opera Emmerdale as Gavin. In 2021, the director Benjamin Johns revealed that Richards would appear in his television film Relationships. Personal life He is a former pupil of Felpham Community College. Richards was married to Helen Richards in 2003. The couple had four children, all of whom were still-born due to a rare condition. Richards is a patron of Expressions Performing Arts in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. In January 2012, Richards revealed that he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer. In March 2012, he spoke publicly about his illness in an interview in Hello! magazine. He said that doctors had discovered a six centimetre tumour. Prior to his diagnosis, Richards had been ignoring the symptoms. His doctors also predicted that he would make a full recovery, while his treatment was due to finish later that year. In August 2012, Helen announced on her Twitter account that her relationship with Richards had come to an end. Richards has been in remission since January 2013 and soon became a patron of the awareness charity, Bowel Cancer UK. He is also a patron for the UK charity Chestnut Tree House. Richards later began a relationship with the television presenter Kirsty Duffy. She gave birth to their first child, daughter Freja Amelie, in 2015. Filmography Television Film References External links 1972 births Living people Male actors from Sussex English male soap opera actors