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Richard Madeley on worrying health condition that still haunts him 28 years after dad’s death

Having lost his father to a smoking-related illness when was young, Richard Madeley is worried about facing a greater risk of cancer.

Richard quit smoking at 40 (Credit: Good Morning Britain/YouTube) Having lost his father to a smoking-related illness when was young, the TV host is worried about facing a greater risk of cancer compared to non-smokers. He wrote in his Daily Express column recently: “I finally managed to stop aged 40, after interviewing John Diamond, Nigella Lawson’s first husband, who was dying (horribly) from smoking-induced throat cancer. Richard Madeley lost his dad when he was 21 (Credit: Cover Images) The broadcaster admitted that he started smoking when he was young.

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