Richard Madeley to host Loose Women as show brings back all-male panel

Richard Madeley has said he is ready to step into Piers Morgan's old role at Good Morning Britain and thinks that the show "suits" him.The former This Morning host has been a stand-in presenter for Piers in the past, but now that the seat alongside Susanna Reid is permanently available, he says he thinks he could be the perfect fit. Although the 65-year-old has been named as the bookies' favourite to take over the job, he says he hasn't been asked yet - but is open to offers.

He's not the most obvious choice for a male pin up - but fans swooned over Richard Madeley as the TV host celebrated his birthday on Thursday. Expressing disbelief that the presenter was turning 65, Instagram users dubbed him a "sexy beast" as they commented on a shirtless picture posted by his daughter, Chloe.

As Richard Madeley turns 65, his daughter Chloe has shared a topless throwback snap of her dad to celebrate the big day.The fitness enthusiast, who previously opened up about life in lockdown with husband James Haskell, took to Instagram to pay tribute to her beloved father. In the photo Chloe, 33, uploaded, the TV legend can be seen sitting in the garden, with his top off and reading a book.

Loose Women became Loose Men for just the second time in 21 years on Thursday, but impressed viewers are calling for it to become a regular spin-off. The hit ITV chat show welcomed an all-male panel as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, where they talked about issues affecting men, and fans loved it so much that they have asked for Loose Men to become permanent.

Martin Kemp has opened up on the struggle he and son Roman have faced in understanding their friend Joe Lyons' death as he discussed male suicide on Loose Men.

Richard Madeley has been working as a broadcaster for more than three decades. During this time, he fronted This Morning with wife Judy Finnegan for 13 years which cemented him as a household name.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon was the first late-night show to bring back a live studio audience.

Jordan Banjo has admitted he sometimes "felt like a fraud" in Diversity, during a frank discussion about mental health that will air in Wednesday's episode of Loose Men. Jordan Banjo, Martin Kemp, Robert Rinder and Richard Madeley will host Loose Women's second-ever all-male version of the show, and one of the topics up for discussion is male body image.

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