Richard Armitage is a very popular and handsome actor, which is why his fans always want to know if he is married and who his wife is.
Armitage, a versatile and veteran actor, has appeared in several movies and TV shows, such as North and South, and especially in the very popular The Hobbit movie series.
In the said movie, he played the iconic character of the Hobbit King, Thorin Oakenshield. He also appeared in several other iconic TV shows, such as Robinhood, Spooks, and Hannibal, in all of which he appeared for multiple episodes.
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Alongside being a popular actor, he is also an equally talented author whose published books include Geneva, Rock Paper Scissors, The Drift, etc.
Other than his career, he is a very private person, but if you like to know about his personal life, especially about his wife, please keep reading till the end.
Has Richard Armitage revealed his wife’s name and when he got married?
Well, the answer is no, because Armitage has never been married, so he doesn’t have a wife. In fact, he is currently single after breaking up with his longtime girlfriend.
Richard Armitage with a woman in a scene of the movie ‘Obsession.’ (Credit: Instagram)
Despite being 51 years old, he is more focused on his career and personal life than settling into a family or romantic relationship.
The actor is very private about his personal life, so he does not like to share his personal information with the media, mainly because he is very shy. At present, he might be dating someone and completely keeping it private, but the chances of that are highly unlikely.
Richard Armitage was previously engaged
Armitage was previously engaged to the very popular actress Samantha Colley. They first met each other on the theater stage of the play The Crucible, where they became on-screen partners.
Their chemistry was off the charts, and fans really adored their on-screen relationships and started wishing they were partners in real life as well.
Their wish did come true, as the pair started dating when they were filming the play and eventually revealed they were in a relationship. In 2016, after two years of dating, they announced they were engaged.
However, something went terribly wrong, and just months later, they revealed they had been separated from each other. The couple did not reveal what the reason for the breakup was.
Soon enough, Colley moved on, and just a year later, she announced she was getting married to someone else.
Has Richard Armitage dated other actresses?
Even before meeting Colley, Armitage was in a serious relationship with the theater actress and his drama classmate, Annabel Capper. The two seemed to be madly in love and wanted to start a family.
At that time, he was just making a name for himself as a versatile actor but still wanted to settle in with her, which he talked about in his interviews.
However, months later, they also announced splitting, and it was quite sudden. Their fans urged them to speak again and reveal the cause of the breakup, but they decided remaining silent was best for both actors.
Armitage has only been in a serious relationship with two actresses in his life, but unfortunately, both relationships did not go as he had planned.
