Ian Johnson, Out Now
June 20, 2008
Matt Lucas is a high profile UK comedian responsible for recent comedy success, Little Britain. He is also gay, and about to become one of the UK's first celebrity gay divorces.Matt Lucas and his partner, Kevin McGee, said in a joint statement: "It is with sadness that Matt and Kevin announce that their relationship has come to an end. Their separation is amicable."
The point here is really that gay civil unions, or gay marriage are becoming just like mainstream notions of de facto and marriage relationships -- and gay relationships will breakup, just like heterosexual ones do. It is a sad reality that not all relationships survive and in this case, as with any break-up, the law oftentimes needs to step in -- to work out how to resolve financial matters between the parties.
Matt Lucas is estimated to be worth between £10 million and £20 million, and their break-up will be a significant test of the laws governing UK Civil Partnerships, as the couple married under these laws in December 2006.
Lucas is well known for his many comedy creations, along with Little Britain comedy partner, David Walliams.
One of Lucas's most famous creations is Welsh gay boy, Daffyd, whose catchphrase has become part of popular culture:
I'm the only gay in the village.
To see just how widely that phrase has become known, you only need know that the photograph accompanying this article is one taken at Berlin Christopher Street Day CSD gay Pride parade in 2005.
Under traditional divorce laws, McGee could be entitled to as much as half of Lucas's wealth -- although the theory that Civil Partnership dissolution follows the same legal course as longstanding UK marriage and divorce laws is about to be considered by the British courts.
With Matt Lucas worth up to £20 million, those laws seem about to be tested in a very big way indeed.
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