Lucy Beaumont has made a huge gesture towards a cancer charity after losing £79,000 on The Wheel.

The comedian was competing in Michael McIntyre’s BBC game show to win money for various contestants.

The game sees a series of participants, guided by celebrity experts, attempting to answer their way to a fortune.

However, after leading one of the participants astray, Lucy is now pleading with the public to help raise some money.

Taking to Instagram, Lucy wrote to Newcastle City Hall saying: ‘Hello, I’m a comedian (Lucy Beaumont) I recorded an episode of Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel the other night and I lost a cancer survivor £79,000.

‘I’ve done the show before and lost someone £98,000.

‘The contestant in question is a Newcastle lad and top bloke and was trying to raise money for the charity Maggies.

‘Could I put on a comedy charity night at your venue with a great line up to try and raise some money?’

The comedian went on to add: ‘I’ll put my hand in my pocket too.’

Towards the end of last year, Lucy finally broke her silence regarding her split from fellow comedian Jon Richardson.

The pair announced they had ‘jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go our separate ways’, just after the fifth season of their show hit screens.

It was also reported that Jon agreed to a seven-figure payout from Lucy.

The comedians were married in 2015 after being set up by a fellow comedian and mutual friend, After Life’s Roisin Conaty.

The pair welcomed their daughter in 2016.

But Lucy told OK! Magazine: ‘People might think I should talk about it because we were so public and everyone knew us as a couple, but I won’t, and not because there’s any animosity.

‘We both agreed that while it might be weird for other people not hearing anything about it, we wouldn’t talk about anything to do with the marriage or each other.’

The couple’s relationship was well-known to the public, largely due to their comedic collaborations, including the popular TV show Meet The Richardsons, which showed the world their married life.

Their chemistry both on and off-screen made them a favourite among fans, but despite their working partnership, their marriage ended with Jon paying Lucy a settlement of £1.625million.

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