![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/richard-madeleys-romances/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_yourlife-02-09-10-richard-and-judy-pic-dm-792956279.jpg&description=Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley and TV presenter Judy Finnigan are one of showbiz's strongest couples, but it hasn't always been 'Richard and Judy'... Before Richard Madeley became a regular presenter on ITV's Good Morning Britain, he was known for hosting This Morning with his beloved wife Judy Finnigan. The celebrated TV stars first met at work back in 1982, and now have 37 years of wedded wisdom under their belt but their love lives haven't always been plain sailing. The journalist duo were both previously married to other people and Richard, 67, admitted to having several affairs during his first union. Judy, 75, was in another relationship and had two young sons when the couple first starting secretly dating in the eighties, and she told Richard that she would only embark on a romance if he promised to do one thing. Just 21 when he married Lynda Hooley, Richard has since said that the marriage was a mistake and that he struggled to be faithful. Speaking about how many women he bedded during the six-year union, Richard previously told the Mirror: "Oh lots, numerous, probably in the space of about five years, about 10." He added: "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 then met Judy when he joined Granada to present alongside Tony Wilson and Judy, who at eight years his senior was the more experienced journalist. "I remember the first time I saw him. He walked into the newsroom and I was sitting at my desk at the other end," Judy recalled of their fateful first meeting. "I remember exactly what he was wearing: a pale blue linen suit. I thought he looked nice. Tall, handsome and all that but I thought the suit was a bit flash. Then, because he was a newbie, I was assigned the job of looking after him," she told The Mirror. Their very first exchange has become the stuff of legends. "I was sitting at my desk whe){kind=link}
Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley and TV presenter Judy Finnigan are one of showbiz’s strongest couples, but it hasn’t always been ‘Richard and Judy’…
Before Richard Madeley became a regular presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, he was known for hosting This Morning with his beloved wife Judy Finnigan. The celebrated TV stars first met at work back in 1982, and now have 37 years of wedded wisdom under their belt but their love lives haven’t always been plain sailing.
The journalist duo were both previously married to other people and Richard, 67, admitted to having several affairs during his first union. Judy, 75, was in another relationship and had two young sons when the couple first starting secretly dating in the eighties, and she told Richard that she would only embark on a romance if he promised to do one thing.
Just 21 when he married Lynda Hooley, Richard has since said that the marriage was a mistake and that he struggled to be faithful. Speaking about how many women he bedded during the six-year union, Richard previously told the Mirror: “Oh lots, numerous, probably in the space of about five years, about 10.” He added: “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 then met Judy when he joined Granada to present alongside Tony Wilson and Judy, who at eight years his senior was the more experienced journalist. “I remember the first time I saw him. He walked into the newsroom and I was sitting at my desk at the other end,” Judy recalled of their fateful first meeting. “I remember exactly what he was wearing: a pale blue linen suit. I thought he looked nice. Tall, handsome and all that but I thought the suit was a bit flash. Then, because he was a newbie, I was assigned the job of looking after him,” she told The Mirror.