They co-hosted the ITV programme This Morning from 1988 to 2001 and later presented the chat show Richard & Judy from 2001 to 2009.
The programme featured a range of segments, including celebrity interviews, household tips, cookery, and phone-ins, and typically aired for around two hours each weekday morning on ITV.
On 5 October 2009, he and his co-presenter joined the show's then-current hosts, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, to celebrate its 21st anniversary.
In 2001, they left This Morning after being approached by Channel 4 to host a programme titled Richard & Judy, which aired for one hour in the teatime slot.
In February 2007, the couple issued a public apology on air following the discovery of a phone scam related to the daily quiz You Say We Pay, in which winners were selected in advance while viewers were still encouraged to call the premium-rate entry number.
Both hosts denied involvement in the scam,[1] which was exposed by The Mail on Sunday after receiving the story from media publicist Jonathan Hartley.
Madeley has expressed support for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his stance on the Iraq War, noting that international law on the issue was "incredibly complicated.
[citation needed] In an interview, Madeley identified Cuban leader Fidel Castro as the person he most disliked.