Jon Richardson makes first appearance since announcing shock divorce from Lucy Beaumont as comedian arrives solo for family screening
Jon Richardson was spotted for the first time on Sunday, two days after announcing his divorce from fellow comedian Lucy Beaumont.
Jon, 41, arrived solo for a family screening of Bluey episode The Sign at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London.
His public appearances follow his joint statement with Lucy, 40, on Friday, in which he confirmed the comedy couple are to split after nine years of marriage.
Jon and Lucy insisted the split had been ‘amicable’ as they detailed their priority of putting their child first.
Jon Richardson was spotted for the first time on Sunday, two days after announcing his divorce from co-star Lucy Beaumont
His public appearances follow his joint statement with Lucy on Friday, confirming the comedy couple are to split after nine years of marriage
The pair have starred in ‘at home mockumentary’ show about their relationship, Meet The Richardsons, since it first aired in 2020. Its fifth series began on Dave last week on April 8.
In the show, they play ‘exaggerated versions of themselves’ and make comedic jibes at each other.
A statement to the PA news agency read: ‘After 9 years of marriage we would like to announce that we have separated.
‘We have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to separate and go our separate ways.
‘As our only priority is managing this difficult transition for our daughter, we would ask that our privacy be respected at this sensitive time to protect her well-being. We will not make any further comments.’
The couple began dating in 2013 after meeting through fellow comedian Roisin Conaty, before tying the knot in April 2015 and welcoming their daughter in September the following year.
When Jon and Lucy have appeared on TV together, they often made jokes about their relationship.
The pair have starred in Meet The Richardsons, which began in 2019, playing ‘exaggerated versions of themselves’ and also fronted Channel 4 panel show Jon & Lucy’s Odd Couples, which featured celebrity couples last year.
Jon arrived solo for a family screening of the Bluey episode The Sign at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London
A statement to the PA news agency said: ‘After 9 years of marriage we would like to announce that we have separated. We have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision’
‘At home mockumentary’ Meet The Richardsons, which airs on UKTV’s Dave with the fifth series starting this month, saw Lucy nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in the Female Performance in a Comedy Program category in 2023.
Lucy joked about divorcing Jon a year before the couple announced their split just a year before the couple announced their split.
The 40-year-old comedian made the offensive comment during a joint appearance on Eight Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown last year.
Speaking on the Channel 4 show, host Jimmy Carr said: ‘Lucy and Jon are married.
‘So I know Lucy, everyone watching at home is dying to know… What made you decide to settle down?’
Joking Lucy replied: ‘I’m not watching this for the life of me. Isn’t that a song – just over? Is it?’
Lucy and Jon are known to row in the mockumentary Meet The Richardson’s, playing exaggerated versions of their sleeves (pictured 2023)
“Just passing by?” Jimmy asked.
She continued: ‘You meet in your life old souls, new souls… a *** holes. Who knows what will happen in the future.’
Jon cut in and asked, ‘Shall we break up now?’
The couple began dating in 2013 after meeting through fellow comedian Roisin Conaty, before tying the knot in April 2015 and welcoming their daughter in September the following year.
Recalling their first meeting in her book, Drinking Custard: Diary of a Confused Mum, Lucy said they ‘hit it off’ straight away.
She explained how she had just moved to London to pursue a career in comedy when Roisin invited her to a gig at The Fighting Cocks in Kingston-upon-Thames.
The couple began dating in 2013 after meeting through fellow comedian Roisin Conaty, before tying the knot in April 2015 and welcoming their daughter in September the following year
‘I felt someone’s presence behind me. I almost fainted; Honestly, my heart was pounding as I was sure Jon knew I wanted him,’ she wrote.
Speaking in an interview with Sunday TimesLucy added: ‘It was quite symbolic as we have been fighting like roosters ever since.’
Two weeks after their first meeting at the concert, the duo went on to have their first date and wrote in her memoir, she revealed ‘something quite strange happened.’
“Jon dropped me off in his car at the train station and we exchanged phone numbers,” the comedian wrote. ‘Lo and behold, via Bluetooth, on his dashboard flashed in large LED letters ‘MY WIFE’. I have never gotten out of a car so quickly.
‘I rang my friend Jackie and she told me very calmly that he must be a psycho and to leave London immediately and come back and live in Hull with her again.’