Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley, who rose to fame alongside his wife on This Morning, celebrates his 69th birthday
How Richard Madeley stays looking young as he celebrates 69th birthday
Richard Madeley has been leaving fans in awe over his youthful looks over the years as he continues defying the ageing process. The Good Morning Britain presenter is celebrating his 69th birthday on Tuesday (May 13), and it seems like time isn’t catching up to the star anytime soon.
The TV presenter found fame alongside his wife Judy Finnigan on ITV’s This Morning in 1988, where he hosted until 2001. He and his wife also hosted Richard & Judy between 2001 and 2008. Since 2017, he’s been hosting ITV’s Good Morning Britain. The star has been on our screens for decades and retained his youthful look the entire time.
Richard has been on our screens since the late 80s (Image: Daily Mirror)
Last year, Richard spoke candidly about getting older, and shared the reason why he thinks he’s managed to stay looking youthful on-screen.
He spoke about defying ageing on the White Wine Question Time podcast with Kate Thornton. Chatting about his hair, Richard revealed he had light hair as a child before it went darker, but over the past “20 years” he’s gone grey.
“I’ve been accused of actually dying my hair lighter, which I always happily and honestly refute. I don’t. It’s funny, again, I’ve kind of come full circle!” he said.
He previously credited on-screen makeup and genes for his youthful appearance(Image: ITV)
He said his lighter locks were usually from holidaying in the south of France, where he owns a “little place”. The TV star claimed the “sun lightens” his hair, so when he returns to GMB, viewers always question whether he’s had highlights added to his hair.
Kate noted that the TV star could “pass for a man much younger” than his age, but he believes he seems youthful due to having aged on camera in front of millions.
He told her: “Don’t you think that’s because I’ve not actually ever been off…. So you know, I’m ageing slowly on camera because I haven’t been away for like five years or 10 years.” Richard went on to add he watches his weight as he gets older, adding that it’s “important” to keep an eye on the scales as “you get into middle age”.
When he appeared on Loose Men a few years ago, there was an overwhelming reaction to his appearance on the show, which saw him discuss turning 65. In a chat from 2021, Richard credited his appearance to the make-up he wears for TV as well as his good genes. The star said: “To begin with, when you’re on television as a man, you’re allowed to wear make-up.
“Make-up will cover a multitude of sins, so that’s the first thing to say.There’s a difference between the way most people look on telly, presenters that is, who have spent 10 minutes in make-up, and the way they look when they get up out of bed in the morning.”
He then credited his mother, Mary, for his youthful appearance, claiming people always thought she was younger than she was, even before she died.
He added to Daily Express: “Secondly, I think that, I’ve said that my mother died when she was in her early 80s and she did, but until her last few months on the planet, my mum looked much younger than she was.”
