Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley has admitted that he ‘hates’ certain TV presenters as he opened up on how “painful” criticism felt in his early days on screen
Matt Jackson Trendswatch Content Editor
19:00, 15 Nov 2025
Richard Madeley spoke out on his fellow TV presenters (Image: ITV)
Richard Madeley has openly confessed “I hate them” during a brutally honest chat about his television colleagues. The Good Morning Britain host revealed he discovered he was “bulletproof” against damaging press coverage early on in his broadcasting journey.
Speaking with Busted’s Matt Willis, Richard voiced his conviction that presenters “shouldn’t take themselves seriously”. Nevertheless, Richard, who launched his TV journey at Granada Reports during the 1980s, acknowledged that criticism felt “painful” in his early days.
These days, Richard regards any harsh remarks about him as “fair comment”. This revelation comes as he admits there are particular presenters he “hates” for no specific cause.
During his stint on the On The Mend podcast, Richard revealed: “And you know, if there is a negative [comment], at first it’s quite painful. It takes a little while to get used to, but after a while, if somebody wants to say, I think Richard Madeley is a p***k, well, that’s called free speech and fair comment.
Richard spoke about his “painful” early days (Image: ITV)
“I mean, there are presenters on television who I don’t know personally, but I see, and we’ve all got our sort of our hate figures that I see when they pop up, sitting at home, and I hate them. There’s no logical reason for it at all, but I think, ‘I can’t stand that so and so’ so I’ll turn over,” reports the Manchester Evening News.
“If I’m allowed to think like that about a TV presenter, well then anyone’s allowed to think that way about me. So you mustn’t take yourself seriously.”
Richard recently made a candid confession on GMB whilst chatting with pundits Kwasi Kwarteng and Ayesha Hazarika.
They were mulling over the revelation that 10 million points were slapped onto driving licences last year. Richard owned up: “I’m going to make a confession now, it’s not a big deal, but whatever.”
Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid(Image: ITV)
He then disclosed that he had six points on his driving licence, explaining: “Both because of speed cameras. One for doing 34 mph on a dual carriageway at four thirty in the morning when it was a 30 mph [zone], I didn’t realise that.
“And one for doing 24 mph in a 20 mph zone at four thirty in the morning. And I have to say, I don’t mind being fined because, yes, I have broken the limit inadvertently, but to get three points on a licence, as well, seemed a bit harsh.
“I only say this because Co-op Insurance has done a survey and they’ve announced the results this morning. A surge in drivers has been caught by speed cameras, a huge, huge rise.”
Richard Madeley (Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
This prompted Richard to wonder whether we’re “over-penalising” motorists who commit “minor infractions”.
Kwasi replied: “My view on this is that those 20 mph speed limits are almost impossible. You’ve got to be very, very careful.”
Richard will be featuring on Celebrity Catchphrase on ITV One at 7pm tonight. He will be accompanied by Axel Blake and Sian Welby.
