GMB fans call for Richard Madeley to be axed as death threat backlash escalates

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley has revealed he is ashamed of hitting his children when they were younger.On Wednesday's Good Morning Britain (February 23), the TV host debated the new law coming into Wales which aims to prevent parents from smacking their children.Richard has two children with his wife and former Richard and Judy co-host Judy Finnigan.They share Jack, who is now 35, and Chloe, now 34.On the show, he said: "For full disclosure, when my children were growing up, I certainly never used a stick.“But once or twice, I think with Jack – he was the firstborn – I think I sort of tapped his bottom a couple of times with the flat of my hand.“Do you know what? I always thought that was a point of failure, my failure. I felt ashamed of it.”Richard Madeley also shared that he was hit a lot by his father during his childhood.He also said: "When I was a little boy I was hit quite a lot by my dad, who I love very much and he was a great father, but I was hit quite a lot."It was typical of the day, we are talking about the 1960s.

Good Morning Britain has received hundreds of Ofcom complaints after presenter Richard Madeley made a comment about death threats on the ITV daytime show.The presenter, 65, received criticism from viewers after he questioned if abuse received by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was a “big deal” as he hosted the show. Richard's comments led to over 800 complaints to the communications regulator Ofcom, who will decide whether to further investigate.

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Good Morning Britain has sparked 850 Ofcom complaints after Richard Madeley questioned the death threats made against Sir Keir Starmer. On February 14, it was reported that an investigation had been launched into harmful messages that were sent to the Labour Party leader, after Boris Johnson made the false claim that to prosecute paedophile Jimmy Savile. Last Tuesday’s edition of GMB saw Madeley discussing Starmer’s experience, explaining that there are trolls who have been ‘calling for his execution’ online, which led the presenter to ask whether it was ‘that big a deal.

Good Morning Britian has been slapped with more than 800 complaints after comments made by Richard Madeley.

Labour Party were actually a "big deal" in Tuesday February 15th's episode.After the presenter received a fierce backlash on Twitter over his remarks he addressed his comments on the next day's episodeHe stressed that death threats are not "acceptable", as he apologised for his controversial comments from earlier in the week."It was a really busy show yesterday, we had so much to do. I want to say one thing very quickly at the top here," Richard began on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday.

Good Morning Britain has been slammed by viewers after hosting an interview with John Barrowman.On Tuesday (February 22), the TV star was welcomed onto the show by Richard Madeley who talked to him about his new ventures.However, the programme was met with a barrage of criticism afterwards due to the prior allegations of John exposing himself on the sets of BBC's Doctor Who and Torchwood – which he has admitted to but branded "tomfoolery".During the chat, the actor said cancel culture is similar to hyenas "trying to strip meat to the bone" after host Richard questioned him about his allegations.However, viewers weren't impressed with the former Dancing On Ice star being interviewed on the show with them wanting him to be "cancelled" for his on-set behaviour.Richard didn't shy away from the elephant in the room and dived straight in with a harsher line of questioning than usual with the former DOI panellist.He began: "A lot of people in this country would have assumed your career was over. When all the reports came out of this party trick you used to do, which is basically exposing yourself to colleagues which you thought was very funny at the time, and all this came out - and it would seem to many of us that that kind of sunk your career."And yet, here we are talking about brand new projects.

Richard Madeley has revealed that he was hit a lot by his dad during his childhood.On Wednesday's Good Morning Britain (February 23), the TV host debated the new law coming into Wales which aims to prevent parents from smacking their children.During the chat, Richard said: "When I was a little boy I was hit quite a lot by my dad, who I love very much and he was a great father, but I was hit quite a lot."It was typical of the day, we are talking about the 1960s. I was hit with a stick and reflecting on it now if it was outlawed then it wouldn't have broken the law."He then asked TV guest Rebecca Wilcox: "Is that one of the reasons with that knock-on effect, it would make parents them stop and think if this ban was introduced?"Rebecca is a journalist and daughter of Childline founder Miriam Wilcox.She then replied: "It's been proven if you make it illegal, it's a form of education, it's not about criminalising parents, but smacking has a negative impact on mental health all the way through childhood and adolescence."We need to evolve out of violence, you should not be smacking, discipline means teaching.

