Who is Patsy Palmer’s husband Richard Merkell?

PATSY Palmer lives her dream life in Malibu with her husband Richard Merkell and their kids.

But the occasionally travels across the pond to appear on UK TV shows, including

Who is Patsy Palmer's husband Richard Merkell?

After rising to fame inas , and then taking a career break in 1999, married her second husband, , in 2000.

The couple had forged a 14 year long friendship before they got together.

The pair later renewed their vows in 2012, while enjoying a trip to the .

They first lived in before moving across the pond and , near , in 2014.

And it's Richard who Patsy credits for getting her through the .

Patsy said of her husband Richard in an interview: “He’s given me what I’ve always really wanted – a real family.”;

Patsy told The Express in 2012 that Richard is her “best friend” and an “amazing husband”.

She also revealed that he is a supporter, while she's a fan of their rivals, .

In 2023, Patsy opened up about missing her husband and their family after temporarily returning to the UK, in order to compete in this year's series of .

Taking to Pasty wrote: ”How I miss my magical sunrise rituals.

”My husbands cuddles and my children's energy , but we all have things to do in life that will sometimes test us and help us to remain grateful to be where we are wherever we are.”

Patsy said in podcast Shuffle Skip Repeat that she is living her “dream life” in Malibu and the family has no plans to move back to the UK.

She said: “It's beautiful we live in our own little bubble, Malibu is it's own little place, we very much keep ourselves to ourselves and we have a lot of English friends.

“I pinch myself every morning when I wake up and see the ocean it's like a dream. But I've created that.

“I don't think I would live in England again. I would like to experience something else in life but I'm not too sure if I will.”

Patsy occasionally travels to London for filming as she joined

Do they have any children?

, who was born in 1992, from a past relationship with boxer Alfie Rothwell.

But not long after she married Richard, the , a boy named .

Their son arrived on June 13, 2000.

She quickly had her third child, and Richard's second, on July 7, 2001, when they welcomed their daughter .

Then in December 2010 the couple had another child, a son called Bertie.

Patsy told The Express that all three were born by and “each one was pretty scary”.

The DJ often shares sweet snaps of her children and her husband Richard on her Instagram account @patsypalmerofficial.

Who was Patsy Palmer married to before?

Patsy's marriage to Richard is her second, as she was wed before.

Her first husband was director Nick Love who is known for the films Football Factory and The Firm.

The couple married in 1998 but had by 2000.

They did not have any children together.

In a 2007 interview, Nick confirmed he was still friends with Patsy years after their divorce.