Julia Keys has revealed how she found out husband, Richard Keys, was seducing another woman behind her back.
She soon discovered that her presenter husband was allegedly having an affair with their daughter’s friend.
The former Sky Sports host was seen walking with 27-year-old Lucie Rose outside a hotel in London last month.
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His wife of 34 years was furious after seeing late-night texts received from the younger woman to Richard.
In her first interview since the reports of the affair emerged, Julia reveals how she ended up replying to a message from Lucie whilst her hubby was asleep – pretending to be him.
She said: “Suddenly a message came through from Lucie saying, ‘Are you OK?’. I took the phone and pretended to be Richard, and wrote ‘No. I’m not.’
“The response was: ‘You sound so sad. I wish I was there to give you a big cuddle.’ We went on messaging from there.”
She goes on to reveal that, after she confronted her husband about the messages, he admitted that he had become “extremely close” to Lucie.
According to claims from his wife, Richard had earlier responded angrily and defensively when she confronted him about the way he was “dealing with his phone”.
During the interview with Mail on Sunday, Julia also recalled how Lucie walked over to her and grabbed her during a birthday party for Richard.
“[She] said, ‘Oh, are you going now, Julia?’ It was the tone she used…” the mother-of-two said.
“That was the moment I knew.”
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Last October, when the allegations were revealed, the sports presenter took to Facebook to post an update.
He said there was “no desire to split up after 34 years together”.
He added: “What an extraordinary 24 hours that has been.”
Richard, who had presented the Sky Sports coverage of Premier League football for 19 years, resigned over sexist remarks he and co-presenter Andy Gray had made off-air in 2011.