The new romance comes hot on the heels of Davidson’s split from his fiancée Natasha, who is 23 years his junior. According to sources close to the comedian, Davidson has already fallen quite hard for the 60-year-old former model and even posted a photograph of her on his official Facebook profile for his followers to see. The insider revealed that the pair have enjoyed a series of dinner dates together, describing Rice-Mundy as being very giggly and charmed in his company, while noting that the veteran comic never wastes any time when it comes to pursuing romance.
Maria Rice-Mundy is no stranger to the public eye or high-profile relationships. Beyond her achievements in beauty pageants and modelling, she famously dated music mogul and television judge Simon Cowell back in the late 1980s. Her television career also boasts significant co-hosting credits, having fronted the popular game show Sale Of The Century, as well as working alongside the late, legendary entertainer Bob Monkhouse on Bob’s Your Uncle.
The unfolding romance follows closely behind the collapse of Davidson’s engagement to Natasha, an event he publicly revealed in early September. The comedian had initially planned to marry the 49-year-old at the historic Hampton Court Palace. The venue choice was widely seen as a clever and somewhat self-deprecating nod to his extensive marital history, given that the Thames-side location is famously known as the former home of King Henry VIII and his six wives.
However, those elaborate wedding plans were ultimately shelved. Davidson previously admitted that he lost a £10,000 deposit on the venue after cancelling the ceremony due to increasingly clashing schedules that left the couple with virtually no time for each other. Despite the cancellation of the wedding and the financial loss, Davidson has insisted that there is no bad blood between them, characterizing their parting as a mature and grown-up separation.
Davidson and Natasha had struck up their romance early in 2024, following the breakdown of his 14-year relationship and subsequent marriage to Michelle Cotton. At the time, the comedian appeared utterly devoted to his new partner. Earlier in the year, he proudly brought Natasha along as his date to Nigel Farage’s high-profile 60th birthday celebration held at Boisdale’s in Canary Wharf. During the star-studded event, Davidson reportedly told numerous guests that he was completely smitten, convinced he had finally found ‘the one,’ and even playfully urged his friends to encourage her to marry him.
His commitment to Natasha was further underscored when he decided to rename his £350,000 yacht—which had previously been christened Princess Mitchie in honor of his former wife Michelle—redubbing the vessel Lady Natasha. During Farage’s birthday festivities, Davidson even took to the stage, using the opportunity to gush about his new love, who also worked alongside him as a freelance assistant on his streaming venture, ustreme.com. Jokingly addressing the crowd about his extensive marital background, he quipped that he had just received his divorce through, was attending the party with his new girlfriend, and humorously suggested that he still had plenty of room for yet another wife.
Despite the frequency of his relationship changes, Davidson has consistently maintained that he remains on amicable terms with his former partners. Discussing the finalization of his fifth divorce from Michelle Cotton, whom he wed in 2009, he shared candid details with his audience via his streaming platform. He noted that the house they once shared had been sold, with the final legal proceedings expected to clear smoothly, marking a fresh chapter for everyone involved.
He also recounted speaking with Michelle to wish her the best of luck and organizing a time to collect his remaining personal belongings. Mindful of emotional sensitivities, Davidson noted that he had requested Michelle take their former shared dogs out for a walk during his visit, explaining that he wished to avoid heaping any additional sadness onto an already delicate situation. The comic had initially announced his separation from Michelle in April 2023 after spending two decades as a couple, admitting at the time that he was devastated they were unable to resolve their differences.
Davidson’s complex marital chronology spans more than five decades, beginning in 1971 when he married his childhood sweetheart, Sue Walpole. That union produced a daughter, Sarah Walpole-Davidson, now 51, though the marriage ended in divorce after just one year. In 1981, he walked down the aisle a second time with Julie Gullick, welcoming a son, Cameron, now 41, before their marriage dissolved five years later in 1986.
His third marriage followed swiftly in 1987 to journalist and television presenter Alison Holloway, though that relationship lasted for less than two years. In 1990, Davidson married his fourth wife, former Page 3 model Tracy Hilton, in a union that endured for a decade and resulted in three children: Charlie, now 34, Fred, now 32, and Elsie, now 31. Following his extensive history of relationships, divorces, and famously accumulated divorce costs reportedly totaling around £60 million, Davidson now embarks on this latest chapter with Maria Rice-Mundy as his new companion.
