Lucy Beaumont admitted she feels 'guilty' about one aspect after her divorce from Jon Richardson.
The comedy couple announced they had split following nine years of marriage back in April this year. Having starred together in Meet The Richardsons, they said they had made the ‘difficult’ decision ‘jointly and amicably’.
The pair added in a statement: “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.”
And Beaumont has recently broken her silence on the separation, explaining that the pair agreed not to talk about anything to do with their marriage.
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But the Taskmaster star has said she does sometimes feel a level of guilt over having their private and family life opened up to some extent.
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."
Respectfully, Beaumont’s priority at all times has been her and Richardson’s daughter. And in another recent interview, she issued a pretty powerful statement.
“I don’t feel any different really, just a bit angrier and not willing to take any s**t from anyone,” she told OK! Magazine. "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 Hull star also spoke about her pact with Richardson as she explained: “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."
Beaumont often uses her social media platforms to call out issues with the comedy industry being male-dominated.
She explained that growing up she saw ‘things very difficult’, but when she got into comedy clubs people told her ‘women aren’t funny’, which she couldn’t understand 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."
Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Sex and Relationships, Jon Richardson
Jess Battison