Lucy Beaumont has given an update on her divorce from husband Jon Richardson during her stand-up show in Cardiff on Saturday night.
The comedian, 40, is currently traveling the country for her first tour called The Trouble and Strife, which ironically is a British slang expression for 'wife'.
According to the Mirror, Lucy explained why the show's name hasn't changed since the split, saying: 'I didn't have time to change the show.
'We're friends. It's the best for everybody.'
Lucy was pictured arriving at her stand up show in the Welsh capital earlier this week in the first sighting since she announced her divorce.
The stand-up star was spotted outside theSherman Theatre, where she performed a sold out show on Wednesday evening.
Lucy Beaumont has given an update on her divorce from husband Jon Richardson during her stand-up show in Cardiff on Saturday night
The comedian, 40, is currently traveling the country for her first tour called The Trouble and Strife, which ironically is a British slang expression for 'wife'
The sighting comes just days after she and Jon, 41, jointly announced their separation in a statement.
Their statement confirmed that the comedy couple are divorcing after nine years of marriage.
During the outing this week, Lucy was wearing a tan jacket with skinny jeans and heeled boots and carried a WHSmith carrier bag.
Her estranged husbandJon made his first solo outing on Sunday, ata family screening event of the Bluey episode The SigninLondon.
Jon and Lucy insisted the separation had been 'amicable' as they detailed their priority of putting their child first.
The pair have starred in 'at home mockumentary' show about their relationship, Meet The Richardsons, since it it first aired in 2020. Its fifth series began on Dave just last week on April 8.
In the show they play 'exaggerated versions of themselves', and make comedic jibes at each other.
A statement to the PA news agency read: 'After 9 years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated.
Lucy addressed the recent headlines focusing on her shock split from Jon after nine years of marriage, she said: 'I didn't have time to change the show. We're friends. It's the best for everybody'
It comes after Lucy was pictured arriving at her stand up show in Cardiff in the first sighting since she announced her divorce from husband Jon Richardson
Her estranged husband Jon made his first solo outing on Sunday, at a family screening event of the Bluey episode The Sign in London
'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.'
The couple began dating in 2013 after meeting through fellow comedian Roisin Conaty, before tying the knot in April 2015 and welcoming their daughter in September the following year.
When Jon and Lucy have appeared together on TV together, they frequently made jokes about their relationship.
The couple have starred in Meet The Richardsons, which began in 2019, in which they play 'exaggerated versions of themselves' and also frontedChannel 4 panel show, Jon & Lucy's Odd Couples, which featured celebrity couples last year.
'At home mockumentary' Meet The Richardsons, which airs on UKTV's Dave with the fifth series starting this month, saw Lucy nominated for a BAFTATV award in the female performance in a comedy programme category in 2023.
His public appearances comes after his joint statement with Lucy on Friday, confirming the comedy couple are divorcing after nine years of marriage
A statement to the PA news agency said: 'After 9 years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated. We have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision'
Lucy and Jon are known for rowing in mockumentary Meet The Richardson's where they play exaggerated versions of themsleves (pictured 2023)
Lucy joked about divorcing Jon one year before the couple announced their split just one year before couple announced their split.
The comedian, 40, made the foreboding comment during a joint appearance on Eight Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown last year.
Speaking on the Channel 4 show, host Jimmy Carr said: 'Lucy and Jon are married.
'So I know Lucy, everyone watching at home is dying to know... What made you decide to settle?'
Joking Lucy responded: 'I don't see this for life. Isn't it a song - just passing through? Is it?'
'Just passing through?' Jimmy asked.
She continued: 'You meet in your life old souls, new souls... a***holes. Who knows what will happen in the future.'
Cutting in, Jon asked: 'Are we breaking up now?'
The couple began dating in 2013 after meeting through fellow comedian Roisin Conaty, before tying the knot in April 2015 and welcoming their daughter in September the following year.
Recalling their first meeting in her book, Drinking Custard: Diary of a Confused Mum, Lucy said they 'hit it off' straight away.
She explained how she had just moved to London to pursue a career in comedy when Roisin invited her to a gig atThe Fighting co*cks in Kingston-upon-Thames.
The couple began dating in 2013 after meeting through fellow comedian Roisin Conaty, before tying the knot in April 2015 and welcoming their daughter in September the following year
'I felt someone's presence behind me. I nearly fainted; honestly my heart was beating like the clappers as I was sure Jon knew I fancied him,' she wrote.
Speaking in an interview with The Sunday Times, Lucy added: 'It wasquite symbolic as we have been fighting like co*cks ever since.'
Two weeks after their first meeting at the gig, the duo went on to have their first date, writing in her memoir, she revealed'something quite weird happened.'
'Jon dropped me off in his car to the train station and we swapped phone numbers,' the comedian wrote.'Lo and behold, via Bluetooth, on his dashboard in big LED letters flashed 'MY WIFE'. I have never got out of a car so fast.
'I rang my friend Jackie and she told me very calmly that he must be a psychopath and to leave London immediately and come back and live in Hull with her again.'
