Richard Madeley refused to disclose his annual salary as he was probed on Good Morning Britain . On Wednesday's show, Richard and co-host Trista Goddard discussed the UK survey which suggests over a third of people left a job after finding out that they were being paid less than their colleagues for the same work. The duo questioned whether all salaries in the UK should be made public as it was revealed in some countries that everyone's salaries are accessible to members of the public.
However, when probed on what he earned, Richard admitted he wasn't comfortable discussing it. READ MORE: Eamonn Holmes explodes at GB News guest in furious row and demands 'don't lecture me!' READ MORE: GMB guest sums up Jay Slater's likely final moments with two chilling words "See I can't give you a logical reason for this but I don't want to talk about how much I earn," Richard said. "I don't know why, I think actually.
.." he tried to say before Trisha weighed in: "I think you are earning the most.
Look at our online poll, Richard." Richard continued: "I felt the same way even when I was a terribly placed reporter on the Brentwood [newspaper]. Come on, let's look at our poll.
Let's go back please I want to see those figures again. 54% said that all salaries should be made public and 46% said that they shouldn't." Before the probe about his own salary, Richard and Trisha spoke with entrepreneur Adwoa Owusu-Darko about the controversial topic.
Kicking off the chat, Trisha asked: "Is it differe.