Richard Osman, 54, Says He Looks Best Naked, Opens Up About His 6’7″ Height

Richard Osman says his 6ft 7in height looks best when he’s naked – after previously saying he didn’t like being body shamed over how tall he was.

The bestselling author and TV presenter, 54, said since becoming exceptionally tall at 17 he has felt ‘weird’ and ’embarrassed’ about standing out in public, but he said being lanky looks OK with no clothes on.

He admitted his height and humour meant he did well with girls despite being shy.

He said: ‘I always sort of did ok in that area. I was quite shy. And I was always funny and people like that.

‘But I always felt I looked awful. My self-image was terrible and of course you look back at pictures of yourself and you go “Oh my God, you look great, you look so good”.

Richard Osman says his 6ft 7in height looks best when he’s naked – after previously saying he didn’t like being body shamed over how tall he was (pictured March 2025)

It comes on the same week the bestselling author and TV presenter, 54, was spotted with his wife Ingrid Oliver at Wimbledon

‘But at the time you’re just thinking “This is awful”. Being funny is an enormous help.

‘I felt awful about being tall, and actually people like that. If you’re funny and you’re tall and you’ve got a bit about you.’

Asked by Gyles Brandreth on the Rosebud podcast how he felt the first time he was seen naked, dad-of-two Osman, who is married to second wife Ingrid Oliver, said: ‘Tall doesn’t look bad naked – I’ll say that.

‘It looks unusual on the tube, but in a room where it’s just in context it all seems to fit together.’

Osman has previously told how he became accustomed to daily comments about being so tall.

Richard’s appearance on the podcast comes on the same week he was spotted with his wife Ingrid Oliver at Wimbledon. 

The pair – who met during the pandemic –  put on a loved-up display as they were seen holding hands while walking through the grounds of the famous tennis club. 

Richard towered over his petite partner in a light pink suit, completing the outfit with a striped tie and shirt, brown shoes and his trademark black glasses. 

Richard also opened up about feeling ‘weird’ and ’embarrassed’ after shooting up to 6ft 7in aged 17 (pictured May 2023)

‘Tall doesn’t look bad naked – I’ll say that’, the former Pointless star said

Ingrid, 48, was similarly dressed to impress in a white top and pink trousers and accessorised with a beige belt.

She completed the look with comfortable-looking white shoes, adding a touch of glamour with her gold necklace and white, dotted earrings.

Richard and Ingrid tied the knot in 2023 on a day which Richard described as ‘full of love and laughter’, three years after they met during the pandemic. 

After enduring a difficult divorce with his first wife in 2011 – with whom he shares two children – Richard gushed about his new love interest in 2023 during an episode of Desert Island Discs.

He has been married to Doctor Who actress Ingrid Oliver, 48, since 2023 after the pair met in 2020 (pictured May 2025)

‘I’m happy with myself,’ the Pointless star said. 

‘I’ve got these beautiful kids, I’ve met the woman I’m going to spend the rest of my life with.

‘That thing of completion and ambition, you soon realise that rocket fuel disappears and it’s about happiness and my kids bring me happiness and Ingrid brings me happiness.’

Ingrid is best known for her role as Petronella Osgood in Doctor Who and has featured in her husband’s show House of Games. 

Richard has two children, Ruby, 27, and Sonny, 25. 

The Impossible Fortune’ – the fifth in Richard’s Thursday Murder Club series – comes out on September 25