Richard Hammond is seen for the first time since announcing split from wife Mindy after 28-year marriage as he drives to Hereford workshop
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Richard Hammond was seen out in public for the first time since announcing he has split from wife Mindy. The Top Gear star, 55, confirmed the end of their 28-year marriage on Thursday. And on Saturday morning, Richard broke cover as he was spotted driving to his Hereford workshop in a black Ford.
![[The Top Gear star, 55, confirmed the end of their 28-year marriage on Thursday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/12/93988743-14273547-image-a-25_1736596802829.jpg)
He bundled up in a padded coat as he braved the cold weather alongside a male friend. Richard is reportedly staying at a rented property in a nearby village where he runs his 'Smallest Cog' car restoration garage. But before this, he was thought to have been sleeping in a converted barn on his family's castle estate.
![[On Saturday morning, Richard broke cover as he was spotted driving to his Hereford workshop in a black Ford]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/12/93988633-14273547-image-m-27_1736596874895.jpg)
Richard Hammond was seen out in public for the first time since announcing he has split from wife Mindy. The Top Gear star, 55, confirmed the end of their 28-year marriage on Thursday. According to The Sun, Mindy is eager to secure Bollitree Castle, the £7million abode in Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire the couple purchased in 2008.
![[On Thursday, the Top Gear star shared that he and his spouse have split after 28 years together, writing in a statement they will 'always be in each other's lives']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/12/93914825-14273547-On_Thursday_the_Top_Gear_star_shared_that_he_and_his_spouse_have-a-40_1736597208778.jpg)
The Grade II-listed property, built in the 18th century, has six bedrooms, a swimming pool and 20 acres of land. The couple's eldest daughter Isabella, 24, still lives on the estate, working with her father, while younger daughter Willow, 22, lives in Gloucestershire.
![[Richard is reportedly staying at a rented property in a nearby village where he runs his 'Smallest Cog' car restoration garage (pictured at the castle)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/12/93918817-14273547-Richard_is_reportedly_staying_at_a_rented_property_in_a_nearby_v-a-39_1736597205807.jpg)
It comes after Richard was seen without his wife on New Year's Eve nursing a pint of Guinness at a Hereford pub. The Grand Tour host was happy to take selfies with fans at the Wye Inn, Holme Lacy Road, but onlookers couldn't help noticing he was there without his family.
![[Richard married Mindy in 2002 after they first met back in 1995, with the presenter previously sharing that there was an instant attraction between them (pictured in 2006)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/12/93915155-14273547-Richard_married_Mindy_in_2002_after_they_first_met_back_in_1995_-a-41_1736597212520.jpg)
