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Jasmine Allday

Richard Madeley felt 'ashamed' and a failure for hitting his kids when they were young

Richard Madeley felt like a "failure" for smacking his children when they were young.

The Good Morning Britain presenter took part in a debate on the ITV breakfast show today, as he, Susanna Reid and two guests discussed where parents should smack their children or not.

It comes as Wales plan to make smacking children illegal from March 21, with Richard - who has Jack, now 35, and Chloe, 34, with his wife Judy Finnigan - confessing he felt "ashamed" of smacking his kids in the past.

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