Richard Madeley will miss his wedding anniversary for the first time ever when he is in the 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' castle.
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan will be apart for their wedding anniversary for the first time this weekend
The 65-year-old star and his wife Judy Finniagn - who he previously co-hosted 'This Morning' alongside - have been married since 1986, but Richard has already given his significant other a present for their 35th anniversary on Sunday (21.11.21), when the new series of the ITV show begins.
He said: "On Sunday, which is when the first show goes out, that’s our 35th wedding anniversary actually.
"So that will be the first wedding anniversary that I’ve missed and it’s a big one. I gave her a present before we left and a card, which she will open on the day.
"We’re going to really miss each other. I’ll miss her a huge amount.
"I spend every day of my life with her, either working with her or in the house.
"So, yeah, that, I’m already feeling strangely dislocated. She’s my right arm and she’s not here."
Richard admits Judy wasn't exactly delighted about him doing the show at first, but after a discussion she agreed he would get "a lot of pleasure out of it".
He added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "She wasn’t exactly doing back handsprings of delight, but I didn’t just do it without talking to her. We talked about it. I explained why I thought I should do it.
"And she agreed and thought I would get a lot of pleasure out of it and a lot of stimulation out of it.
"So she said go for it and it will be something to talk about."
Richard recently admitted he hopes viewers will vote for him to take part in the show's dreaded castle trials.
He said: "I really hope I do get voted for the trials.
"The thing about this programme is you mustn’t go into it if you take yourself remotely seriously. I don’t and I am thoroughly looking forward to being covered in god knows what!
"You have to be prepared for people to laugh and I see this as a bloody great romp of fun."
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