Inside Richard Madeley's colourful love life - first wife, past affairs, forbidden Judy love

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Ask anyone over a certain age who the iconic hosts of This Morning are, and you might find it's not Holly Willoughby and Phil Schofield that is their reply.For some viewers of the long-running ITV show, there was one irreplaceable couple who used to front the programme who will forever stay in their hearts - Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, of course.

With an incredible 35 years of marriage and a hugely successful media career under their collective belts, Richard and Judy are one of the strongest couples in showbiz and are still going good.After meeting when they were both working as TV reporters in 1982, they went on to become hugely popular figures in the daytime TV world throughout the 80s and 90s as they kept viewers captivated with their clear devotion, and sometimes very obvious irritation (on Judy's part).

They've always been known for their strong feelings for each other - daughter Chloe has blasted them for being 'not normal' in the past - but some fans might be surprised to know that things weren't always so romantically rosy for the pair.They were both previously married and Richard, now 66, has been honest about his past affairs while he was married to first wife Lynda Hooley, before he met Judy.Speaking about how many women he bedded during the six-year union, Richard previously told the Mirror: "Oh lots, numerous, probably in the space of about five years, about 10. "Although the marriage had some very happy moments, there was a lot of negativity in it.

I'm not using that as an excuse. It's wrong to have affairs, but I was a very young man."Judy, now 74, first clapped eyes on Richard when he joined her at Granada as a news presenter. "I remember the first time I saw him.