Beaumont addressed the divorce throughout her new stand-up present in London.
Lucy Beaumont is taking her latest divorce to the stage. A Metro reviewer attended a efficiency at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre on Saturday, the place Beaumont carried out the present The Bother and Strife, which satirically can also be a means of claiming “spouse” utilizing Cockney rhyming slang (a form of slang during which sure phrases are substituted for different phrases that rhyme with them).
‘I did not have time to vary the present,’ the 40-year-old humorist quipped throughout her set. The Meet The Richardsons star is referring to her announcement slightly over per week in the past that she had divorced fellow British comedian Jon Richardson after 9 years of marriage.
Whereas Richardson is well-known for his roles as captain of the 8 Out of Ten Cats and as a participant on TV panel exhibits, Beaumont is an actor, tv author (she wrote Meet the Richardsons, Hullraisers), and humorist.
The reviewer famous that that is clearly said in The Bother and Strife’s present description. “Award-winning humorist BEFORE she met Jon Richardson, Reside on the Apollo & Taskmaster star and BAFTA nominee Lucy Beaumont…” it learn.
The Hullraisers star started her present by acknowledging the elephant within the room, explaining how she and and her ex-husband separated “final 12 months” however determined to announce it now after a information publication allegedly “came upon.”
“We’re pals,” she concluded, stating: “It is the most effective for everyone.” In addition to that story, the reviewer mentioned the one different reference to the divorce got here from their seven-year-old daughter, who warned Beaumont to not burn sage in the lounge as “Dad will disappear.”
Richardson and Beaumont launched a joint assertion on Instagram relating to their separation, saying the choice was made “collectively and amicably.” “After 9 years of marriage, we wish to announce that we now have separated,” their posts learn. “We’ve collectively and amicably made the tough determination to divorce and go our separate methods.
“As our solely precedence is managing this tough transition for our daughter, we’d ask that our privateness is revered at this delicate time to guard her well-being. We will likely be making no additional remark.”
In 2013, Richardson and Beaumont started courting, and two years later, they married. In an look on The Jonathan Ross Present, Richardson defined how comic Roisin Conaty arrange the couple. He mentioned, “Roisin Conaty set us up, and for months I mentioned ‘in the event you like this woman do not get us concerned as a result of I will spoil her f—ing life’.” He later defined his reluctance. “I used to be very depressed and I assumed, why drag another person down with me.”
Though Richardson admitted to saving Beaumont on his telephone as “My Spouse” earlier than they met, he finally agreed to this point her. A 12 months after getting married, in 2016, the couple welcomed a daughter named Elsie Louise.