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Daily Mail
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Richard Osman says he pined for wife Ingrid Oliver for a year before meeting on the set of his BBC show - after therapist told him his 'journey would only end when he found love'
Richard Osman admits he pined for wife Ingrid Oliver over a protracted 12-month period before finally meeting her for the first time on the set of a BBC quiz show. Osman exchanged vows with the actress in 2022 following a whirlwind romance that began two years earlier, when she featured as a guest on his popular House Of Games TV series. But the presenter and author, 54, admits he was already interested in Oliver - best known for her former role as Petronella Osgood in Doctor Who - through their previous interactions on social media. 'I was aware of Ingrid from social media and thought she was very funny, but beyond a single tweet we'd never communicated,' he told the Sunday Times. 'I asked our mutual friend, the comedian Lou Sanders, to check if Ingrid was available. She wasn't. Twelve months later, in 2021, Ingrid was a guest on my quiz show House of Games. 'This time Lou told me Ingrid was available, so I spent a long day in front of the cameras desperately trying not to flirt. I made eye contact less with her than any other guest ever.' Already a father of two from a former relationship, Osman had turned to therapy in an attempt to address an addiction to food and confront his negative body image, but remained hopeful that 'the right person was out there' before finally meeting Oliver. 'I got to a point where I was happy in myself and my work but my therapist said, 'You won't finish your journey until you're in a relationship.'' he recalled. 'He was right. I've always wanted to be part of a team.' Osman and Oliver, 48, moved in together just weeks after meeting on set, but the actress admits she was initially reticent about the prospect of marriage after seeing her parents marry 'eight times in total between them' during a tumultuous childhood. She said: 'I'd seen marriages not working, so I never wanted to make that commitment unless I knew for sure.' Unbeknownst to Osman, the actress had also embarked on a failed IVF journey the year before they met. 'When Richard first asked Lou if I was single, I was. I was aware of him from Twitter and the telly, and I thought he was a lovely, kind, clever man, but I'd decided to try IVF and thought, I can't do this if I'm dating,' she recalled. 'But even then — and I don't want to sound stalkerish — I had an inkling we'd get together later. I tried IVF three times (it was brutal) before accepting defeat. When Richard got back in touch, I'd made my peace with that process and was ready to move on.' Osman previously told HELLO magazine of their meeting: 'Ingrid came on House of Games. I knew who she was through social media. We'd never met – I had never met her. I had a little twinkle in my eye, I'll admit that. 'She came on, we filmed that day together. Our first date is completely on camera. After filming, I was thinking, "How can I ask her for a drink, this is difficult."' Appearing on the Christmas Day edition of Desert Island Discs in 2022, he said: 'I'm happy with myself, I've got these beautiful kids, I've met the woman who I'm going to be with for the rest of my life. 'That thing of competition and ambition, you soon realise that rocket fuel disappears and it's about happiness and my kids bring me happiness and Ingrid brings me happiness.'
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Richard Osman, 54, declares he looks best NAKED as much-loved presenter opens up about feeling 'weird' and 'embarrassed' about his 6ft 7in height
Richard Osman says his 6ft 7in height looks best when he's naked - after previously saying he didn't like being body shamed over how tall he was. The bestselling author and TV presenter, 54, said since becoming exceptionally tall at 17 he has felt 'weird' and 'embarrassed' about standing out in public, but he said being lanky looks OK with no clothes on. He admitted his height and humour meant he did well with girls despite being shy. He said: 'I always sort of did ok in that area. I was quite shy. And I was always funny and people like that. 'But I always felt I looked awful. My self-image was terrible and of course you look back at pictures of yourself and you go "Oh my God, you look great, you look so good". 'But at the time you're just thinking "This is awful". Being funny is an enormous help. 'I felt awful about being tall, and actually people like that. If you're funny and you're tall and you've got a bit about you.' Asked by Gyles Brandreth on the Rosebud podcast how he felt the first time he was seen naked, dad-of-two Osman, who is married to second wife Ingrid Oliver, said: 'Tall doesn't look bad naked - I'll say that. 'It looks unusual on the tube, but in a room where it's just in context it all seems to fit together.' Osman has previously told how he became accustomed to daily comments about being so tall. Richard's appearance on the podcast comes on the same week he was spotted with his wife Ingrid Oliver at Wimbledon. The pair - who met during the pandemic - put on a loved-up display as they were seen holding hands while walking through the grounds of the famous tennis club. Richard towered over his petite partner in a light pink suit, completing the outfit with a striped tie and shirt, brown shoes and his trademark black glasses. Ingrid, 48, was similarly dressed to impress in a white top and pink trousers and accessorised with a beige belt. She completed the look with comfortable-looking white shoes, adding a touch of glamour with her gold necklace and white, dotted earrings. Richard and Ingrid tied the knot in 2023 on a day which Richard described as 'full of love and laughter', three years after they met during the pandemic. After enduring a difficult divorce with his first wife in 2011 - with whom he shares two children - Richard gushed about his new love interest in 2023 during an episode of Desert Island Discs. 'I'm happy with myself,' the Pointless star said. 'I've got these beautiful kids, I've met the woman I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. 'That thing of completion and ambition, you soon realise that rocket fuel disappears and it's about happiness and my kids bring me happiness and Ingrid brings me happiness.' Ingrid is best known for her role as Petronella Osgood in Doctor Who and has featured in her husband's show House of Games. Richard has two children, Ruby, 27, and Sonny, 25.
Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Richard Osman and his wife Ingrid Oliver hold hands as they attend the first day of Wimbledon in matching pink outfits
Richard Osman and his wife Ingrid Oliver were a picture of happiness on Monday as they attended Wimbledon in matching pink outfits. The host and acclaimed author, 54, who met his wife when she was a contestant on House Of Games, towered over his petite partner in a light pink suit. He completed the outfit with a striped tie and shirt, brown shoes and his trademark black glasses. Ingrid, 48, was similarly dressed to impress in a white top and pink trousers and accessorised with a beige belt. She completed the look with comfortable-looking white shoes, adding a touch of glamour with her gold necklace and white, dotted earrings. The pair were smiling widely, with Ingrid donning a pair of oversized sunglasses as they enjoyed the sporting event in temperatures of up to 32 degrees. The writer and television presenter's appearance comes amid a happy time for him financially after his company's accounts doubled to a stunning £4.5million in the past year. Records for Six Seven Entertainment - of which Osman is the sole director - saw its cash in bank and hand soar from £2,071,556 in 2024 to £4,451,074 in 2025. Listed as producing 'artistic creation' on Companies House, the business was only incorporated in 2022 with £1.8million already in the bank. It comes after a stellar year for the former Pointless host, which saw the build up to his series being adapted by Netflix, starring Dame Helen Mirren, Celia Imrie, Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ben Kingsley. On its publication in 2020, The Thursday Murder Club became the only book to have sold more than one million copies in the same year as its release and the third-highest-selling hardback novel after Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol and JK Rowling's Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows. It was said to have been bought for a seven-figure sum by Viking Press after a 10-publisher bidding war. It was followed by three sequels, The Man Who Died Twice in 2021, The Bullet That Missed in 2022 and The Last Devil to Die in 2023. A fifth book - The Impossible Fortune - is set to be released on September 25. It comes after a stellar year for the former Pointless host, which saw the build up to his series being adapted by Netflix , starring Dame Helen Mirren , Celia Imrie, Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ben Kingsley Sir David Beckham led the stars who were out in force in London's heatwave on Monday to attend the first day of the Championships 2025 David took his seat alongside his mum Sandra and old friend Sir Gareth Southgate for the Gentlemen's Singles first round match between Fabio Fognini and Carlos Alcaraz The Met Office provisionally described today as the 'warmest start to Wimbledon on record' The novels have turned into a runaway success story, selling more than 10 million copies globally. The film rights to the book were soon snapped up by legendary director Steven Spielberg with his production company Amblin Entertainment beating off competition from 13 other studios. He also started hosting The Rest is Entertainment alongside Marina Hyde in late 2023, with the hit show spilling the pair's insider knowledge of TV, films and pop culture. In the last year, accounts revealed Osman had to pay £674,327 in tax and social security - with a further £74,512 going to other creditors. This is up from £155,754 in tax and £11,325 last year. Netflix is set to release Thursday Murder Club on August 28, a year after Osman revealed that the film adaptation of his book will star Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley. Dame Helen, 79, will be playing Elizabeth Best, Sir Ben, 81, is portraying Ibrahim Arif and Pierce, 71, will taken on the role of Ron Ritchie.
