: "We will always be in each other’s lives and are proud of the family we created.

We won’t be commenting further and sincerely hope that our privacy and that of our children will be respected at this time. With Love, Richard and Mindy." Richard, 55, and Mindy share two daughters, Izzy and Willow, and the couple met in 1995.