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Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are probably the most famous married couple on British television, having met while working for Granada Television in 1982.Now they've opened up about the obstacles they faced when first falling in love.Both were in unhappy marriages - with Judy already a mum to six-year-old twins.Richard said he knew he wanted to marry Judy after just their third date - but she was apprehensive about their eight-year age gap. She was 34, while he was 26.

Richard Madeley has been a regular on our TV screens for decades, having fronted shows including This Morning and now being one of the presenters of Good Morning Britain. The 67 year old, who has opened up about an unpleasant encounter he had with an angry GMB viewer, rose to fame alongside his wife, Judy Finnigan, 75, with the duo fronting their own chat show, Richard & Judy, alongside other TV projects. Judy has since stepped away from television work.

Richard Madeley has become a nation's favourite over the span of his long-running career, rising to fame alongside his wife Judy Finnigan.

After being married for 35 years and on our screens together for around the same time, it’s hard to imagine TV couple Richard and Judy without Richard or without Judy. The journalist duo, who first met while they were working together back in the early 80s, are one of showbiz’s most recognisable and long-standing couples. From presenting This Morning together from 1988 to 2001 to fronting their own show, Richard & Judy, the pair are still going strong, with the couple’s daughter, Chloe, 35, even admitting that her parents spend every waking moment together.

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.

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.

Good Morning Britain presenter said the pair were "kindred spirits" and from the first moment they met they had just "clicked".At the time, Judy was married to her first husband David Henshaw, who she tied the knot with in 1974 and they shared six-year-old twins, Tom and Jack.Richard was married to Lynda Hooley for five years before they divorced in 1983, a year after he had met Judy.The former This Morning presenter knew he wanted to marry his other half after their third date - but she was apprehensive about their eight-year age gap.Judy was 34 and Richard was 26 at the time.The pair were admittedly unhappy in their respective marriages before they embarked on their romance.When Richard arrived at Granada Television, the anchor spotted Judy and immediately developed a crush.Judy even confessed she thought Richard's suit at the time was "a bit flash", however since he otherwise "looked nice", she decided to let their relationship develop.She revealed their colleagues were convinced the pair were only involved in "a fling" and were left astonished when they each got a divorce from their other halves.Judy told the White Wine Question Time podcast while alongside her husband of 36 years: "There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that my boys, who were six, twins, they are - two six-year-old boys were my absolute priority and they had to be."And as Richard and I got closer, and it was clear that we… you kind of talked about marriage after about three weeks, didn’t you, I remember."It was clear things were very, very serious."The former This Morning presenter went on to end her marriage to journalist David after 12 years.Richard Osman breaks silence following Pointless exit after 13 years[LATEST]Dragons' Den star Sara Davies

Richard Madeley proposed to his now-wife Judy Finnigan while they were both still married, and it was only three weeks after they started dating.The Good Morning Britain presenter and I'm A Celeb star experienced love at first sight when he met Judy, 34, and the pair hit it off straight away.The iconic couple first got to know each other when they started working together at Granada television 40 years ago, but both stars were unhappily married at the time. Judy also had six year old twin sons, and while she said they were her "priority" 26 year old Richard knew he wanted to wed his co-worker after their third date.

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