Richard Hammond, the husband of his almost three decades, has spoken out about how his ex-wife Mindy helped him recover from a car crash.
Richard Hammond hinted that his wife Amanda ‘Mindy’ Hammond played a crucial role in his recovery from a coma. The 55-year old-presenter revealed that he and columnist Mindy, 59, decided to part ways after nearly three decades of marriage earlier this year.
They announced that their marriage was “going to end,” according to a joint statement from him. Their relationship had gained traction over the years, particularly after his car crashed while Top Gear was being filmed in 2006.
Richard suffered a brain injury and was in a coma in intensive care for several weeks. Now, he has addressed their split for the first time as he compared the divorce to his crash.
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We can decide, he said, “Whatever happens to us.” Not right now, perhaps. I didn’t make the decision to make this a good thing because the car was going over at 320 mph, but there came a point where I thought, “Hey, my reaction is going to be positive.”
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he went on: “That’s what you have to do. Well, it’s what I do.” Richard previously suggested that Mindy’s “screaming” at his bedside may have helped rouse him from the coma.
In a YouTube video released in 2022, he shared what he had dreamed about while he was in a coma. He then reflected on this experience. The TV star claimed that “a lot of morphine” was “really vivid” as it “came through my system” toward the end of his coma.
He described it as a “walk in the Lake District.” The former Grand Tour host said, “I was enjoying myself and enjoying myself as a child, and gradually I developed a sense of… y’know when you stay out just that bit too late. You’re still having some trouble, but you’re still not going to be very bad.
That feeling “grew and grew,” he said. Richard continued by stating that he had walked up a hill in the countryside and toward a tree while recording the footage there.
He claimed that as he approached the tree, he sensed that he was actually experiencing “trouble.” Before continuing, Richard continued, “Until eventually in my dream I turned back – I didn’t walk round this tree and carry on, and I woke [from the coma]”.
He continued by revealing that he had told Mindy about the “dream” after he was in a coma, and that she had then shared “her side of the story.” She had been placed in intensive care at the same time as I was having that dream, Richard said.
Mindy was informed, “It’s not looking good. We believe we will lose him. Richard explained that Mindy inquired about whether she could “really shout” at him before being told that it was “not really,” before asking if she could do so.
“And she did,” And she apparently yelled, “don’t you dare die,” and screamed at me. In my dream, I turned back from this tree. And I woke up right away.
Richard announced their separation in a joint statement that read: “A little update from us; this Christmas we were together as a family and this year we will still be a family but just structured a bit differently.
Although our marriage is about to end, our two daughters and our amazing 28 years of marriage are in order. We are proud of the family we created and we will always be a part of one another’s lives. We won’t be commenting further, but we sincerely hope that our privacy and that of our children will be respected at this time. Richard, Mindy, and Love.
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Source: Mirror
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