Frank Skinner tearfully reveals former co-host Gareth Richards is ‘fighting’ for life after ‘very big’ car accident

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Frank Skinner tearfully revealed on his radio show that his former co-host Gareth Richards is fighting for his life. He raised the subject at the end of his show, saying: “One thing you have to learn to do in this line of work is to put on a false front and the show must go on, and that’s what happened this morning.” Fighting back tears, Skinner said: “Gareth was in a very big road accident this week and it’s not looking great for Gareth. Skinner hailed Richards as “a fantastic bloke”, adding: “I didn’t want to do this show without mentioning him. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Richards co-presented Skinner’s Absolute Radio show alongside Skinner and Emily Dean when it first launched in 2009.