Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan

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The duo have won an award for their day time TV show which is described by those that have seen it as a cult. They claim that they won’t be at the ceremony because their schedule is too full. But one showbiz insider said: "She was mortified last year and she will be determined that there is no repeat of that. "

Richard and Judy to patent their names - 10/08/01
Hampstead residents Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan, until recently the scions of day time telly on ITV’s Richard & Judy Show, but now due to appear on Channel 4, have decided to patent their names.

After their money-spinning move to Channel 4, they plan to launch a variety of ’Richard and Judy’ branded products. The couple are also due to publish their joint autobiography next year. ’Richard and Judy’ products rumoured to be in the pipeline include blackboards, teddy bears and his ’n’ hers’ underwear.

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Biography

Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan met each other in 1982 and married in 1986. Madeley had begun his career as a journalist on local papers in Essex and east London, moving to BBC Radio Cumbria at 19 as a news producer and presenter.

Judy Finnegan was born and brought up in Manchester and studied English and Drama at Bristol University. She joined Granada as a researcher in 1971 and in 1974 became Anglia Television’s first female reporter. She rejoined Granada in 1980 and worked on a range of programmes including Flying Start, Granada Reports and Scramble.

They began fronting the new Granada programme This Morning together in 1988, their relaxed style and personal chemistry proving a big hit. Originally broadcast from Liverpool, the programme moved to London in 1996.

Judy’s health problems in 1997 led to rumours that their marriage was on the rocks, but she returned to the show after a three-month break. The show went on to celebrate its tenth birthday by winning a National Television Award for Best Daytime Show in 1998.

After so many years presenting This Morning, Richard and Judy have moved on to pastures new and an even fatter pay cheque from channel, This Morning will never be the same. There new afternoon programme starts on Channel 4 at the end of this year.
February 2007