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Richard Madeley presents This Morning with Cat Deeley as he returns to daytime show without wife Judy Finnigan 23-years after leaving - but all is NOT what it seems


In a role reversal, the broadcaster, was a guest rather than a presenter, promoting his forthcoming novel and being interviewed by Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard .

But, opening his segment, Madeley – who presented the magazine show with wife Judy Finnigan from 1988-2001 – was seen sitting next to Deeley, 47, while the old theme tune and credits played, giving viewers a blast from the past. This Morning viewers had to do a double take when they tuned into the ITV daytime show on Wednesday, as Richard Madeley was back on the sofa alongside new host Cat Deeley Madeley, who now frequently appears as a relief presenter on Good Morning Britain, was there to discuss his dark new novel Father’s Day, about a man who seeks revenge on his daughter’s online abuser.‘

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