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Saffron Otter

GMB host Richard Madeley's life off-screen - dark family secret and strange first encounter with Judy

Richard Madeley is one of TV's most well-known faces. He has a decades-long career presenting for Britain's popular chat shows and is now a regular host for Good Morning Britain since Piers Morgan's shock exit last year.

The 65-year-old made his telly breakthrough presenting This Morning with his wife Judy Finnigan. Viewers loved watching the pair so much that fans referred to the show as simply 'Richard and Judy' - which later inspired their own Channel 4 early evening show.

But what has Richard's life been like away from the cameras? Richard grew up in Essex, and his dad, Christopher Madeley, was also a journalist.

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