Richard Madeley admits he and Judy Finnigan are now ‘semi-detached’ after TV exit decision

Loose Women after 13 years of fronting the show. But, two years on, the ITV star has revealed she did not stay in contact with “everybody” she worked on the lunchtime programme with.Andrea, who has since become a certified life coach, revealed that she didn’t see her Loose Women co-stars outside of work “very often”, even while she still worked with them.She explained it was because they all lived in different parts of the country.Speaking about her relationship with the rest of the Loose Women cast two years after her departure, Andrea opened up on the distance between them.She said: “Not everybody but that’s the same as anyone who works in an office.“Even when I was there, we didn’t really go out very often because we live all over the country but there’s texting and messaging, and it was so good to go back on as a guest recently," she added to The Metro.Andrea recently revealed she was forced to sell her home after she quit Loose Women, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The TV star took the decision to sell the property she lived with her husband Nick Feeney and her two children, son Finlay, 20, and daughter Amy, 15.Andrea highlighted that she did not regret the move as she wanted to invest in her business, This Girl Is On Fire.However, she was still “sad” to let go of her garden, which she had worked hard for.Andrea said: "It's not like I've sold it and that's it.

ITV talk show host Lorraine Kelly made a joke about Piers Morgan’s “suspiciously smooth forehead” in a brutal jibe about him “actually managing to get another job”.The star will be interviewing the controversial journalist on her self-titled show, Lorraine, tomorrow morning. Lorraine, 62, took to Twitter today to share a post Piers, 57, had tweeted earlier to his 7.9 million followers, to mark his highly-anticipated return to ITV, one year after the GMB fallout over his controversial rant about Meghan Markle. In the tweet he said: “BREAKING: I’ll be returning to ITV tomorrow for first time since the Markle Debacle… “Live & definitely uncensored on @lorraine⁩ with the fabulous ⁦@reallorraine⁩ - should be fun… With a swipe at his former employer he added: “(May even storm back onto ⁦@GMB⁩ while I wait, & get those ratings back up.)”He also shared a rather odd picture of himself on the Lorraine show, where the Scottish presenter could be seen reaching across from her chair to touch his face. Lorraine then retweeted the post to her 692,600 followers, writing: “I’m checking for signs of any Botox and fillers on his suspiciously smooth forehead in this pic. “Worth a watch to find out how @piersmorgan actually managed to get another job,” she added with three laughing emojis. Fans took to the comments section to share their thoughts on Piers’ return to ITV. Addressing Piers, Simon John wrote: “That will be weird surely, returning to a place of work you were forced out from.”Sara added: “I will be keeping well away, then. A bully like you shouldn’t be given any air time whatsoever!!”While Christine Channing told Lorraine: “Can think of nothing worse.

This Morning host Alison Hammond has been with the show for 20 years, but few embarrassing moments have topped the one where she inadvertently shoved a "gorgeous" model into the water on live TV. As she navigated the floating weather map, which has been a fixture on the show since 1988, she stumbled - and her attempt to steady herself sent an assistant dressed as a sexy sailor plunging into the water."I thought at one point I killed him!" Alison exclaimed of the tricky moment."They said: 'We want you to go in there and recreate the weather map,'" she recalled."'We're going to put two gorgeous models on there' - and I was like: 'Great! What could possibly go wrong?'"Quite a lot actually," she jokingly confided of the mishap, which left the sailor very unanchored.Alison had just taken her watering can out, pouring the liquid onto the dragon symbol to simulate a rain shower in Wales, when she almost slipped.In a bid to break her fall, she grabbed out and lunged at the model-turned-assistant, forcing him into the water."I jumped over and I was grabbing his arm, just to steady myself, at which point he [fell] off!" she explained."It was literally about three seconds of thinking: 'Have I killed that man?'"Fortunately, the mishap - which, in Alison's mind, could have ended very differently - did not result in anyone being drowned.Afterwards, she admitted: "I look at it [now] and I think: 'Did he purposely try and do that to me...

Piers Morgan aimed a brutal dig at his former show GMB's ratings with his close to eight million followers.

Adil Ray was quick to get his own back on Kate Garraway as he thought he heard her suffer a name blunder after remarking that he had a 'nasty streak'. The pair were back on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (April 19).

Good Morning Britain guest host Richard Madeley has revealed that he isn't sure about his future on the popular ITV show.The star's comment came following the backlash he faced after an interview he conducted about an oil protest which was slammed as "patronising".In a new interview, the star, 65, spoke about working with his wife Judy Finnegan on their projects and running their Book Club and podcast.The TV personality went on to reflect on his solo work, which at the moment sees him guest host on GMB with Susanna Reid.However, Richard candidly admitted that he isn't sure how long he'll last on the programme.He 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," he revealed.Richard went on: "I'm not seeking some huge career arc, we'll see what happens."But I enjoy it, I enjoy doing it," he said to Kate Thornton on her podcast, White Wine Question Time.He went on to gush over Judy for "understanding" what he's talking about when he returns home after a day at the GMB studio.It comes after the star's comments about a recent interview with climate activist Miranda Wheelan were met with backlash.Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker shared a tweet from Greenpeace which condemned the "shocking" interview as well as Richard's interviewing skills.Gary told his 8.4 million followers: "Seeing the interview in its entirety is sickening, but at the same time the bullying & patronising nature of it is getting plenty of coverage for what is the most crucial time for our future existence on this planet.“Only one

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.

