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Privacy NoticeLucy Beaumont has confessed to feeling ‘guilty’ about one aspect of her divorce from Jon Richardson. The comedy couple, who starred together in Meet The Richardsons, announced their split after nine years of marriage back in April this year. They described the decision as ‘difficult’, but made ‘jointly and amicably’. In a statement, they said: “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.” Recently, Lucy broke her silence on the split, revealing that they had agreed not to discuss anything related to their marriage. But the Taskmaster star has said she does sometimes feel a level of guilt over having their private and family life opened up to the public.
Lucy admitted feeling guilty for talking about her marriage
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She told The Sunday Times: “I don’t regret anything. But equally, [over] this next stage I am very much keeping my personal life personal. “I sometimes feel guilty that I talked about my daughter and my marriage, and my mum and my dad.” The comedian continued: “I think partly I was feeling grateful, grateful that I was getting the work, grateful that I was being interviewed, and feeling like I had to sacrifice and share everything.” Lucy’s priority remains the daughter she shares with Jon. In a recent interview with OK!, she added: “I don’t feel any different really, just a bit angrier and not willing to take any s**t from anyone. “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.”
The pair had an amicable divorce
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The Hull-born star also discussed her agreement with Jon, saying: “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.” Lucy frequently uses her social media platforms to highlight issues with the male-dominated comedy industry. She shared that growing up, she found ‘things very difficult’, but when she entered the comedy scene, people told her ‘women aren’t funny’. This was something she couldn’t comprehend as her mum ‘was the funniest person’ she knew. “The sexism in everything is still there, exactly as it was years ago, but every now and then people feel confident enough to say stuff like that,” she added. “It’s still a man’s industry and there’s still this bias that actually comedy is a man’s thing, and it can’t be further from the truth.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnComedyLucy Beaumont
