{"id":7247,"date":"2021-11-16T13:12:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T12:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1512465"},"modified":"2021-11-16T13:22:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T12:22:14","slug":"meet-richard-madeley-im-a-celebrity-2021-contestant-and-tv-presenter","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-richard-madeley-im-a-celebrity-2021-contestant-and-tv-presenter\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Richard Madeley \u2013 I\u2019m A Celebrity 2021 contestant and TV presenter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Daniel Furn\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 16 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>After months of rumours and weeks of supposed sightings in Wales, ITV has finally announced the official <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/im-a-celebrity-2021-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m A Celebrity 2021 line-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However one of the biggest sign-ups is undoubtedly TV presenting legend Richard Madeley, who will finally be a campmate on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/im-a-celebrity-2021-start\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m A Celebrity<\/a> after years of rumours linking him to the series.<\/p>\n<p>Wondering why Richard finally decided to enter the castle and why he hopes to be voted for the notorious Bushtucker Trials? Read on for everything you need to know about Richard Madeley.<\/p>\n<h2>Who is Richard Madeley?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-659471\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Richard-Madeley--ffda2ee.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Richard\" madeley=\"\" title=\"&quot;Richard\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>65<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Journalist and presenter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/richardm56&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@richardm56<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Richard Madeley is of course best known for being one half of presenting duo Richard and Judy, having hosted shows such as This Morning and chat show Richard and Judy with his wife Judy Finnigan over a period of two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Richard has since worked as a stand-in presenter on The Wright Stuff, and since 2017 has appeared as a guest presenter on breakfast show Good Morning Britain. He has reportedly been offered a more permanent job on the show, though won\u2019t be full-time until Christmas and had been suspiciously coy about his future plans in recent weeks \u2013 and now we know why\u2026<\/p> <h2>What has Richard Madeley said about joining I\u2019m A Celebrity 2021?<\/h2>\n<p>On joining I\u2019m A Celebrity this year, Richard said: \u201cUp until now, I\u2019ve always been perfectly happy watching as a viewer but recently, I realised I\u2019m A Celebrity is no longer just a TV programme. It\u2019s become part of the fabric of British life and part of the countdown to Christmas. It suddenly hit me that everyone talks about it the next day and I wondered what it would be like to be there rather than watching. I realised the time had come to experience it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike most celebrities, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/im-a-celebrity-richard-madeley-hopes-trials-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Richard has said that he hopes to be voted for trials<\/a> and even sees them as a bit of fun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really hope I do get voted for the trials,\u201d Richard said. \u201cThe thing about this programme is you mustn\u2019t go into it if you take yourself remotely seriously. I don\u2019t and I am thoroughly looking forward to being covered in god knows what! You have to be prepared for people to laugh and I see this as a bloody great romp of fun!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m A Celebrity returns to ITV on 21st November. Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news and features, or find something to watch with our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Furn Published: Tuesday, 16 November 2021 at 12:00 am After months of rumours and weeks of supposed sightings in Wales, ITV has finally announced the official I\u2019m A Celebrity 2021 line-up. 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