Express.co.uk that he was asked to sit in the cold jacuzzi at the Ideal Home Show a number of years ago, while Andrea, 52, did the weather.The Good Morning Britain presenter shared the anecdote while speaking at this year’s Ideal Home Show, in partnership with NatWest. Richard has been the Entertainment Editor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain since 2014 and has been working in showbiz for over two decades. Andrea is probably best known for co-presenting ITV’s Loose Women between 2007 and 2020. However, both stars previously began working at GMTV in 1997 for a number of years, with Richard working as a TV critic and Andrea presenting the weather. Richard recalled one year he and Andrea attended the Ideal Home Show, the world’s longest-running home and interiors exhibition, and it left him feeling rather chilly. Speaking about his experience this year, he said: “I've met some great characters on the floor. “I’ve really enjoyed it and I haven't been here for many, many years. “I did a live broadcast from here with Andrea McLean back in the days of GMTV,” he remembered.  “And I was charged with the task of sitting in a hot tub at six o'clock in the morning for a live broadcast while Andrea did the weather. “And believe me, she was a lot warmer because at six o'clock in the morning, I can tell you the Ideal Home Show, whilst very professional, had not heated the jacuzzi," he laughed.Acknowledging the early start time he added: “And who could blame them frankly?” “So that was an interesting experience.

 This Morning presenter Alison Hammond, 47, tipped her ITV colleague Rylan Clark, 33, to be Big Brother’s next presenter after new reports that the series will return.

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.

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breast cancer battle as she recalled her “brutal” mastectomy.The former Countryfile presenter will be releasing a documentary to raise awareness around the issue for ITV. The much-loved television presenter went on Instagram today to share an update with her 204,000 followers. She wrote: “They'll be quite a few photos of my upper body in the press this week because I've done lots of interviews about my forthcoming @itv #breastcancer documentary.”Referring to the selfie attached to the post, she continued: “This is the last pic I took of myself before my mastectomy, to remove a 6cm tumour from my left breast. “One of the best bits of advice I was given by my friend Heidi who has been through this, was to say goodbye and thank you to my breast… “For all the years of service and time spent together. “Saying farewell and grieving for what we've lost is OK. “To all the women about to go through this (I know some of you have your op this week) and to those of you just through the other side... “It helped me to know this brutal, scary procedure was to save my life,” Julia penned.“There are new possibilities, this experience will give you an inner strength you didn't know you had, and there is always hope. “I am learning more about my body now than I ever have. “I understand how incredible it is, how it functions. “Our bodies need care, nutrition & emotional sustenance. But for now...

Express.co.uk that he once interviewed musical theatre icon Barbra Streisand, 79.The Good Morning Britain presenter shared the anecdote from his early interviewing days while speaking at the Ideal Home Show, in partnership with NatWest. Richard has been the Entertainment Editor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain since 2014 and has been working in showbiz for over two decades. When asked about which celebrities he was most surprised by after many years of interviews, he opened up about the time he thought he had “upset” Barbra Streisand. He recalled their meeting on a hot summer’s day in New York, explaining: “My memory of Barbra Streisand was her stopping the interview halfway through…“And I thought, ‘Oh my goodness me.

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Dancing on Ice since he won the ITV show last month.

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Good Morning Britain turned tense as Richard Madeley took aim at Lorraine star Christine Lampard on Wednesday's episode - April 13.The TV veteran, 65, seemingly couldn't wait for Lorraine Kelly to return to her usual post as he told footballs star Frank Lampard's wife it appeared as though the usual host had "been away forever".This seemed to annoy Ranvir Singh - who also occasionally fills in for the Scottish host when she in on holiday - lunging to Christine's defence, she blasted her co-star as "rude".The former Loose Women star did chuckle along before hitting back with: "I'm doing my best to cover, I promise Richard I won't bore you."Richard said: "Christine's in for Lorraine at 9am," before adding: "Gosh Lorraine's been away forever."There was a moment of awkwardness as Christine began to laugh on-screen. Ranvir stepped in: "Hang on a minute, you know me and Christine do a very good job."Addressing her co-star who had joined via video link, the Strictly Come Dancing star blurted: "He's rude isn't he."Christine chimed in, explaining: "I'm trying my best here to hold it all together."Digging a hole for himself, Richard commented: "I just wondered where she had gone as it seemed like she'd been gone forever."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Richard Madeley, 65, said he heard Judy “slam” the phone down following a call with her obstetrician.