British comedian Lucy Beaumont is set to appear on Saturday Kitchen this weekend
Lucy Beaumont has become a household name in British comedy – but many fans might not know about her famous mum and former spouse.
The Hull-born 42-year-old made waves as a So You Think You’re Funny finalist in 2011, before clinching the BBC Radio New Comedy Awards the following year. Her Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2014, We Can Twerk It Out, earned a Best Newcomer Award nomination.
More recently, Channel 4 gave the green light to Hullraisers, a comedy series Lucy created alongside co-writers Anne-Marie O’Connor and Caroline Moran in 2021.
Last year saw Lucy venture to the Scottish Highlands for the inaugural series of Celebrity Traitors, which crowned Alan Carr champion. Claudia Winkleman appointed Lucy as a Faithful, though her journey ended when Traitors Alan, Cat Burns, and Jonathan Ross murdered her in a dramatic face-to-face elimination.
Lucy is scheduled to appear on Saturday Kitchen today (May 2). Matt Tebbutt will host the episode, which also welcomes chefs Vivek Singh and Donna Hay, plus wine expert Olly Smith. Before her Saturday Kitchen stint, viewers might be intrigued to discover Lucy’s connections to two very famous figures, reports the Express.
Who is Lucy Beaumont’s famous mum?
Lucy’s mother is acclaimed playwright Gill Adams, who famously secured the Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s Best New Play honour in 1997.
Gill boasts an extensive career across television and radio, having worked on British staples including Emmerdale and Doctors. She even played a fictionalised version of herself in Lucy’s hit series Meet the Richardsons.
The mother-daughter partnership is set to reunite on screen, with Lucy confirming earlier this year that she’s developing a travel programme alongside her mum. While the series is currently in development, it’s yet to be picked up.
Speaking on the White Wine Question Time podcast, Lucy told host Kate Thornton: “I just find it fascinating that I’m just so sure that with the amount of telly I’ve done now and how funny my mum is, if we were men, we would be in our second or third series. Now I’m so sure of it… I’m not just being flippant. I’m pretty sure about it… I think there’s still just a long way to go.”
Lucy Beaumont’s split from comedian husband
Fans will recall that Lucy tied the knot with fellow comic Jon Richardson, having been set up by mutual friend Roisin Conaty. Following a two-year courtship, the pair wed in April 2015.
Their daughter Elsie arrived in 2016 through an emergency caesarean – a traumatic ordeal that left Lucy genuinely fearing for her life.
Lucy and Jon famously appeared alongside each other in Meet the Richardsons, portraying a fictionalised version of themselves. The programme, which enjoyed a five-series run, appears to have wrapped following the pair’s separation in April 2024.
The comedy pair revealed they were ending their nine-year marriage, sending shockwaves through their fanbase.
Speaking about the separation, Lucy explained: “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. We both agreed that while it might be weird for other people not hearing about it, we wouldn’t talk about anything to do with the marriage or each other.”
This week brought news that Lucy is set to join the line-up for a fresh series of The Great Celebrity Pottery Throw Down, with Liza Tarbuck at the helm.
Six famous faces, most with minimal pottery know-how, will tackle the clay and test their mettle at the wheel through a succession of daring ceramic tasks. Lucy joins fellow contestants Fatiha El-Ghorri, Richard Herring, Paul Merson, Layton Williams, and Denise Van Outen.
Putting a spin on the beloved original format, there’ll be no weekly eliminations. Instead, the six celebrity hopefuls will dedicate themselves to mastering the craft across five episodes, guided by expert judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller. Contestants will battle for points in each round, vying for a coveted spot in the grand finale, where a single champion will be crowned.
Saturday Kitchen broadcasts every week on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 10am
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