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Lucy, 53, and Richard met during a flight to Dubai in 2005 and were engaged six weeks later.<\/p>\n
They married in 2006 and welcomed their daughter, Bessie, 16, a few months later.<\/p>\n
Famously, Sharon Osbourne accidentally revealed Lucy\u2019s pregnancy during a live episode of The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, which Lucy would go on to win.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Four years later, Lucy and Richard welcomed a second daughter, Rosie, who is now 12.<\/p>\n The I\u2019m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star previously opened up about their \u201cwhirlwind\u201d relationship, telling Woman and Home in 2016: \u201cHe was sat next to me and while I was reading a book.<\/p>\n “He tapped me on the shoulder and said, \u2018This must be strange for you because I know a lot about you and you don’t know anything about me, but my name’s Richard and I’m going to Dubai\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cFortunately, I found it very funny and we didn’t stop chatting. We were engaged within six weeks – and married within nine months.\u201d<\/p>\n She added to Great British Life in 2019: \u201cIt’s quite romantic and people are always impressed by that story.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to meeting Richard, Lucy was in a relationship with her EastEnders co-star Steve McFadden from 1999 until 2003.<\/p>\n She was reunited with the Phil Mitchell actor in 2017 when she briefly reprised her role as Lisa.<\/p>\n Speaking about working together again, Lucy said on Loose Women at the time: \u201cIt was strange really but within 10 minutes it was like I’d never been away.<\/p>\n “It was like having old mates back and I knew they would look after me on my return…It was more about the history of Lisa and Phil and you resort back to those storylines. I didn’t have to think about me and Steve in the old days.”<\/p>\n
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