Good Morning Britain fans were baffled over a question Richard Madeley asked one of ITV's reporters during the latest episode. The presenter and co-host Susanna Reid were back at the helm of the news programme on Wednesday (June 15).
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Richard Madeley couldn't have looked more unimpressed as he admitted he "couldn't care less" about the new season of Love Island.The popular ITV2 dating series is back with a bang this year, and the names of the sexy new bunch of singletons lining up to enter the brand new Majorcan villa have been announced. And on Monday's instalment of Good Morning Britain, 66 year old Richard was presenting alongside Charlotte Hawkins when she "got a text" about the first confirmed contestant of the year.
Charlotte delightedly told viewers: "GMB can exclusively announce that the first contestant heading into the villa this year is 24-year-old Paige Thorne from Swansea." She continued: "She's a paramedic and says that she loves to cook, claiming that even Gordon Ramsay would give her a nine or 10 for her roast potatoes." Richard frustratingly put his head in his hands as he responded: "I'm sure she's a lovely person but I couldn't care less." Charlotte quipped back: "You say that now..." Richard continued: "Will she find the one in the villa? I don't care." Charlotte then joked back: "The whole nation is going to be gripped." Richard then reluctantly told viewers: "Love Island kicks off a week today on ITV too, and we're going to be revealing the new islanders throughout the morning here on ITV. You lucky people." Alongside Paige, a whole host of stunners have been confirmed for the show.
Among the line-up, hotel waitress Indiyah Polack is set to join the series as she is ready to find love after being "single for some time". "I feel like for my generation of people, it's quite hard to date without being influenced by social media and stuff like that," she said, adding that the Love Island villa is a "closed space" perfect for meeting
.Good Morning Britain fans were baffled over a question Richard Madeley asked one of ITV's reporters during the latest episode. The presenter and co-host Susanna Reid were back at the helm of the news programme on Wednesday (June 15).
Good Morning Britain's Entertainment Editor Richard Arnold revealed that the show has a secret family connection to Love Island contestant Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu.The 52 year old made the revelation as he presented a clip of Ekin-Su acting quite animatedly in Turkish soap opera Kuzey Yildizi on Wednesday morning's show. Richard informed hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid that he’d received help in translating the footage from a GMB colleague working behind the scenes of GMB, who is actually quite closely related to Ekin-Su. “So we had that translated by one of our colleagues who turns out to be Ekin-Su’s cousin,” Richard said, surprising the co-presenters. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
Good Morning Britain viewers were left in hysterics after Richard Madeley mistakenly referenced Star Wars instead of Toy Story. Named the 'Real Life Buzz Lightyear', which is a character from the movie Toy Story, Army Air Corps officer and European Space Agency astronaut Major Tim Peake appeared on Monday 13, June's show. However, as he finished speaking with presenters Richard Madeley, 66, and Susanna Reid, 51, Richard told the astronaut: "May the force be with you ...
Susanna Reid had a little bit of Love Island shade to share this morning as she returned to Good Morning Britain. The presenter was back hosting the show on Monday (June 13) alongside Richard Madeley.
Richard Madeley struggled to hide his disdain for Love Island as he announced the first Love Island contestant for the 2022 series. The hit ITV2 dating show is making its big return to the small screen on Monday, June 6.