Richard Madeley previously recalled the harrowing abuse he was subjected to by his own dad growing up.
The journalist and presenter has become one of the most recognisable faces on TV. Since shooting to fame, he has not stopped – appearing in the likes of This Morning and Romesh Ranganathan’s Parents’ Evening – which is on today (November 9).
However, as a child, Richard faced heartbreaking abuse at the hands of his dad.
The GMB host recalled his father beating him as a child (Credit: ITV)
Richard Madeley on father’s abuse
In an interview from 2008, Richard recalled the beatings he would get as a child from his father Christopher – who died in 1977 aged 49.
Talking to The Guardian, Richard shared how he was probably beaten around 25 times over the space of a year or two.
“The 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. But it was quite a thin stick, so it wasn’t going to break anything except the skin,” he said.
Richard’s father eventually apologised (Credit: ITV)
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