Personal Life
Herring was formerly in a relationship with the actress Julia Sawalha, some years after joking on Fist of Fun that "My ideal woman has the head of Julia Sawalha and the body of Julia Sawalha."
Herring has raised money for the Scope charity since 2003, and ran the London marathon in aid of the charity in 2004 as well as the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in 2011. In January 2011 he was nominated for a Just Giving Life Time Achievement Award for his extensive work in helping to raise money, awareness and support for Scope
Richard is a supporter of York City Football Club and in April 2010 performed a one-off fund-raising gig in aid of the club's cash-strapped youth fund.
In 2010 he was made a Distinguished Supporter of The British Humanist Association
Herring announced in his new Metro newspaper column that he was engaged to marry his long term girlfriend in April 2012. The registry office ceremony took place on Saturday 7 April.
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