Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley has taken a brutal swipe at his co-host Susanna Reid.
Richard, 67, returned to screens once again on Monday (April 22) to present the ITV morning show with Susanna, 52. The pair had been running through the main headlines of the day, giving their thoughts on what was going on in both the UK and the world.
Following the story of a new statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II in Rutland, Richard and Susanna began to gush over Her Late Majesty. The duo also joked about the sculptor for the piece and his unimaginable agony of waiting to see whether the public were supportive of the new tribute.
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Looking at the footage of the statue being unveiled, Richard said: “Isn’t it nice to see a new statue. They were all saying, ‘Oh, it wouldn’t work!'”
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Susanna burst into a fit of laughter as she agreed with her co-host, joking that they would have been waiting with “bated breath” for the outcome of public opinion. “You’re so right!” she chimed.
“The artist – the sculptor must have been relieved as well. ‘Where’s the outrage? Ooh, they liked it then!'” Susanna quipped.
Attention then turned to a recently published story in a newspaper of the weekend that had caught Richard’s attention. In the piece, it was claimed that Queen Elizabeth II had put on her own makeup on the day that she was coronated back on June 2, 1953.
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An intrigued Susanna, who had heard of the story previously in the programme, butted in: “Yes, you were very fascinated by that earlier.” She then make a sly dig as she asked her co-host: “Do you do your own makeup?”
Richard, however, was quick to defend himself, adding that he does “almost” all of his makeup himself, with a second person on standby to add the finishing touches so he is ready for the TV. He quipped: “I get the full service here!”
A shocked Susanna asked: “Do you?” Following this, Richard made his cheeky swipe at his co-host as he blasted. “Well, so do you!” he exclaimed. “It’s one of the perks of the job!”
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Susanna herself was accepting that she spends much of her time preparing for the show in the makeup department, as she offered a classic retort to her co-star’s argument. “Well, I do yeah, I need it! Takes forever in my case.”
As Susanna tried to carry on with the show, Richard could be seen sniggering to himself next to his co-presenter. He was luckily able to regain his composure towards the end of Reid’s link and carry one with the show as normal afterwards.
Good Morning Britain airs every weekday at 6am on ITV1 and ITVX.
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