Richard Osman has confirmed his engagement to Doctor Who actress Ingrid Oliver, two years after embarking on a relationship.
The Pointless host and bestselling author confirmed his engagement during an interview with fellow novelist Marion Keyes on Monday morning.
Osman, 51, had previously sparked rumours of a marriage proposal in April when Oliver – with who was pictured wearing an emerald ring on her wedding finger.
Happy news: Richard Osman has confirmed his engagement to Doctor Who actress Ingrid Oliver, two years after meeting through mutual friends
Asked by Keyes if he was getting married during an interview for The Guardian, he confirmed: ‘Yes, exciting, isn’t it?!’
The Pointless host embarked on a romantic relationship with Doctor Who star Ingrid last summer after knowing her on a platonic basis for many years.
The actress, 44 – best known for her role as Petronella Osgood in the BBC sci-fi drama – subsequently moved into Osman’s south-west London home that October, and he admits he’s finally found happiness.
Appearing on the Christmas Day edition of Desert Island Discs, he said: ‘I’m happy with myself, I’ve got these beautiful kids, I’ve met the woman who I’m going to be with for the rest of my life.
‘That thing of competition and ambition, you soon realise that rocket fuel disappears and it’s about happiness and my kids bring me happiness and Ingrid brings me happiness.’
Osman also dedicated classic Erasure track A Little Respect to Ingrid, who has previously featured alongside the host on his BBC show, Richard Osman’s House of Games.
The host finalised his divorce from his former wife in 2007 and has two children, daughter Ruby and son Sonny, with her.
In the last few years, Osman has dated jazz singer Sumudu Jayatilaka and Absolute Radio host Emily Dean, although both relationships were short-lived.
His relationship with Ingrid reportedly began at a dinner party after the first lockdown, with a source claiming the award-winning author had told friends she ‘is the one’.
