Richard Madeley confirms when he won't be on ITV Good Morning Britain as he prepares for break

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Richard Madeley has confirmed he'll be taking a lengthy break from Good Morning Britain. While the presenter was back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Monday (June 13) alongside Susanna Reid, he will be off-screen for a while very soon.

The former This Morning host has been a regular on the show following Piers Morgan's sudden exit in March last year. He joined the roster of male hosts including Adil Ray, Martin Lewis, and Ben Shephard who is often seen hosting the final shows of the week alongside Susanna or Kate Garraway.

But during an appearance on Sunday Brunch yesterday (June 12) on Channel 4, Richard revealed to hosts Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy that he will be absent from GMB in the coming months. READ MORE: ITV Love Island's Liam breaks silence on exit - and discovers who Gemma Owen's dad is He said: "Since Piers left, as you know, his chair has been a kind of rotating gig and all sorts of presenters have come in and done it.

It is true that of late I’ve kind of risen to the top of that pile I suppose. But I don’t know for how long as I’m on quite a short contract." Richard, 66, then added: "I don’t know what’s going to happen.