Richard Keys says he ‘doesn’t feel age gap’ with wife 31 years his junior as he reveals he wants to become a father again

The erstwhile Sky Sports big Richard Keys has spoken retired astir his much-scrutinised narration pinch his 2nd woman Lucie Rose, 37, describing his estimation arsenic a “love rat” arsenic “nonsense”.

The 68-year-old broadcaster’s first woman Julia revenge for divorcement successful 2016 aft 34 years of marriage, pursuing Keys’ alleged matter pinch Lucie, a lawyer. Julia was recovering from thyroid crab astatine nan clip of nan split, and said that nan break-up “didn’t conscionable devastate my world, but nan world of our children Jemma and Josh, too”.

In a caller question and reply pinch The Telegraph, Keys sought to clear up speculation astir his 2nd marriage, emphasising that he didn’t “leave Julia dying of cancer, aliases suffering pinch cancer”.

“Sadly, she had crab successful 2008 and [20]09, and we ran into a brilliant surgeon who removed it,” he added.

He besides deed backmost astatine reports suggesting that Lucie was his girl Jemma’s champion friend astatine nan clip of nan alleged affair, noting alternatively that nan 2 women had antecedently socialised together successful Doha, wherever they lived.

“What’s damaging is that group presume I ran distant pinch my daughter’s champion mate, locked her successful a room, and gave her nary prime astir whether she wanted to beryllium pinch maine aliases not,” he said. “All of which is nonsense.”

Addressing their 31 twelvemonth property gap, Keys admitted: “It baffles people, but I don’t consciousness it. I ne'er have”.

He besides revealed that he would beryllium keen to person much children successful nan future.

“If thing of that quality happened, I would beryllium a very, very happy man,” he told nan paper.

“I’ve looked astir astatine men my property who person entered nan fatherhood shape for a 2nd time, and they each look to beryllium a batch much relaxed.

“They’re much knowing of nan domiciled they have. I’ve travel to nan conclusion that erstwhile you’re successful your 20s, 30s, you’re pushing your shoulders to nan instrumentality and you haven’t sewage clip to beryllium a bully father. I’ve sewage plentifulness of time.”