EastEnders’ Lucy Benjamin ditches her wedding ring and looks downcast after split from husband of 17 years
Lucy Benjamin has ditched her wedding ring a month after her split from her husband of 17 years.
The EastEnders actress, 53, looked downcast as she stepped out without her band on her ring finger for a trip to the supermarket in Essex.
Lucy, who plays Lisa Fowler in the BBC soap, kept a low profile as she headed out to pick up some groceries.
She wore her curly locks pulled back and black thick-rimmed spectacles, paired with a v-neck black t-shirt and white linen trousers.
She sported Crocs on her feet as she pushed her trolly around her local Tesco.
It comes four weeks after the soap star and her estranged husband Richard Taggart called time on their marriage, saying it had run its course.
The former couple have two children together, Bessie, 16 and Rosie, 12.
“It’s been rough for them both in recent months but hopefully they can now start looking forward to the future.
“Their children will always be their number one priority.”
The pair met during a flight to Dubai with Richard asking Lucy out after recognising her from TV.
She previously said: “He was sat next to me and while I was reading a book, he tapped me on the shoulder and said, ‘This must be strange for you because I know a lot about you and you don’t know anything about me, but my name’s Richard and I’m going to Dubai’.
“Fortunately, I found it very funny and we didn’t stop chatting. We were engaged within six weeks — and married within nine months.”
Lucy admitted they rushed into walking down the aislebecause “I was a bit pushy but you’ve got to get on with it,” revealing she was seven weeks pregnant at the wedding.