As fans tire of his ‘embarrassing’ comments, could his time on Good Morning Britain be up?
Richard Madeley has always been an outspoken character, which is probably why he was chosen as a stand-in presenter to replace controversial Piers Morgan when he sensationally quit Good Morning Britain in 2021. Richard, 67, had been part of the GMB family since 2017, and after Piers’ exit he became a regular fixture alongside Susanna Reid. But while he’s never been one to mince his words, it seems viewers’ patience is wearing increasingly thin. During the first show back after Christmas, the broadcaster told weather presenter Laura Tobin that she’d gained weight, stating, ‘You’ve put on a lot of weight with the lack of exercise, haven’t you?’ Susanna quickly jumped to defend Laura, saying, ‘You wouldn’t be the only one, Laura, because I ate for Britain.’ She added that Richard’s New Year’s resolution should be to ‘try and not offend Laura’. Laura then sarcastically said to Richard, ‘I’m just going to take a long waddle across the studio later,’ to which he replied, ‘We’re not getting on this morning, are we?’
Enraged viewers
While Laura and Susanna laughed off Richard’s comments, his harsh words did not go down well with fans of the breakfast show. One commented, ‘If a male employer had made such a remark to a female employee, would it still be considered as “only joking?”’ While another said, ‘Amazing that he’s still in the mainstream, he’s a walking calamity and an all round unpleasant bloke.’ A third added, ‘Blimey! Day 2 of the new year and Richard and Susanna are already so combative – had to turn it over – so annoying.’
Richard caused outrage again when he referred to junior doctors as ‘apprentices’, with one viewer saying, ‘Richard Madeley is an embarrassment – calling junior doctors apprentices. #gmb get rid.’ Another commented, ‘Richard Madeley calls doctors apprentices, how much longer do we have to keep watching this apprentice presenter?’
Even Richard’s daughter Chloe has admitted she gets nervous watching him on GMB, with the personal trainer explaining, ‘When I watch Dad on Good Morning Britain, I’m a bit more nervous because it is a bit more political. It is much more hard-hitting and my dad is my dad. He doesn’t have much of a filter and I’m always worried, like, “Oh God, what is he goi
