When Judy and Rickard Madeley were about to make a major decision about their relationship, Richard Madeley addressed a challenging situation.
Richard Madeley has opened up about a pressing fear held by his wife, Judy Finnigan, before they moved in together, and how it led to him fleeing the UK to think “deeply”. In a recent episode of the On The Mend podcast with Matt Willis, Richard discussed the early days of his and Judy’s relationship, a time when they were both divorced and on the cusp of making a significant decision: whether to live together.
According to Richard, Judy, who had twin boys Dan and Tom from her previous marriage to David Henshaw, said she was concerned about whether he knew what he was doing as a stepfather.
To understand how he truly felt about the relationship, Richard jetted off to Greece for a spot of soul-searching. He spent two weeks in the European nation thinking “quite deeply” about his future, but it would all have a happy ending.
Richard said: “So, I went off on my own. I went off to Greece for two weeks on a kind of a solo holiday to think about it, because I didn’t want to rush – well, I wasn’t rushing – but I didn’t want to make that mistake.”
He continued, “Oh, yeah, it’ll be fine,” without airing it out loud and confidently. I’m happy to be your stepfather, I assure you. I needed to know I could deliver and that I was right.
He revealed that he spent two weeks away from Judy and that he thought “quite deeply” about the future and his feelings toward her when he ultimately said he “felt very comfortable” and “told her that” when he returned.
Richard described how the four of them took a trip to Cornwall, where they rented a cottage as a “little trial”. Touchingly, it proved “fantastic”, and they had a “great time”; Richard added that this “sealed it”.
Richard and Judy, who tied the knot in 1986, went on to have two kids together, Chloe and Jack, and now have five grandchildren. In other news, the star, who hosts Good Morning Britain (GMB), recently made a “confession” on the ITV show.
Last week (October 16), he and co-host Kate Garraway updated viewers on the latest news. In the episode, colleague Charlotte Hawkins detailed how the amount of motorists landing penalty points had risen over the past year.
Speaking about the topic with commentators Kwasi Kwarteng and Ayesha Hazarika, Richard said: “I’m going to make a confession now, it’s not a big deal, but whatever.”
He then disclosed that he had six points on his driving licence, saying: “Both because of speed cameras. One for doing 34 mph on a dual carriageway at four thirty in the morning when it was a 30 mph [zone], I didn’t realise that.
“And one for traveling at four in the morning at twenty-four mph in a 20 mph zone.” And I have to admit that I don’t mind getting fined because, yes, I accidentally broke the law, but it also seemed a little unfair to receive three points on a license.
