As the case of Fiona Wightman, the ex wife of comedian Paul Whitehouse is about to be heard, who is she?

Aside from Prince Harry and actors Michael Turner and Nikki Sanderson, there is one very unfamiliar name who is the final claimant in the case against the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). That name is Fiona Wightman who is the former wife of Paul Whitehouse.

Some of the general public may not even be familiar with her ex husband Paul Whitehouse who is a comedian. He is best known for his work with Harry Enfield and The Fast Show. In 2015, they created An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse to celebrate working together for 25 years. 

So, where does Fiona Wightman come in? The comedian was married to her for eight years and the couple have two daughters together, Molly and Sophie, the couple are now divorced. 

According to The Mirror, “Paul, 63, divorced his wife after something of a ‘mid life’ crisis’ in early 2000s and got together with 41-year old academic Mine Conkbayir ever since.

They met when she was 23, a student and working in a shop and even had Paul’s autograph as a huge fan.”

The Guardian revealed in May that “Fiona Wightman is the final claimant, she is the ex-wife of the comedian Paul Whitehouse and mother of their two children. The idea that she is a victim of hacking is surreal to her, Sherborne says (David Sherborne).

He went on to say that "Among methods of targeting Wightman were attempts to ‘blag’ hospitals into providing records about her health."

Sky News reported that "In court documents, MGN has already admitted using unlawful information gathering to obtain her private medical information while she was being treated for ovarian cancer. Sky News goes on to say that "The group 'unreservedly aplogised' for using a private investigator unlawfully to get stories about her on six occasions-but they deny any voicemail interception."