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Lenny Henry and Dawn French split

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MissJacksonIfYourNasty · 06/04/2010 18:21

Just read it in the BBc website. Married for 25 yrs.

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4andnotout · 06/04/2010 18:22

Oh that's a shame.

Spidermama · 06/04/2010 18:23

Really? That's a shame after all this time. You'd think after 25 years they'd be in the groove.

Tortington · 06/04/2010 18:23

oh i thought they already had years ago

Spidermama · 06/04/2010 18:24

I didn't know Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet had split until yesterday.

BigBadMummy · 06/04/2010 18:24

oh no!!! I thought they had one of the strongest marriages.

They are such lovely people (I know their neighbours).

Hope nobody else involved. Is he having an affair with fellow local girl Kate Winslet?

4andnotout · 06/04/2010 18:25

Here.

paisleyleaf · 06/04/2010 18:26

Oh that's a shame. I always imagined great dinner parties with them and Jennifer and Adrian.

JustAnotherManicMummy · 06/04/2010 18:26

Nooooo! I knew they'd had problems but thought they had sorted it out (I write that like I know them )

I liked them because they weren't all show-bizzy about being a couple.

ilovesprouts · 06/04/2010 18:26

stuff happens life moves on

LaurieFairyCake · 06/04/2010 18:27

DH has just said it's cos he spent too much time staring at my boobs - the last time I was in town he had lunch at the table next to me and he was looking down my cleavage a lot

Very sad they have split, they both seem like lovely people.

brimfull · 06/04/2010 18:28

not surprised really
am surprised they lastd this long

she deserves a medal being with him for 25 yrs

HopeForTheBestExpectTheWorst · 06/04/2010 18:56

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DuelingFanjo · 06/04/2010 18:59

AW, weirdly I was thinking about them the other day. Hope they can continue to remain amicable.

RealityIsWalking100K · 06/04/2010 19:00

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BessieBoots · 06/04/2010 19:04

Will he have to live in a Premier Inn now?

Poor, poor Lenny.

thisisyesterday · 06/04/2010 19:04

oh, that;s so sad
I love them both!

bran · 06/04/2010 19:08

That's very sad. I did think it odd when I read something a while ago about her wanting to leave London and move the whole family to somewhere in the country (Devon I think) as they both seemed the London type to me. Perhaps it was an attempt to improve their relationship.

Hasn't he been serially unfaithful? I wonder why Dawn has decided to split now (I'm assuming it was her decision, I don't know why).

rubyslippers · 06/04/2010 19:43

her book Dear Fatty is one huge love letter to him - it seemed very genuine

i do feel a bit sad actually, although i have no idea why ...

25 years is unheard of for slebs

bran · 06/04/2010 19:51

There seems to have been a recent peak of long-term celeb couples breaking up. I was quite shocked by Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins splitting up. Did Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell split too, or am I imagining that?

unavailable · 06/04/2010 19:56

Why does she deserve a medal ggirl?

AvadaKedavra · 06/04/2010 19:58

Very sad for them. Wasn't Dawn picutred last week or two having lost lots of weight? Helluva diet

Willabywallaby · 06/04/2010 20:18
Sad
Hulababy · 06/04/2010 20:20

Seems such a shame, especially after such a long marriage.

Northernlurker · 06/04/2010 20:22

It's so depressing - can we think of any celeb couples who haven't split up?

Errrrrrr

Tony and Cherie Blair

Jeremy Irons and whatshername - Sorcha Cusack? - they're still together aren't they?

thesecondcoming · 06/04/2010 21:18

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