Former Strictly star Rev Richard Coles – who is on Celebrity Bake Off tonight (Sunday, April 14) – has faced a lot of heartbreak in recent years.
From losing his husband to suffering a devastating family death, here’s an inside look at the 62-year-old’s difficult few years…
Rev Richard Coles – death of his husband
Back in 2019, Richard was left devastated when his husband, David, suddenly passed away.
Richard and David – a fellow priest – entered a civil partnership back in 2010. They had been dating since 2007.
They lived together in the village of Finedon, Northamptonshire, and both served as Church of England vicars.
However, David struggled with alcoholism, which eventually led to his death in 2019.
“Anyone who has loved an addict and lived with an addict will know how tough it is,” he told BBC Radio Northampton in 2021.
He then said that he believed David was “probably” already an alcoholic when they met in 2007. He said that David “always had an enthusiastic fondness for alcohol”.
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