LUCY Beaumont joked about a divorce from Jon Richardson a YEAR before the couple revealed that they had split.
The actress, 40, made the remark during an appearance on Channel 4’s Eight Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown in 2023.
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Host Jimmy Carr introduced team captain Jon to viewers and then his team, which consisted of wife Lucy.
Jimmy brutally said: “Lucy and Jon are married.
“So I know Lucy, everyone watching at home is dying to know… What made you decide to settle?”
Lucy joked: “I don’t see this for life.”
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She added: “Isn’t it a song – just passing through? Is it?”
Jimmy questioned: “Just passing through?”
She continued: “You meet in your life old souls, new souls… A***holes.”
The funny woman then pointed out that they’d “had a lovely life together”, and joked she’d never had an avocado before meeting Jon.
Lucy said: “Who knows what will happen in the future.”
Jon then chimed in: “Are you breaking up now?”
Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont reveal they’ve split up after 9 years
It comes after Lucy and Jon revealed that they had gone their separate ways earlier today.
A statement shared by PA news agency today 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.”
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The pair started dating in 2013 after Roisin Conaty introduced them.
They tied the knot in 2015.
Lucy and Jon share a daughter called Elsie Louise, who Lucy gave birth to in 2016.
The former couple have starred in a number of telly programmes over the years.
Some include mockumentary Meet The Richardsons and Jon & Lucy’s Odd Couples.
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