Good Morning Britain co-host Richard Madeley shared with viewers today how he grieved for his dad following his âunexpectedâ death.
Richard, 69, lost his father in 1977, just days after the star married his first wife Lynda Hooley.
Richard recalled what a âhuge shockâ his dadâs passing had been, coming when Christopher Holt Madeley was only 49. Speaking with fellow presenter Susanna Reid in an emotional segment about loss during Thursdayâs (June 12) Good Morning Britain, Richard also addressed how colleagues regarded him following Christopherâs funeral.
Richard Madeley on grief for his late dad
Former This Morning presenter Richard said: âI remember when my father died. He died on the spot, had a heart attack when he was 49. Huge shock. I was a breakfast producer then, a radio producer.â
He died on the spot, had a heart attack when he was 49.
Richard went on to detail how someone he worked with didnât enquire about his huge family loss.
He continued: âI remember I had a week off to come to terms with it. After the funeral, I went in [to work], and the guy that I worked with didnât say a word. He didnât say, âhow are youâ or âwhat happened?â He obviously felt it was best not to talk about it.â
However, Richard did not harbour any ill will towards his former colleague. But Richard did express how he hoped circumstances could have been different.
He added: âI donât blame him for that. [But] he couldnât have been more wrong. You want people to come up to you and talk to you. You need that trigger to talk.â
âDad just lost itâ
Telly regular Richard has previously told how he would be beaten by his father when he was a child.
In an with The Guardian in 2008, Richard said he was probably hit on around 25 occasions within a year or two.
âThe beatings varied in how long they went on for, but they never varied in the strength with which he delivered these blows, which was [bleep]ing hard,â Richard said at the time.
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