Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, once hailed as the king and queen of daytime TV after launching ITV's flagship show This Morning, had a memorable moment at the National Television Awards in 2000 - with Richard only now making a hilarious confession about it.The pair, who were celebrating their win for hosting duties on This Morning at the time, experienced an unexpected wardrobe malfunction when Judy's dress came undone, revealing her bra to the audience.
Unaware of the mishap, Richard mistook the audience's reaction as encouragement for his Ali G impression, which he had previously performed on This Morning.
John Leslie, however, quickly came to Judy's rescue, helping her cover up. Reflecting on the incident during their new Channel 5 documentary, Our Best Bits In Our Own Words, aired on Sunday (September 22), the couple shared their initial confusion at John's actions.
Richard, 68, said: "We was blissfully unaware, until John Leslie stood up, and we thought, 'What is he doing'. He raced up the steps, I thought 'What is he playing at', he reached out for Judy and hoisted her dress up." Judy, 76, admitted that she "didn't notice" her dress malfunction while Richard, 66, was mistakenly thinking fans were shouting for his Ali G impression.
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