Romesh Ranganathan has revealed his wife Leesa was left upset after receiving a racist message about their marriage.
The 48-year-old described the incident during a pub performance in New Malden, the Daily Mail reports.
The Celebrity Traitors star previously discussed racist abuse directed at his sons on his Wolf and Owl podcast.
Romesh Ranganathan has revealed his wife was targeted by trolls (Credit: Zak Hussein / SplashNews.com)
Romesh Ranganathan describes racist message sent to his wife Leesa
According to the paper, Leesa received the message on Instagram, where someone targeted her for marrying Romesh.
Romesh said: “She was incredibly upset, and I said, ‘Here’s my advice: look at our house. You’ve come over to the dark side, and it’s working pretty [bleeping] well for you. Cry those tears into the swimming pool.’”
He acknowledged that he wasn’t to blame, but said he still felt bad about what had happened.
Romesh explained: “She is upset now because she is married to me. That’s not a nice thing to contend with.”
He also told the audience that he receives racist messages online every day.
The pub appearance saw him testing material for his tour, Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life.
Leesa is a drama teacher, while Romesh taught maths before his comedy career. The couple met while working at Hazelwick School in Crawley, according to reports.
The pair have three sons together.
Romesh has previously told The Guardian that Leesa does not mind him mentioning her in his comedy. He said she viewed those references as jokes rather than meaningful comments.
Romesh Ranganathan is on Celebrity Traitors (Credit: BBC)
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