Dawn French and Lenny Henry have broken my heart. The well-known British comedians, who met in 1980 and married in 1984, announced they have split after 25 years of marriage. They have an adopted 18-year-old daughter, Billie.
According to the Daily Mail their relationship failed to recover from Henry’s cheating with 26-year-old, blonde, Merri Cheyne while touring in York in 1999.
They seemed to be a really sweet, totally non-crazy couple… which pretty much means only ScarJo’s boobs and Ryan Reynolds’ abs are flying that flag at the moment. The announcement was made in a joint statement, via the BBC News.
“Lenny Henry and Dawn French are sad to announce they have decided to separate after 25 years of marriage. They made the decision last October and since then have been living together in constant, open and honest discussion. The separation is entirely amicable and they fully intend to maintain their close friendship. Their priority is to commit to the future joint parenting of their daughter.” [BBC News, Pop Sugar UK]
See the couple on their wedding day, in 1984, in the picture gallery below.
Image credit Matrix/ Flynet Pictures. Story BBC News, Pop Sugar UK, Daily Mail.
That’s a shame, two very funny people. Are they both still on Brit TV I wonder? I miss Brit TV a lot.
Can you not watch BBC iPlayer, 4OD, or ITV On Demand, etc., in the States? Well, they’ve not been on screen together for a while from what I can remember.