The comedians announced their divorce in 2010
Before their divorce in 2010, Lenny Henry and Dawn French were married for 25 years. The comedians remain good friends and are both happy now with new partners.
Why did Dawn French and Lenny Henry split? In 2010, the couple released a statement confirming their split, which read: "The separation is entirely amicable and they fully intend to maintain their close friendship. Their priority is to commit to the future joint parenting of their daughter." Each of them have rarely spoke about the end of the marriage but have made some comments.
Dawn French and Lenny Henry's child The couple adopted their daughter Billie in 1991 when she was just two weeks old. Dawn had spoken at the time about her struggle to conceive naturally, telling the Sunday Telegraph: "I had grief for a while. I did have miscarriages, so I’ve had grief about that as well.
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