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Richard Madeley…

82 replies

CurlewKate · 05/08/2026 16:11

I just saw a clip of him for the first time in ages….What on earth has he done to his hair????

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Culpeper · 05/08/2026 20:25

the80sweregreat · 05/08/2026 20:23

Kate garraway has thick hair and ( possibly) a double crown too. I have a double crown and it’s a nightmare with heavy hair as it all tends to flop forwards.

I have the same problem. Loads of thick hair but my double crown can me me look like I have bald spots 😱

the80sweregreat · 05/08/2026 20:28

One reason I won’t grow my fringe out is it would look awful for ages and I’d end up with spokes each side !
I think that Kate G is trying to grow hers out , but it’s not playing ball atm.

WiltonGal · 05/08/2026 20:49

Jeremy Vine is more Alan Partridge than Richard Madeley.

likelysuspect · 05/08/2026 20:49

LlynTegid · 05/08/2026 18:24

Allegedly a local radio presenter from Norfolk called Wally Webb was an inspiration for the character.

Well Steve Coogan has never really said, but its some sort of almalgamation of a number of old school presenters and lots of Coogans own characteristics as well

likelysuspect · 05/08/2026 20:51

PuppyMonkey · 05/08/2026 19:01

I’m sure they’ve mentioned his amazing hair when he’s presented the show before and he says it’s entirely natural. I do enjoy it when he’s on TBH.

Is this hair what the thread is about?

I think it looks good

SummerNocturnal · 05/08/2026 20:52

From his twitter
It is very blonde but he insists it gets lighter in the sunshine and he hasn't used lemon juice, bless him.

Richard Madeley…
likelysuspect · 05/08/2026 20:53

SummerNocturnal · 05/08/2026 20:52

From his twitter
It is very blonde but he insists it gets lighter in the sunshine and he hasn't used lemon juice, bless him.

Ok, I take my last comment back

Thats what mine looks like when Ive done a bad colour job on it.

SummerNocturnal · 05/08/2026 20:55

Madeley interviewing Zia
Has had his hair cut since his twitter pic
I have got used to it now

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VideoVox · 05/08/2026 20:56

I think he’s let loose with the Sun-In a bit.

I’ve always quite liked him, he just bowls on in there with his daft comments and doesn’t give a shit.

the80sweregreat · 05/08/2026 20:57

Maybe he kept some ‘ sun in’ from the 80s ?
That stuff was lethal

the80sweregreat · 05/08/2026 20:57

I’ve always liked him and Judy. Old school and they seem so happy too.

FredaMountfitchet · 05/08/2026 22:21

Legend !

TheCurious0range · 05/08/2026 22:25

BauhausOfEliott · 05/08/2026 17:17

He's actually surprisingly good at political interviews. I think it's because he's so shamelessly unbothered about making things awkward, so he has no qualms about asking blunt questions and pushing them for answers.

Although he looks absurd these days, and is frequently more Partridge than Partridge, I feel I must defend him because I met him a couple of times in a previous job 20-ish years ago and to my great surprise he was absolutely LOVELY. Properly nice and friendly, and also incredibly kind to a shy work experience teenager who was accompanying me on one occasion.

DH worked with him for a bit a good while ago and said the same. He was really expecting him to be a dick but he was just so nice

funtimetoni · 05/08/2026 22:47

My guilty crush since i started watching this morning in the late 80s. I know he's a loveable prat, but he's my loveable prat

Ilovemyshed · 05/08/2026 22:50

Myswweetchild · 05/08/2026 17:28

I'm pretty sure I read that Alan Partridge was based on a mix of Madeley and Richard Whitely - may he RIP.

RW was a rude and nasty piece of work and a very long way up his own backside.

Alwaysoneoddsock · 06/08/2026 06:11

I like him, I think he’s a good interviewer. Bad taste to comment on someone’s hair.

CypressMoon · 06/08/2026 06:15

amber763 · 05/08/2026 17:00

Haha just saw it! Ridiculous. I find Madeley hilarious just because he's so Partridge. I always feel like it MUST be a character he's playing but I really dont think it is. I just think he's bonkers. God knows how Judy puts up with him!

He is! I'd never realised that before but he is pure Alan Partridge.

Not seen him on TV in years so Googled and his hair looks like he's channelling his inner Trump.Why would anyone do that?

PuppyMonkey · 06/08/2026 06:37

SummerNocturnal · 05/08/2026 20:52

From his twitter
It is very blonde but he insists it gets lighter in the sunshine and he hasn't used lemon juice, bless him.

The photo I posted is from yesterday’s episode of GMB - don't know when this photo was taken but his hair does not look like that now.

OvernightBloats · 06/08/2026 06:55

He's 70! His hair looks good - so what if he dyes it.

I like him on GMB. He has settled into the job and is less focused on talking about himself than he was when he first started. His interviews are robust without being rude.

He deserves an award just for working with Susanna Reid who really has a gigantic ego and likes the sound of her own voice. Whenever she speaks, I have to put the volume down - her voice goes right through me.

Team Richard Madeley here. I think he is good at his job and he looks great!

TallSturdyGirls · 06/08/2026 07:06

EmpressStorm · 05/08/2026 17:30

God people are horrible on here. He’s a 70 year old man. He’s happily and long term married and looks to be a good father and grandfather, and still has a successful career.

He is a bit of a dick who has come out with some awful things over the years. He asked a wrongfully convicted ma. who had spent considerable time in prison if he was innocent. Asked someone with Autism from the undateables if they "always had autism", he said women lie about sex. It doesn't matter how many parnters she says she's had before you, she's lying"
So many many more.

Myswweetchild · 06/08/2026 07:47

Ilovemyshed · 05/08/2026 22:50

RW was a rude and nasty piece of work and a very long way up his own backside.

I liked him.
Each to their own.

burnoutbabe · 06/08/2026 08:36

wayching him this week and commented that he does have the ability to sound genuinely interested in some of the “human interest” stories they have on which are very frivolous.

susannah doesn’t really have that skill. Kate does. I like him!

SummerNocturnal · 06/08/2026 11:03

PuppyMonkey · 06/08/2026 06:37

The photo I posted is from yesterday’s episode of GMB - don't know when this photo was taken but his hair does not look like that now.

Ah, just seen your pic. Yes, it is toned down and cut now.
The pic I posted is his official profile photo on X, which he clearly chose and likes, but also needs to update.
The YouTube clip I posted just under it, corresponds with yours, it is still blonde but a tad lighter/has been cut.
I genuinely think he's been in his second home a lot (France?). My dad's used to go as blonde as that, as he was outside a lot.

TheignT · 06/08/2026 11:45

Do people really go blonde in their 70s? I thought grey or white, not that it matters he can dye it pink and id still not like him.

TheignT · 06/08/2026 11:51

OvernightBloats · 06/08/2026 06:55

He's 70! His hair looks good - so what if he dyes it.

I like him on GMB. He has settled into the job and is less focused on talking about himself than he was when he first started. His interviews are robust without being rude.

He deserves an award just for working with Susanna Reid who really has a gigantic ego and likes the sound of her own voice. Whenever she speaks, I have to put the volume down - her voice goes right through me.

Team Richard Madeley here. I think he is good at his job and he looks great!

I think he's very focused on himself. Blethering on the other day about how his dad wanted him to go to university. Who cares about his education choices over 50 years ago. I turn GMB off when he's on, I was just turning it off when he said something annoying but can't put up with it anymore. Particularly since I hear what he said to Paul Michael Glazer and the other howlers TallSturdyGirls has quoted.

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