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Richard Madeley

Richard Madeley, English journalist and author

Born
May 13, 1956
Age in 2026
70
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1956

About Richard Madeley

Richard Holt Madeley is an English television presenter and writer. Alongside his wife Judy Finnigan, he presented ITV's This Morning and Channel 4 chat show Richard & Judy (2001–2008). Madeley's solo projects include the series Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway (2007) and covering for The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2. He was the main relief presenter of Channel 5's The Wright Stuff (2012–2017), and since 2017, he has been one of three main relief presenters of ITV breakfast show Good Morning Britain. Whilst Madeley and Finnigan had urged callers to continue entering, it was confirmed that winners were picked in the first 10 minutes of the show. Madeley and Finnigan won on the season finale of season 2 of a TV version of the classic board game Cluedo in 1991. In November 2021, Madeley was a contestant on the twenty-first series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!., but withdrew after being taken to hospital due to an unspecified illness. Madeley's first marriage to Lynda Hooley, at age 21, lasted five years and ended in divorce.

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Richard Madeley timeline

  1. Madeley and Finnigan won on the season finale of season 2 of a TV version of the classic board game Cluedo in 1991.
  2. Alongside his wife Judy Finnigan, he presented ITV's This Morning and Channel 4 chat show Richard & Judy (2001–2008).
  3. In November 2021, Madeley was a contestant on the twenty-first series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!., but withdrew after being taken to hospital due to an unspecified illness.

The world when Richard Madeley was born

Richard Madeley was born in 1956. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1956

  • #1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
  • Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
  • Defining fadElvis Presley mania
  • Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
  • World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Madeley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19562026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$11,700$435,000
Average income$6,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population168.1M341 million

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