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Lucy Beaumont said her career was held back by predatory men on the comedy circuit as it's revealed she has received huge divorce payout from her ex husband Jon Richardson By Melody Fletcher For Mailonline Published: 10:09 BST, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 11:52 BST, 18 September 2024 e-mail 16 shares 93 View comments Lucy Beaumont revealed her career was held back by predatory men on the comedy circuit in unearthed comments. It was revealed on Tuesday that Lucy's ex husband, comedian Jon Richardson, had agreed a mega payout after they split. Jon handed over £1.
625 million to Lucy when they called time on their nine year marriage in April. The pair starred together in the mockumetary-style show Meet the Richardsons for seven years, and amassed a £6 million fortune. But documents for a company they had run together reveal that in June, two months after their split, Jon, 41, paid Lucy, 40, £1.
625 million for her shares in a company they had co run. In light of Lucy's departure from their company, her comments about her career trajectory have been unearthed. Lucy Beaumont revealed her career was held back by predatory men on the comedy circuit in unearthed comments Last year, in comments that do not refer to Jon, the comedian explained how she had suffered 'quite a few incidences' early on as she set out in the industry.
And confirming the 'blacklist' of alleged offenders, she said there were up to 15 men carrying out the appalling behaviour. Lucy, said when being asked if anything had held her back: 'Predatory male behaviour. 'I've had quite a few incidences where if you're in any other workforce you would go to HR, but there isn't one.
I think it's just everywhere and it's not talked about enough. 'It upsets me when I hear about young female comics having the same experiences. I thought for a while it was the same five or six people - and now it's not - I could name you 10 or 15 because of course people talk.
' The writer and performer spoke in July 2023 about the issue on The Comedian's Comedian Podcast. It was revealed on Tuesday that Lucy's ex husband, comedian Jon Richardson, had agreed a mega payout after they split She added: 'Comedy has the biggest gossips ever so everybody knows - or if you don't know the ones I know yet then you will do soon. 'It attracts such interesting, passionate, raw, edgy, wounded people - but it also attracts predatory men who are really messed up and sexually have been repressed for years.
And they get a bit of fame and display these behaviours. Read More Lucy Beaumont stuns Jon Richardson as she jokes she can't see their marriage lasting before split 'It just gets covered up. Their agents know and the channels know and nobody seems to be doing anything about it.
'There's been times when I've just wanted to go on Twitter and just let people know everyone that we talk about, but not allowed to say.' According to recently filed accounts Lucy and Jon's company was worth £4 million last year and the couple are still listed as joint owners of a £1 million detached home with a pool in Yorkshire and a £1 million flat in a swanky part of North London. The pair, who share one daughter together, tied the knot in April 2015 and announced their split in April this year - just days after the launch of the fifth series of their comedy show Meet The Richardsons .
They started dating in 2013 after they met each other through friend Roisin Conaty and went on to work together on a number of shows including Meet The Richardsons. Last year the comedian explained how she had suffered 'quite a few incidences' early on as she set out in the industry Jon and Lucy started dating in 2013 after they met each other through friend Roisin Conaty and went on to work together on a number of shows (pictured in 2017) But four months ago in a joint statement the couple 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.
Meet The Richardsons saw Lucy nominated for a BAFTA TV award in the female performance in a comedy programme category in 2023. The show first launched on the channel in 2020 with the couple writing it alongside Peter Kay's Car Share scribe Tim Reid. Lucy has had a successful standup career and has featured on a number of panel shows including Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster The Last Leg and Have I Got News For You.
In 2021 her comedy Hullraisers, which she co-wrote, was aired on Channel 4 while in that same year she released her first book Drinking Custard: Diary of a Confused Mum. She is back on a nationwide tour from October 4 to December 13. Share or comment on this article: Lucy Beaumont said her career was held back by predatory men on the comedy circuit as it's revealed she has received huge divorce payout from her ex husband Jon Richardson e-mail 16 shares Add comment.
