Richard Keys has opened up on his notorious cut up from his ex-wife that noticed him later marry a good friend of his daughter who’s 31 years his junior.
It was beforehand reported that the previous Sky Sports activities presenter left his first spouse Julia in 2016 after he was alleged to have been having an affair with Lucie Rose, his daughter’s shut good friend. They married in 2023.
It was additionally extensively reported that Julia was battling thyroid most cancers on the time, and he or she later defined how the cut up prompted a deep household divide.
Nevertheless, Keys refuted a number of of those claims in an interview with The Telegraph, and claimed the reality had been misconstrued.
‘I didn’t go away Julia dying of most cancers, or struggling with most cancers,’ Keys stated. ‘Sadly, she had most cancers in 2008 and ’09, and we ran right into a genius surgeon who eliminated it. Throughout that interval, we travelled 30 days straight to seek out the very best specialists at the very best hospitals, the very best anaesthetists.
‘I bear in mind working at Arsenal on the day of the operation. It wasn’t that I used to be uninterested, I simply didn’t need folks to know she was unwell or to herald the intrusion that will naturally observe.’
Richard Keys has opened up on his cut up from his ex-wife Julia (pictured collectively in 2006) and stated she did not have most cancers when he left her regardless of what some studies advised on the time
Keys together with his ex-wife Julia (left) and daughter Jemma (proper) in 2007. Lucie was a good friend of Jemma’s
He added: ‘What’s damaging is that folks presume I ran away with my daughter’s greatest mate, locked her in a room, and gave her no selection about whether or not she needed to be with me or not. All of which is nonsense.
‘Lucie’s some of the highly effective, strong-minded people you’ll come throughout. She’s deeply captivated with girls’s rights. Individuals see me as a simple goal, however the narrative isn’t truthful on her. It’s completely incorrect.’
Julia, who caught by Keys when he resigned from his function with Sky Sports activities in 2011 after making disparaging remarks about feminine match official Sian Massey-Ellis, beforehand launched her personal infidelity survival information referred to as The MANScript following their separation.
Within the e book, which was printed in 2018, she shared a number of particulars concerning the cut up.
She wrote: ‘Richard’s affair did not simply devastate my world, however the world of our kids Jemma and Josh too.
‘It’s only now, two years on, that he has admitted he did have an affair with Lucie, in addition to acknowledging his deceit and the harm it has prompted.’
Julia went on to say she had been via ‘a lot’ when he began having his affair, having battled thyroid most cancers in addition to nursing her mum via her last battle with most cancers and her father’s dementia analysis.
Their daughter Jemma was additionally fighting alcoholism in a troublesome time for the household after the 36-year marriage got here to an finish.
Keys additionally revealed he could be eager to turn into a father once more with Lucie sooner or later (pictured – the couple at their wedding ceremony in 2023)
Keys emphasised that Jemma and Lucie weren’t greatest associates, relatively that they had socialised collectively, though he admitted there was anger when the affair was found.
In the meantime, regardless of nearing 70, Keys revealed he desires to be a father once more.
‘If one thing of that nature occurred, I’d be a really, very pleased man,’ he added. ‘I’ve regarded round at males my age who’ve entered the fatherhood part for a second time, and so they all appear to be much more relaxed.
‘They’re extra understanding of the function they’ve. I’ve come to the conclusion that whenever you’re in your 20s, 30s, you’re pushing your shoulders to the wheel and also you haven’t received time to be a great father. I’ve received loads of time.’
