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Live webchat with Richard Madeley

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GeraldineGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 27-Jun-13 12:30:22

Following the success of our webchat with Judy Finnigan in March, we're delighted that Richard Madeley will be joining us for his own webchat on Tuesday 9 July at 2.15pm.

Famous for his long-running television partnership with Judy and for their book club, which has made the careers of many novelists, Richard has now produced his own debut novel, Some Day I'll Find You, which will be published on 4 July.

It is the second world war and James Blackwood, a dashing fighter pilot, is shot down on the day of his wedding. His pregnant widow has no choice but to remake her life. Ten years later, sitting contentedly in a square in France, she hears a voice she recognises, belonging to a man who will set out to torment her...

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RichardMadeley Tue 09-Jul-13 15:16:07

granof6

Hello Richard I would love to know what are you and Judy really like when there are no cameras around?

We don't speak, we eat in separate rooms, take separate holidays, and like that film Mr and Mrs Smith, are constantly trying to bump the other one off.

No, it's hard for me to describe what we're like with no cameras around as it's the weft and warp of my life, and hers. But we're very close and get along surprisingly well, I suppose, for people who have been married for 28 years. I guess we both just got lucky.

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RichardMadeley Tue 09-Jul-13 15:20:04

spotification

Would you rather have literary acclaim or have written a bestseller?

Oh, that's easy. As I said earlier, I was astonished to read in a recent profile that I "want to haul myself out of the shallow end and be taken seriously".

I'm so not like that! I'm actually proud of "the shallow end" that has given Judy and me such a wonderful career, and frankly, I think only pompous twits actually seek to be taken seriously.

Indeed, you cannot be in this business if you DO take yourself seriously. You won't last five minutes. I'm very comfortable in my own skin.

So the answer to your question is that I love to write a bestseller. Lots of them! Although, obviously, it's been satisfying to get good reviews for the book.

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 09-Jul-13 15:20:15

A huge thank you to Richard for joining us and managing to get through so many questions.

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RichardMadeley Tue 09-Jul-13 15:21:35

You're welcome Gransnet! Great questions - thank you. If you haven't got hold of Some Day I'll Find You, I hope that when you do, you really enjoy it. Lots of love, Richard.

P.S. Judy (who was on here a few weeks ago) says hi and kissy kissy. xx

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pamelaJEAN Tue 09-Jul-13 15:30:55

Hi Richard, Welcome to Gransnet, I really enjoyed reading your book Fathers and Sons, and look forward to reading your new book "Some Day I'll Find You". I miss you and Judy on This Morning, I love Phil and Holly but This Morning has never been the same since you left!!

Pam x

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