Lucy Beaumont breaks silence on Jon Richardson split after being left 'angrier'
Lucy Beaumont has issued a defiant response after her and Jon Richardson's marriage breakdown and split amid a seven-figure divorce payout. The comedian, who appeared on ITV James Martin Saturday Morning today, has issued a furious response.
Lucy, who had a BBC show with ex Jon, is launching a new podcast and embarking on her own stand-up tour, and said she is not longer "taking any s*** from anyone". Speaking about her life lately, Lucy told OK! Magazine: "I don't feel any different really."
She continued: "Just a bit angrier and not willing to take any s*** from anyone." Lucy added: "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.
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"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." A statement shared by 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 to divorce and go our separate ways. 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." Last year Lucy opened up about what it was like working with her partner. She previously said: "'We like working together and enjoy Meet The Richardsons and we really wanted to make something that people could relate to.
"Meet The Richardsons is basically an excuse for us to channel tensions into comedy and you see that in the studio, someone might start saying something thinking they’re going to land a blow but as soon as us and the audience start laughing at them, they realise it’s all nonsense."