Who is Reverend Richard Coles? 62-year-old writer and presenter Richard used to be in a band called The Communards, who are most famous for their hit 'Don’t Leave Me This Way' which came out in ...

The Reverend Richard Coles was a member of the 1980s band The Communards and had a huge hit with the song Don’t Leave Me This Way. He found religion in his early 20s and was ordained in 2005.