Ex-Husband of Comedian Matt Lucas Takes His Own Life

Kevin McGee (right), the former husband of Little Britain star Matt Lucas, reportedly hanged himself in his flat in Edinburgh after leaving a status update suicide note on Facebook that read, "Kevin McGee believes death is much better than life." He was found by police.

The Daily Mail reports: "McGee, a TV producer, is thought to have become deeply depressed over the past few months after breaking up with the comedian...Matt Lucas, 34, was said to be 'utterly destroyed' by the news and was being comforted by close friend and comedy partner David Walliams at his home in Marylebone, London. He was too devastated to comment last night and did not attend an awards ceremony where he and Walliams were due to make a guest appearance. He also pulled out of last night's performance of the West End play Prick Up Your Ears in which he is starring."

Lucas and McGee wed in a star-studded civil partnership ceremony in December 2006 and divorced in June 2008, in what was said to be the most high-profile divorce since same-sex civil partnerships began in the UK.

Matt Lucas, on Ingenuity

"I remember being in a chemist a few years ago, and a very loud girl who looked like Vicky Pollard came in with a bag of hot, vinegary chips that were stinking out the shop. The pharmacist said, 'Excuse me but there's a sign saying No Eating In The Shop.' And she said, 'Well I aint eating them.' And she wasn't – she was holding them in her hand. And I thought, well there you go, you've had a victory, haven't you? So I kind of, I admire Vicky – she has ingenuity."

Little Britain's Matt Lucas, on his character Vicky Pollard, in an interview with the Guardian.

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In other Matt Lucas news, he's set to co-star in the upcoming West End production of Joe Orton's Prick Up Your Ears: "Lucas plays Orton's lover Kenneth Halliwell opposite Chris New as Orton in the show, which takes its inspiration from the Lahr bio and Orton's diaries rather than the 1987 pic of the same name. Daniel Kramer helms the play, produced by Sonia Friedman Prods., Kim Poster for Stanhope Prods. and Lee Menzies."

It's set to open September 17.

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