Who was Richard E. Grant’s wife who he ‘still writes to every night’?

Richard E. Grant has never shied away from being open about the love of his life, his late wife Joan Washington (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Richard E Grant is one of the UK’s most adored actors, so it’s no shock that the death of his wife a few years ago caused widespread anguish across the nation.

The screen icon, 69, is one of this year’s Celebrity Traitors stars, and may certainly be one of this year’s ‘Big Dogs’ thanks to his infectiously warm personality, as well as his genuine national treasure status.

But ...