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Good Morning Britain fans were stunned by Richard Madeley's interview skills as asked John Barrowman a really "brutal" opening question. The ex-Dancing on Ice judge took to the daytime show to unveil details about his new tour and presenting role on All Star Musicals.Before John had a chance to explain what he'd been up to, Richard chimed-in with a question about the TV star's past.Last year, accusations were made that John had exposed himself when working on the set of Doctor Who.In an apologetic statement at the time, the actor defended that his behaviour had been nothing more than "tomfoolery".Hoping to move forward with his leave allegations in the past, he appeared on the programme to discuss his next adventure.However, Richard and hist co-host Susanna Reid had other ideas for the discussion.Richard kicked off the chat: "A lot of people in this country would have assumed your career was over."When all the reports came out of this party trick you used to do, which is basically exposing yourself to colleagues which you thought was very funny at the time, and all this came out - and it would seem to many of us that that kind of sunk your career."And yet, here we are talking about brand new projects.

James Haskell is clearly overjoyed to be becoming a dad for the first time with his wife Chloe Madeley, as he spoke about their exciting news at the live recording of his podcast, The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. After co-host Alex Payne congratulated James, 36, and Chloe, 34, on the news that they will be becoming parents in the coming months, James gushed over Chloe being pregnant.

Jamal Edwards. The GMB star spoke out after attending a vigil for the late music mogul. Sean addressed Jamal's death at the age of just 31 on today's show.

John Barrowman hit back at Richard Madeley after he interrogated him over his past behaviour - to the surprise of GMB viewers.

Sean Fletcher gave a moving tribute to Jamal Edwards on Good Morning Britain after attending a vigil in London. Jamal, the son of Loose Women’s Brenda Edwards, was just 31 when he tragically died on Sunday morning from a sudden illness.

Good Morning Britain viewers were taken aback as Richard Madeley got stuck straight in to an interview with John Barrowman.

KATE Garraway said she broke down in tears seeing husband Derek Draper hugging their son Billy for the first time since his devastating Covid battle. An exclusive clip from new documentary Caring For Derek aired on Good Morning Britain today showing Derek, 54, lifting his arm to embrace his son.

Good Morning Britain presenter Sean Fletcher was "working on a project" with Jamal Edwards before his tragic death.The SBTV founder tragically passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 31 from a sudden illness.Speaking on the ITV show on Tuesday, Sean confirmed he had been in talks with Jamal about working on a project to help protect their shared local community of Acton in West London. Richard Madeley asked Sean: "You were working with him on a project, weren't you?"Sean replied: "We were talking about protecting our community.

James Haskell, 36, were expecting their first baby, with the parents-to-be, as well as grandparents Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan, clearly over the moon with the sweet news.And keeping her followers abreast of her pregnancy journey over the weekend, the TV presenter and fitness influencer revealed that a lot of people had been asking whether she was still lifting during her pregnancy, sharing: ‘The answer is yes!’Chloe – who wasn’t able to work out due to being ‘so unwell’ earlier in the pregnancy – insisted it was ‘perfectly healthy and beneficial’ to continue training, and that you should be able to do what you were doing before you fell pregnant – albeit with some tweaks to your routine.She wrote on a series of slides: ‘In all honesty, I couldn’t for about 2 months because I was so unwell (very sick and shockingly bad headaches), but gradually I’ve been able to resume my training frequency over the last 2-3 weeks.‘I’ve had incredibly bad DOMS because I haven’t gone 2 months without training in over 9 years but I like knowing the stimulus has returned and I’m excited to have a new reason to workout.

Daytime TV fans were surprised as Judy Finnigan made a very rare onscreen appearance alongside husband Richard Madeley. Judy - who has been noticeably absent from our screens since 2018 when her daughter Chloe revealed she’d chosen to step away from presenting - popped up on a special episode of Lorraine on Monday 21 February.The hour-long programme, hosted by Lorraine Kelly, was dedicated to This Morning’s Phillip Schofield, as he marked a milestone 40 years in the business.Turning out to celebrate their pal, Judy, 73, and Richard, 65, who launched This Morning back in 1988, recorded a moving message from their home.

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has sent her love to her ITV co-star Brenda Edwards following the tragic death of her son Jamal Edwards. After the sad news broke that music pioneer Jamal had passed away aged 31 and heartfelt tributes poured in, Susanna and her co-host Richard Madeley paid their respects.

Piers Morgan appears to very much enjoy the claims that he is "irreplaceable" following his famous exit from Good Morning Britain last year.The controversial TV star commanded quite the following from his time on the ITV show and tends to keep fans divided with his views and no-holds-barred comments. Piers' exit from the show followed his controversial comments regarding Meghan Markle after her interview with Oprah last year, and since his exit, a permanent replacement is yet to be named.