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English television presenter and writer

Date of Birth: 16 May 1948
Age: 78 years old
In the rating: #27 Television presenter

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- 1.1. This Morning
- 1.2. Richard & Judy
- 1.3. Loose Women

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Judith Adele Finnigan is an English television presenter and writer. She co-presented ITV's This Morning (1988–2001, 2019–2020) and the Channel 4 chat show, Richard & Judy (2001–2008) alongside her husband Richard Madeley. Her debut novel Eloise, published in 2012, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Her second novel, I Do Not Sleep, was published in 2015.

In 1971, Finnigan joined Granada Television as a researcher and in 1974, she moved to Anglia Television in Norwich to become the first female reporter on the About Anglia news team. In 1980, Finnigan returned to Granada in Manchester, working on a range of programmes including Flying Start (with Anthony Wilson), Granada Reports and Scramble.

This Morning

The couple's best known programme was This Morning, which they hosted from 1988 to 2001. The series, a mix of celebrity interviews, household tips, cookery and phone-ins lasted approximately two hours each weekday morning on ITV. It first aired in October 1988 and was broadcast from the Albert Dock in Liverpool, although production moved to London in 1996. Madeley and Finnigan were so closely associated with the show, that many people referred to the show as This Morning with Richard and Judy or simply Richard and Judy. In December 2000, at the 6th National Television Awards, This Morning won the Daytime Programme category. Both Richard and Judy accepted the award, in which Finnigan suffered a wardrobe malfunction which exposed her bra to the audience at the Royal Albert Hall and television viewers. Once Madeley had noticed the malfunction, he said: "If you vote for us next year she'll show you both of them!"

The couple have returned to the show as guests since leaving. In October 2013, they were guests for the show's 25th birthday show live from the Albert Dock in Liverpool – the original home of This Morning.

Richard & Judy

In 2001, the couple left This Morning, having been approached by Channel 4 to host a similar show, simply called Richard & Judy, shown for an hour in the early evenings. The show was produced by Cactus TV, run by Jonathan Ross' brother, Simon Ross and his wife Amanda.

In February 2007, the couple publicly apologised live on air due to the discovery of a TV quiz phone scam regarding the daily phone in You Say We Pay. On the same show, Madeley and Finnigan made the decision to suspend the daily quiz until further notice. Later that week, the media confirmed that police investigations would be pursued, meaning the couple could be subject to a police interview. Channel 4 have admitted the scam may have been in force for two series of the show. While Madeley and Finnigan urged callers to continue entering, it was confirmed that winners were picked in the first ten minutes of the show. The couple both deny being involved in the scam that was revealed by The Mail on Sunday newspaper after it was sold the story through media publicist Jonathan Hartley.

The television show also launched two very successful "clubs", the Richard & Judy Book Club and the Richard & Judy Wine Club, both of which are similar in style to those made popular by US TV presenter Oprah Winfrey. The book club featured literature by new and unknown writers. One book was reviewed each week and the winner, named "Read of the Year," was announced at an awards ceremony.

In July 2008, Finnigan finally underwent a long-awaited knee operation and took a short leave of absence from the show to recuperate fully from the surgery. During this time, Madeley was joined by guest presenters Emma Bunton and Myleene Klass and on 23 July, he presented the episode by himself. On 22 August 2008, the couple's Channel 4 series aired its final episode.

After seven years at Channel 4, Finnigan and Madeley began hosting a topical prime-time chat show on UKTV's new digital channel, Watch. From 7 October 2008, Richard and Judy's New Position aired on weeknights from 8pm. The programme still contained popular features such as the "Book Club" and "Summer Read". The show attracted very low viewing figures, with only 200,000 people for the first episode, and 53,000 for the second. Viewing figures since had consistently fallen, reaching new lows of just 11,000 viewers; their Channel 4 programme would see figures as high as 2,500,000. Consequently, on 8 May 2009, it was announced that the show would end in July, claiming in a statement that viewers "simply couldn't find us".

Loose Women

On 13 October 2014, it was announced that Finnigan had joined ITV chat show Loose Women as a regular panellist.

On her first day, 13 October 2014, Finnigan was criticised when the panel discussed footballer Ched Evans, who was convicted of rape in 2012 before being acquitted in 2016 after two witnesses, who were offered a £50,000 reward for testimony leading to an acquittal, testified to having consensual sex with Evans' alleged victim around the time of the alleged rape. Finnigan stated that Evans should be able to return to his club as the victim was drunk and the alleged rape was "unpleasant" but "not violent".

