Jon Richardson returns to TV as he joins hit BBC show following marriage split from Lucy Beaumont

COMEDIAN Jon Richardson is making a instrumentality to TV pursuing his daze divorcement from Lucy Beaumont.

The star, 42, confirmed his separation from his woman successful April of this twelvemonth and has taken immoderate clip retired from TV successful the meantime.

Now, the prima has confirmed his archetypal surface quality thought to person been filmed aft his divorce.

He volition beryllium a contestant connected the festive edition of Richard Osman's House of Games.

Jon's lone different TV task since the news of his separation is his regular relation connected 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown with the latest episodes having aired successful July of this twelvemonth but it is understood that these were recorded earlier news of his emotion divided was made public.

Fans tin expect to spot Jon connected screens connected the BBC Two amusement soon earlier Christmas.

Coronation Street histrion Jennie McAlpine, comedian and Too Hot to Handle narrator Desiree Burch and choirmaster Gareth Malone implicit the line-up.

The 4 celebrities volition beryllium facing disconnected to triumph a assortment of novelty prizes and wrapper their heads astir a slew of analyzable and challenging quiz-style questions.

Jon and Lucy divided aft 9 years unneurotic successful April.

Last month, Lucy, 41, was pictured leaving a theatre with her rumoured caller man, dependable technologist Martin Wallace.

Now Jon has shared a uncommon update connected his ain emotion beingness pursuing the extremity of his marriage.

During his quality astatine a comedy gig for Absolute Radio in enactment of The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity at the London Palladium, Jon made notation to his azygous status.

He was joined by a stellar line-up including Dara O'Briain, Josh Widdicombe and Loose Women's Judi Love.

Judi's basal up regular saw her speech astir the challenges of dating over 40.

Her words intelligibly made an content connected Jon, who said arsenic helium returned to the stage: "It makes maine deliberation I'm truthful blessed being single."