The statement read: “After nine years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated.

“We have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go our separate ways.

“As our only priority is managing this difficult transition for our daughter, we would ask that our privacy is respected at this sensitive time to protect her well-being.

“We will be making no further comment.”

The couple, who have also starred in Celebrity Gogglebox, starred together in Meet The Richardsons, where they played “exaggerated versions of themselves”.

Last year, the couple opened up on the intense pressures they faced, with Taskmaster star Richardson explaining: “To give us some credit, I think we are really good at what is quite an intense thing you know, working together on a project that does take the full year to write the series film the series, edit it and promote it.”

Speaking to Metro, he added: “We’re always working on it and to balance that amongst still maintaining a private life isn’t easy, and I think we’re really good at it.

“There are times obviously it’s difficult because marriage is difficult anyway, you know, I could be a dentist and Lucy could be a teacher and marriage is just difficult.”