Richard Madeley on family issue that left wife Judy with sleepless nights and weight loss | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Ahead of his I’m A Celebrity stint, Richard Madeley beforehand recalled the trauma that wife Judy went via throughout lockdown final summer season, plagued with uncertainty about whether or not their son Jack’s marriage ceremony plans would go forward. The drama, which prompted her to “lose weight and sleep”, sparked fears that the 65-year-old Good Morning Britain presenter’s family might be left devastated over the nuptials being ruined.He had been glued to the tv with baited breath, ready to listen to Boris Johnson’s resolution amid fears that lockdown might be prolonged by a number of extra weeks in the summertime.An extension of restrictions would have introduced June and July weddings, like his son’s, to a whole standstill.Yet, Judy and Richard, who’ve been married for greater than 35 years, for so long as their son has been alive, offered a united entrance via the disaster.When Richard and his co-presenter Susanna Reid heard from a pair experiencing precisely the identical dilemma on Good Morning Britain, he’d been fast to reassure them they weren’t alone.READ MORE: Susanna Reid says Meghan and Harry ‘more and more onerous to defend'”I’ve received pores and skin within the recreation as effectively,” he admitted, earlier than including: “As has my wife.”She’s dropping weight over this and dropping sleep over this, [so] I do know precisely what you are going via.”He added in encouragement: “You have my complete sympathy.”Ultimately, the “fairytale” marriage ceremony between expertise supervisor Jack, 35, and his associate Issy Wilson did go forward, a lot to the aid of Richard and Judy.His Instagram Stories beforehand informed of his worry about being left in isolation with celebrities he won’t get on with.”They’ll have taken away all our communications,” he defined on social media.”They’ll have taken away our laptops, our telephones, disconnected the tv, taken away radios, all the remainder of it, no newspapers.”We’ll be utterly disconnected from the skin world!”Richard had additionally skilled intense boredom within the lead-up to the beginning of the present, isolating on a distant Welsh farm to make sure he was free from coronavirus earlier than he started.In quarantine, he had despatched a heartfelt message saying a closing goodbye to his “beloved wife Judy”, marking the final phrases he might say to her till his time on the present is over.He is about to hitch the Welsh citadel this weekend, alongside stars together with Frankie Bridge, Arlene Phillips and Louise Minchin.Catch Richard on the present tonight at 9pm on ITV.

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