Comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont announce divorce

Comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont are getting divorced after nine years of marriage.

The news comes after a joint statement made by the pair on Friday which said the decision was made "jointly and amicably."

Since 2020 the couple have starred in Meet The Richardsons. The Dave UKTV programme returned for its fifth series on Monday.

In it, Richardson and Beaumont play "exaggerated versions of themselves" in a "fictional view of their life together".

In a joint statement shared on Friday, the pair wrote: "After nine 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."

Aside from Meet the Richardsons, the couple appeared together on Channel 4's Celebrity Gogglebox.