BBC Radio Carlisle before ending up at Granada TV in Manchester. It was here that he met his future wife, Judy Finnigan. After stints on various regional shows, he and Judy presented ITV ’s flagship This Morning show from 1988 to 2001 before their Richard and Judy Channel 4 chat show.
Richard has also hosted Have I Got News For You and appeared on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. But Tony and Lyn reckon his time in East London made him the man he is today.
Twice-married Richard showed a taste for the ladies in his formative years. Lyn said: “He was living in a dreary rented room in Stratford. "He didn’t have a girlfriend but kept asking for tips on how to woo one.
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