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Richard Osman to marry actress Ingrid Oliver, confirms engagement

Previously said Ingrid Oliver 'brings him happiness'

Pointless host Richard Osman has confirmed the “exciting” news he is getting married to actress and comedian Ingrid Oliver.

Richard, 51, reportedly met Doctor Who star Ingrid in 2020. The couple are said to have begun dating over that summer.

Author Richard was previously married in the late 1990s before that relationship ended in 2007. He is also father to two grown up children, Ruby and Sonny.

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Pointless host Richard Osman explains his point
Pointless host Richard Osman revealed in April he is leaving the show after 13 years (Credit: BBC iPlayer)

Who is Richard Osman’s famous bride to be?

Ingrid Oliver has been part of comedy duo Watson and Oliver with school friend Lorna Watson for over 15 years.

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They have previously enjoyed runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The pairing also memorably spoofed Torvill and Dean’s Bolero routine for Let’s Dance For Sport Relief in 2012.

Ingrid, 45, has also appeared in Peep Show, Doc Martin, Silent Witness and teen romance Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

Ingrid Oliver plays Petronella Osgood in Doctor Who with Peter Capaldi... and herself!
Ingrid Oliver as Petronella Osgood in a Doctor Who scene with Peter Capaldi… and herself! (Credit: BBC iPlayer)

But she is perhaps most familiar to TV audiences from Doctor Who as Petronella Osgood.

Ingrid Oliver plays along in House of Games

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Ingrid Oliver poses at a red carpet event

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Robert Leigh
Freelance writer