Richard Madeley pulls out of Good Morning Britain - with familiar face forced to step in to host alongside Kate Garraway Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Jessica Janes For Mailonline Published: 11:35, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 11:35, 20 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Richard Madeley was missing from his usual spot on the Good Morning Britain panel on Tuesday morning, with Sean Fletcher standing in his place.
As the daytime programme kicked off, Kate Garraway, 57, addressed her co-host's absence with Sean, 50, admitting he didn't realise he was fronting the ITV show. She said: 'Good morning! Now if you were expecting to see Richard Madeley here, I think Richard Madeley was expecting to be here as well! He's feeling a bit poorly this morning, so we've got lovely Sean, which is fantastic.' Kate questioned when Sean found out he was going to be stepping in for Richard, 68, and the presenter confessed it was all very last minute.
He replied: 'So we wish Richard all the best, I get up in the morning and I log into the running order at home. I see my initial by all the stories that you would already have. Then I saw my initial on every other story.
I thought there’s a mistake, there’s a typo!' Richard Madeley, 68, was missing from his usual spot on the Good Morning Britain panel on Tuesday morning As the daytime programme kicked off, Kate Garraway, 57, addressed her co-host's absence by telling viewers he is 'feeling a bit poorly this morning' However, to viewers delight Sean Fletcher, 50, happily stepped in to front the show alongside Kate However, after looking at the running order again, it was clear to him that he would be fronting the show alongside Kate. Sean added: 'Suddenly I realised, I had seven missed calls and I realised that something was up.' Read More Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley leaves Jennie McAlpine grinding her teeth as he 'ages her four years' in awkward Coronation Street blunder - with Kate Garraway forced to step in Although his appearance was last minute, Sean admitted it felt good to be hosting the show and joked that it feels as though he's off the news bench and on the pitch.
Kate then wished Richard his best again by saying to viewers,: 'As you say, we wish Richard all the best. Hopefully, he’ll be feeling better later today.' Sean also told viewers that before he went on air, bosses questioned whether or not he had a tie.
Laughing, he added: 'Yes, they put a tie on me and it was strobing! So literally as we were reading the headlines there I’m changing my tie.' However, it seems that viewers didn't mind the presenter shake-up as many called for it to be a permanent change. One fan wrote: 'At last, @SeanFletcherTV is in the hot seat.
Llongyfarchiadau Sean. I’ve been saying for ages to give you a chance in the main presenter’s seat.' Kate told viewers: 'Good morning! Now if you were expecting to see Richard Madeley here, I think Richard Madeley was expecting to be here as well! He's feeling a bit poorly this morning, so we've got lovely Sean, which is fantastic' Kate questioned when Sean found out he was going to be stepping in for Richard, 68, and the presenter confessed it was all very last minute and said he thought there had been a mistake However, it seems that viewers didn't mind the presenter shake-up as many called for it to be a permanent change 'Great to see @SeanFletcherTV presenting today, he should definitely have more anchor slots & works well with @kategarraway.
' 'Wonderful to see @SeanFletcherTV love him alongside @kategarraway now I hope they may continue.' Thrilled with the change, another fan added: 'Love @SeanFletcherTV good to see him as an anchor! Hope @richardm56 gets well soon.' Richard's absence from the show comes after he suffered an awkward blunder while interviewing Jennie McAlpine as he accidentally aged her by four years and Kate Garraway was forced to step in.
During Monday's instalment of the daytime programme, Jennie, 40, appeared as a guest on the show to discuss her role as Fizz Dobbs on the cobbles for the past 23 years. Richard's absence from the show comes after he suffered an awkward blunder while interviewing Jennie McAlpine as he accidentally aged her by four years and Kate Garraway was forced to step in During the interview, Richard said: 'You've been in Corrie now longer than Hilda Ogden, Elsie Tanner, does it feel like 27 years?' The actress then proceeded to roll her eyes and appeared irritated as she stayed silent before Kate stepped in correcting Richard by saying: '23 years' Richard then promptly apologised to Jennie by saying: 'Sorry 23 years, does it feel like 23 years?' To which Jennie swiped back with: '23 yeah, don't age me that much Richard' However, Richard awkwardly aged the actress by four years as he discussed how long she has been a part of the show. During the interview, Richard said: 'You've been in Corrie now longer than Hilda Ogden, Elsie Tanner, does it feel 27 years?' The actress then proceeded to roll her eyes and appeared irritated as she stayed silent before Kate stepped in correcting Richard by saying: '23 years'.
Richard then promptly apologised to Jennie by saying: 'Sorry 23 years, does it feel like 23 years?' To which Jennie swiped back with: '23 yeah, don't age me that much Richard.' Richard Madeley Daytime TV ITV Kate Garraway Share or comment on this article: Richard Madeley pulls out of Good Morning Britain - with familiar face forced to step in to host alongside Kate Garraway e-mail Add comment.
