HULL comedian Lucy Beaumont has revealed her new fiance Jon Richardson proposed to her with a butter dish.
The 8 out of 10 Cats team captain presented Lucy with the ring in a dish during a romantic break.
The pair's engagement was revealed yesterday when Lucy thanked people who had congratulated her on Twitter.
Speaking today, Lucy said: "He gave me this butter dish and I thought 'you've been on TV for years and you're giving me a butter dish,' but inside there was a note saying turn around."
When she turned around Richardson had gone on one knee – although that ended in typically comedic fashion.
"He had forgotten which knee to go down on so he was just kneeling down, I thought his legs had given way.
"Then I forgot what you are supposed to say."
Lucy, who was nominated for the top prize at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her new show We Can Twerk It Out, said she has sent the ring away to be resized.
While not publicly announcing the engagement, Lucy has been inundated with congratulation messages on Twitter.
Wellwisher Chris Thorn tweeted: "Aaah, nice to see @RonJichardson & @lucybeaumont engaged. Lots of pressure on the best man etc to make funny wedding speeches for stand-ups!"
Another fan, Jodie Murs, tweeted: "Would like to say a huge congratulations to @RonJichardson and @lucybeaumont on their engagement! So happy for you both! Much love!"
Lucy replied: "If you tweeted me about 'you know what' thank you very much, very sweet and I'm very lucky. Xx"
She today said it was "lovely" of people to be interested, but admitted she could not understand why, saying: "It's not really local news is it?"
It has been a successful few years for Lucy, who grew up in Spring Bank and later lived in Hessle with playwright mum Gill Adams.
Although she only tried her hand at stand-up to get over audition nerves in her acting career, the former Hessle Road Asda meat counter assistant took to comedy like a duck to water.
As well as winning the New Comedy Award, she has landed her own radio sitcom, called To Hull And Back, which also starred Maureen Lipman.
She has also appeared regularly on shows such as BBC3's Live At The Electric.
Last month, her latest stand-up show, We Can Twerk This Out, was nominated for the top comedy prize at the Edinburgh Festival.
Some critics have described the Hull comedian as the new Victoria Wood.
Lancaster-born Richardson, famed for his neurotic stand-up persona, is due to play Hull City Hall on Sunday, November 9, meaning he will soon have chance to acquaint himself with his fiancée's home town.
The couple now live in south- west London.
Leeds United fan Richardson launched his new three-part Channel 4 show, Jon Richardson Grows Up, this week.
In it, the commitment-phobic funnyman challenged his own feelings towards marriage. He explained how his life had changed since meeting Lucy, saying: "I'm at a junction now where the decisions I make will affect me for the rest of my life.
"Last year I lived with two mates, in a rented house, kicked a football in the garden, drank beer, went to the pub.
"But then, at the age of 31, I met my girlfriend, Lucy. Now, I have a mortgage on a semi-detached house in the suburbs and I have been with my girlfriend a year.
"I don't know if that is growing up or just falling into the trap of doing what everyone else is doing."
On the show, Richardson goes on a month-long road trip with his former flatmate Matt Forde to find out if it is time for him to grow up and accept some adult responsibilities.
In Monday's episode, he met a couple who had been married for five decades, visited a dating agency, spoke to a married couple who do not live together and even met swingers to discover if they could alter his views on marriage.
Initially reluctant to commit to a binding relationship, the comedian admitted on the show: "I can't picture marriage without picturing divorce."
Described by fellow stand-up comic Forde as "grumpy" and "allergic to human contact", Richardson says the purpose of the show was to discover whether "we can really have our happily ever afters".
He said it was time to challenge his marriage hang-ups before Lucy "runs for the hills".
He said: "Now I've met someone I want to be with. I can't shake off that anxiety that I'm going to make her unhappy."
