Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley has said he plans to take a long summer break from the show. During his time on the ITV programme he has been hit by Ofcom complaints for views he's expressed while also making the headlines for a number of gaffes.
Madeley, 66, usually sits alongside Susanna Reid on the breakfast show from Monday through to Wednesdays each week as part of a group of male co-presenters who joined after Piers Morgan left. It was during an appearance on Sunday Brunch that he will be absent from Good Morning Britain in the coming months, reports the Mirror.
He told hosts Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy: "Since Piers left, as you know, his chair has been a kind of rotating gig and all sorts of presenters have come in and done it. It is true that of late I’ve kind of risen to the top of that pile I suppose. But I don’t know for how long as I’m on quite a short contract.
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"I don’t know what’s going to happen. I’ve got quite a big break in the summer, I’m going to France and then I’ll be back quite a lot in the autumn. But as for next year I have no idea and that’s fine for me. I’m not chasing it, you know.
"If they turn around and say ‘We’re relaunching the programme and thanks Richard for all the fish but we’re going to use so and so,’ that would be fine with me.”
Madeley also spoke about his projects beyond the early morning ITV programme, saying that as he gets older he has started taking on projects for fun, as opposed to climbing the career ladder.
This comes after Richard admitted he is unsure about his future at Good Morning Britain while speaking on Kate Thornton's podcast, White Wine Question Time.
Richard said: “But in terms of what I do on my own, which at the moment is Good Morning Britain, although who knows how long that'll go on for.
“I'm doing it month to month at the moment and I'm very happy to. I quite like operating at that level, I've had my main career curve. I'm not seeking some huge career arc, we'll see what happens. But I enjoy it, I enjoy doing it.”
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