Richard Hammond's wife Mindy 'demanded divorce' as she 'wanted him gone' Richard Hammond's wife, Amanda 'Mindy' Hammond, reportedly 'demanded the divorce' from him.
Recalling their romantic first meeting in his 2007 memoir On the Edge: My Story, Richard wrote: "In an instant, I fell in love with her and realised I had met my soul-mate and best friend for life.
In a shock statement, Richard, 55, and Mindy, 59, revealed they're calling time on their relationship after 28 years together.
Sharing the news on his personal X account, the Top Gear star said: "A little update from us; this Christmas we were together as a family and this year we will still be a family but just structured a bit differently.
According to Richard, it was love at first sight when they first met in 1995.