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Who is Lenny Henry's partner? Everything you need to know about Lisa Makin as the comedian is set to host his last Comic Relief


Lenny Henry is set to step down from his Comic Relief presenting post after over two decades of hosting the show. But who is his long term girlfriend Lisa Makin?

Ahead of hosting his final Comic Relief telethon on Friday night, the comedian made an appearance on The One Show, before heading to the Arlington restaurant with his partner Lisa Makin. Reflecting on his decision to leave the show, he said that he 'missed his gang' of comics who previously presented the programme with him in the 80s, including Billy Connolly, the late Victoria Wood and ex-wife Dawn French. The couple were married for 25 years before calling it a day in 2010, in an interview following their split Dawn said: 'We seem to have shifted with relative ease from a 25-year marriage to a lasting friendship'

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