Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley's love life from first wife to forbidden Judy love
07.04.2023 - 15:03
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After being married for 35 years and on our screens together for around the same time, it’s hard to imagine TV couple Richard and Judy without Richard or without Judy. The journalist duo, who first met while they were working together back in the early 80s, are one of showbiz’s most recognisable and long-standing couples. From presenting This Morning together from 1988 to 2001 to fronting their own show, Richard & Judy, the pair are still going strong, with the couple’s daughter, Chloe, 35, even admitting that her parents spend every waking moment together.
So it’s hard to imagine a time before the couple weren’t an item, let alone in other relationships. But now that you’re invested, let’s take a look into Richard Madeley’s love life, from his first marriage to finally marrying Judy… Richard was married to his first wife, Lynda, before Judy When Richard was just 21, he married his first wife, Lynda Hooley. Despite being together for five years, the 66 year old - who has recently addressed whether he'll join I'm a Celeb's All Stars - has spoken out about how he believed the union was a mistake.
He even opened up about his past affairs while they were married, which of course, resulted in a divorce between the two. Speaking about the affairs he had during the marriage, he told The Mirror: “Oh lots, numerous, probably in the space of about five years, about 10.” "Although the marriage had some very happy moments, there was a lot of negativity in it. I'm not using that as an excuse.
It's wrong to have affairs, but I was a very young man." Richard was actually married to Lynda when he first met Judy. However, the former couple were in the process of splitting up. Despite their attraction to each other, Judy kept Richard at
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