Richard Hammond's wife Mindy ended their 28-year marriage MONTHS ago after his two horror crashes 'changed him'
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Richard Hammond's wife Mindy ended their marriage months ago, MailOnline can reveal. The former Top Gear star, 55, has been desperately trying to save his 28-year marriage until very recently, but the couple publicly announced they were splitting for good on Thursday.
![[Richard nearly lost his life when he was involved in a 320mph crash while filming a Top Gear stunt at York’s Elvington airfield back in 2006]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/91066647-14270651-Richard_nearly_lost_his_life_when_he_was_involved_in_a_320mph_cr-a-10_1736513257811.jpg)
As part of an impending divorce battle, Mindy, 59, reportedly wants to keep their £7million Bollitree Castle in Herefordshire. In the wake of their split, Richard was said to have banished to his converted barn where he stored his motorbikes, but has now moved to a rented property in a nearby village where he runs his 'Smallest Cog' car restoration garage.
![[He endured a second brush with death after his £2million Rimac supercar careered off a hill and burst into flames as he raced at high speed through rural Switzerland in 2017]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/91066651-14270651-He_endured_a_second_brush_with_death_after_his_2million_Rimac_su-a-11_1736513259893.jpg)
Their shock split comes amid claims from insiders that Richard - who shares two daughters with Mindy, Isabella, 24, and Willow, 22 - has become increasingly harder to live with in recent years due to injuries sustained in two near-fatal car crashes. Mindy previously warned Richard was on his 'last chance', eight years before the couple announced their marriage was over.
![[On Thursday, the Top Gear star shared that he and his spouse have split after 28 years of marriage, writing in a statement they will 'always be in each other's lives']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/93914825-14270651-On_Thursday_the_Top_Gear_star_shared_that_he_and_his_spouse_have-a-12_1736513270744.jpg)
Richard Hammond 's wife Mindy ended their marriage months ago after his two horror crashes put a strain on their relationship (pictured in 2024). Richard nearly lost his life when he was involved in a 320mph crash while filming a Top Gear stunt at York’s Elvington airfield back in 2006.
![[As part of an impending divorce battle, Mindy, 59, reportedly wants to keep their £7million Bollitree Castle in Herefordshire]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/93950639-14270651-The_Grade_II_listed_property_built_in_the_18th_century_has_six_b-a-13_1736513272594.jpg)
He endured a second brush with death after his £2million Rimac supercar careered off a hill and burst into flames as he raced at high speed through rural Switzerland in 2017. In 2006 he was hospitalised after crashing a Vampire Dragster at a speed in excess of two-hundred miles-per-hour and was put into a coma while filming a segment for Top Gear.
![[In the wake of their split, Richard was reportedly banished to his converted barn (pictured) where he stored his motorbikes, but has now moved to a rented property]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/93950385-14270651-Richard_Hammond_reportedly_stayed_in_his_beloved_barn_on_his_spr-a-14_1736513274484.jpg)
