Comedian Lucy Beaumont is one of the famous faces taking part in BBC reality show Celebrity Traitors – but what do we know about her marriage to Jon Richardson?
Lucy Beaumont is most recognised for her comedic work, frequently alongside her former spouse Jon Richardson.
Nevertheless, she’s now venturing on a somewhat different path with Celebrity Traitors.
The TV personality is amongst the 19 famous faces who have signed up to appear on the BBC reality programme, where she’ll be joined by the likes of Alan Carr, Kate Garraway and Charlotte Church at Scotland’s Ardross Castle under the gaze of presenter Claudia Winkleman.
Whilst Lucy has featured in programmes such as The Wheel and Bake Off, she established her reputation in comedy.
Shows with her former partner are amongst her most recognised work, including Jon and Lucy’s Odd Couples and Meet The Richardsons, which featured the duo portraying exaggerated versions of themselves, reports the Daily Record.
Lucy Beaumont and Jon Richardson were married for nine years (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
However, the collaboration concluded last year when Lucy and Jon parted ways.
The couple married in 2015, reportedly after fellow comedian Roisin Conaty introduced them, and they had daughter Elsie the subsequent year.
But in April last year they announced that they were ending their relationship.
Revealing the separation in a statement shared on Instagram, they said the choice was made “jointly and amicably”.
“After nine years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated,” they said.
“We have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go our separate ways.
Lucy Beaumont is taking part in Celebrity Traitors (Image: BBC)
“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.”
The couple kept mum about the details of their split, with Lucy telling OK! magazine in September 2024: “People might think I should talk about it because we were so public and everyone knew us as a couple, but I won’t, and not because there’s any animosity. We both agreed that while it might be weird for other people not hearing anything about it, we wouldn’t talk about anything to do with the marriage or each other.”
In the months following their separation, it was widely reported that Jon had paid Lucy a staggering £1.625 million for her shares in a company where they were both listed as directors.
