Lenny Henry, whose full name is Lenworth George Henry, is truly a multi-talented person: actor, comedian, singer, TV host, writer, etc. His followers know that he is enjoying a relationship with a woman named Lisa Makin after his divorce from his long-time wife. Here is an article about Lenny’s partner, Lisa Makin.
Meet Lisa Makin, Actress Lenny Henry Partner
Lenny achieved initial success as a stand-up comedian in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1985, he co-founded the charity Comic Relief with comedy writer Richard Curtis. As of this writing, Comic Relief has raised over $1 billion.
As an actor, Lenny has appeared in many television shows, including Tiswas, Chef!, The Magicians, and many more. He currently stars in the Amazon Prime series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of the Tower.
Actor Lenny Henry began a new relationship with theater producer and casting director Lisa Makin a few years after his divorce from comedian Dawn French in 2010.
In 2012, Lenny told The Mirror that he was excited about his new relationship. He added, “It’s different and it’s great. Life changes and life goes on. It’s like one chapter closes and another opens. It’s great and it’s evolving — and that’s great.”
Lenny and his partner Lisa have both kept their relationship private. However, fans got an insight into their life together when Lenny appeared on Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast in May 2020.
Throughout the interview, Lenny said the word “partner” several times. At around 29 minutes and 25 seconds, the actor loudly said, “Hurrah, she’s here with a cup of tea. Hurrah!” Lenny then clarified what he had said by saying, “Mr. and Mrs.”
The adorable couple also recently attended the National Theatre’s Up Next fundraising gala in London. Lenny wore a black suit with a matching tie and a crisp white shirt while his co-star Lisa wore a sparkling red sequin jacket and black blouse.
Lenny and his ex-wife Dawn were a couple for 25 years before they decided to split in 2010. The couple first met when they were both members of the Comic Strip in 1980. Four years later, they were married.
After their divorce, the couple explained, “The separation is completely amicable and they fully intend to maintain their close friendship. Their priority is their commitment to co-parenting their daughter going forward.”
Lenny and Dawn also have a child, daughter Billie, who they decided to raise together after their divorce. The former couple adopted Billie in 1991 when she was just two weeks old.
In an interview with the Mirror, Lenny said he didn’t find the divorce process difficult. In fact, he said the divorce made him closer to his daughter Billie.
Dawn, on the other hand, is glad that they were able to easily transform their 25-year marriage into a long-term friendship. She says, “I was surprised at how well we did—there was no fighting, and we became the best of friends.”
Meanwhile, Dawn told The Mirror: “Surprisingly, we seem to have moved from a 25-year marriage to a long-term friendship quite easily.
Dawn married therapist Mark Bignell in September 2022. The couple married in 2013. Lenny and his daughter attended the wedding.
Are Lisa Makin and Lenny Henry married?
As of 2022, it appears that Lisa Makin and Lenny Henry are still not married.
Neither Lenny nor Lisa have ever spoken about whether they are married or engaged. However, in March 2022, when Lisa and Lenny appeared together at the National Theatre’s Up Next fundraising event, the Daily Mail reported that Lisa was wearing an engagement ring.
So maybe this lovely couple is engaged but not married yet.
Lisa Makin Age
Born in 1963, Lisa Makin is 58 years old as of September 2022.
Lisa Makin Jobs
As we mentioned, Lisa Makin is a professional Broadway stage director and casting director.
According to Lisa’s IMDB account, her television credits as a casting director include No Masks, Danny and the Human Zoo, Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky, and Mine All Mine, among others. Additionally, King Hedley II, Rosmersholm, Pressure, Other Desert Cities, and The Country are some of the stage productions she has worked on as a casting director.
Lisa’s LinkedIn username tells us that she also works as a Creative Producer at Sonia Friedman Productions. Her credits with Sonia Friedman Productions include By The Bog of Cats, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre).
To add to Lisa’s work, she joined the Chicago Festival Theatre team as Creative Producer in January 2014.
Is Lisa Makin on IG and Facebook?
As of this writing, we have not found any social media presence for Lisa Makin. We do not know if Lisa has had accounts on Instagram and Facebook in the past.
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What is Lisa Makin’s nationality?
Lisa Makin is a British woman.
At just under 5 feet 7 inches tall, Lisa Makin’s height is considered above average for a woman.