Richard Madeley opened up about a 'brutal' loss (Image: ITV) Richard Madeley opened up about a heartbreaking loss as the columnist shared a family struggle. The Good Morning Britain presenter spoke candidly with his ITV colleague Dr Hilary Jones about his health journey and a major turning point during adulthood that sparked a huge change. The on-screen broadcaster, 68, suffered a "brutal loss" when his dad suddenly died at 49.
Richard revealed his father, uncle and grandfather all suffered the same fate as he shared the real reason behind his decision to quit smoking. "I think what gave my grandfather, father and uncle - their heart attacks..
. the one that killed my father was that they were heavy smokers," he explained. "My dad at one stage was on two packs a day.
He died at 49. He came home from lunch - he was a press officer at the Ford motor company in Essex - he lived very close to the office." function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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