Everyone needs to move on in their life after they’ve gone through a divorce, that’s just what Sarah Millican did after hers, and it led to a comedy award.

Last weekend saw the final weekend of Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe, and the If.comedy Awards were presented that saw Newcastle-upon-Tyne divorcee Sarah Millican pick up a £4,000 prize as the best newcomer.

Millican’s comedy routine is largely based on her bitter divorce as she addresses: “the questions that you ask when you split up with somebody”.

She’s stayed very down to earth as well after her success, saying she’ll probably spend the money on a new car as hers is about give up the goat:

I don’t want the loan to outlast the car. If I can pay it off, I can get a newer car a bit sooner. It’s really boring - but it’s normal.

After winning the best newcomer award, Sarah was delighted with the reception she received:

I got loads of kisses and hugs. It was worth it just for that.

Millican started her career in comedy after her recent divorce as she wanted to move in her life and try something. She began her comedy life by taking the mike for a five minute in turn:

In a really scary pub in Newcastle where they were all sat with their arms folded saying, ‘Come on then, woman’.

The first half was hard and the second half went really well. I thought, ‘Oh, I like this.’

Her comedy is about the thoughts that go through someone’s mind after a divorce or break-up, and the effect to the self esteem that entails.

It was things like ‘what if I want kids?’, ‘what if nobody fancies me any more?’ and all these things that most people have probably thought.

Even if they weren’t in a marriage, everybody’s split up with somebody and had all of these horrible thoughts. I answered mine throughout the course of the show.

Millican can look forward to a promising career in comedy from now on, proving that there is life after divorce.