Richard Hammond announces his dad has died as he reveals ‘tremendous grief’ just weeks after marriage split

RICHARD Hammond has revealed his dada has passed away.

The Grand Tour star, 55, shared his ‘tremendous grief’ arsenic helium appeared successful a bonus occurrence of his podcast alongside girl Izzy.

Alan Hammond was a ineligible executive before becoming an writer successful caller years.

The bittersweet news comes conscionable weeks aft Richard announced his divided from his woman of 28 years – Mindy.

Speaking connected Who Are We Now, Richard explained: "I person to accidental rather aboriginal connected that since we spoke to Professor Green – due to the fact that that's this week's episode, but we recorded it a small portion backmost – since then, we've mislaid my father, Izzy's grandfather, helium died."

The brace were talking to psychiatrist Dr T astir grief for the other episode.

Discussing the interaction of losing his dada Alan, Richard questioned: "And truthful we are, probably, some of us, Iz, are undergoing alteration close present – is that changing us?"

Dr T talked the brace done what they were experiencing and Richard replied: "For instance, I’ve noticed that since we mislaid my dada I don’t rotation astir regular successful a unreality of… determination was tremendous grief, of people determination was, helium was my dad, but it’s benignant of successful the background.

"And erstwhile it hits maine is erstwhile I’m pottering astir doing thing often inconsequential, oregon reasoning astir thing big, my encephalon has already formed the thought, ‘oh, I indispensable archer dad’ and I lone benignant of get…

"You cognize erstwhile you’re turning a thought into language? So the thought is there, and past I signifier it into words truthful I tin pass to myself and to the world, and it gets arsenic acold as, ‘oh I indispensable tell... oh,’ and it’s not a large crashing emotion, but it’s a definite sense, it’s a reminder, and that’s the encephalon doing what you conscionable described."

Richard announced his daze split from woman Mindy, 58, connected January 9.

The mates person 2 grown up children together, Isabella - aka Izzy - and Willow.

Newspaper columnist Mindy is believed to person 'demanded' the divorce, with a root claiming "she wanted him gone".

The news was shared by Richard and Mindy connected an X relationship they share.

The couple, who were unneurotic for 28 years and joined for 23, said: "A small update from us; this Christmas we were unneurotic arsenic a household and this twelvemonth we volition inactive beryllium a household but conscionable structured a spot differently.

"Our marriage is coming to end, but we've had an astonishing 28 years unneurotic and 2 unthinkable daughters.

"We volition ever beryllium successful each other's lives and are arrogant of the household we created.

"We won't beryllium commenting further and sincerely anticipation that our privateness and that of our children volition beryllium respected astatine this time. With Love, Richard and Mindy."

It is believed Mindy is asking to support their £7million Bollitree Castle estate, located successful Herefordshire, arsenic they gully up divorce settlements.