Finnigan stated later in the day: "I apologise unreservedly for any offence that I may have caused as a result of the wording I used." She continued to make intermittent appearances on the programme, her final appearance on the series being in 2015. Evans was acquitted of any wrongdoing in October 2016.

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Date of Birth 16 May 1948

Age 78 years old

Zodiac sign Taurus Taurus - loyal and responsible The main features of the representatives of the sign of Taurus are: serenity, endurance, as well as some passivity. They calmly endure the blows inflicted by fate, but do not retreat from the intended path. No one mana…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Virgo	100%
Pisces	96%
Taurus	96%
Capricorn	92%
Scorpio	88%
Libra	88%
Cancer	84%
Aries	80%
Aquarius	76%
Sagittarius	68%
Gemini	68%
Leo	64%

Chinese horoscope Rat Rat - imagination and creativity The rat has charm, extraordinary aggressiveness and belligerence. At first glance, it seems calm, serene and cheerful, but appearances are deceiving. Behind all this there is a constant inner movement and a conscious…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Dog	96%
Pig	92%
Tiger	88%
Rat	84%
Snake	80%
Rooster	76%
Goat	76%
Dragon	76%
Bull	76%
Rabbit	68%
Monkey	64%
Horse	60%

Slavic horoscope Elk Born under the Elk sign of the Slavic horoscope, people often combine mythic memory with practical steadiness — reading cycles early and standing firm for those they call their own.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Fox	96%
Horse	92%
Finist	92%
Aurochs	92%
Elk	88%
Virgin	84%
Lynx	84%
Bear	84%
Eagle	80%
Stork	80%
Pike	76%
Boar	76%
Wolf	76%
Raven	76%
Serpent	64%
Swan	60%

Egyptian horoscope Anubis The Egyptian sign of Anubis reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Set	96%
Horus	96%
Anubis	88%
Bastet	84%
Isis	84%
Geb	80%
Sekhmet	76%
Thoth	76%
Osiris	76%
Mut	64%
Nile	64%
Amun-Ra	56%

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Oak	92%
Willow	92%
Hawthorn	88%
Vine	84%
Hazel	84%
Alder	84%
Rowan	84%
Holly	80%
Ivy	76%
Ash	76%
Birch	76%
Elder	60%
Reed	56%

Indian horoscope Vrishabha Born under Vrishabha, people in the Indian horoscope often blend spiritual depth with practical discipline, reading life as a sequence of karmic lessons and duties.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Mithuna	92%
Mesha	92%
Vrishabha	88%
Tula	84%
Kanya	84%
Simha	80%
Karka	76%
Kumbha	64%
Makara	60%
Dhanu	56%
Vrishchika	56%
Meena	44%

Flower horoscope Purslane Born under Purslane in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Bellflower	96%
Chamomile	96%
Lily of the valley	96%
Hydrangea	96%
Water lily	92%
Tulip	92%
Daisy	92%
Dahlia	92%
Magnolia	92%
Foxglove	92%
Purslane	88%
Orchid	84%
Freesia	84%
Aster	84%
Carnation	84%
Wild rose	84%
Violet	84%
Lily	84%
Mimosa	84%
Immortelle	84%
Gentian	84%
Lilac	80%
Delphinium	80%
Mistletoe	80%
Camellia	76%
Heather	76%
Rose	76%
Sunflower	76%
Poppy	76%
Belladonna	76%
Thistle	76%
Edelweiss	64%
Lotus	64%
Dandelion	60%
Gladiolus	56%
Peony	56%

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Cancer — 1st decan	96%
Gemini — 3rd decan	96%
Taurus — 1st decan	96%
Aries — 2nd decan	96%
Cancer — 2nd decan	92%
Gemini — 2nd decan	92%
Gemini — 1st decan	92%
Taurus — 2nd decan	92%
Aries — 3rd decan	92%
Aries — 1st decan	92%
Taurus — 3rd decan	88%
Libra — 2nd decan	84%
Libra — 1st decan	84%
Leo — 3rd decan	84%
Leo — 2nd decan	84%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	80%
Virgo — 3rd decan	80%
Leo — 1st decan	80%
Scorpio — 1st decan	76%
Libra — 3rd decan	76%
Virgo — 2nd decan	76%
Virgo — 1st decan	76%
Cancer — 3rd decan	76%
Pisces — 2nd decan	64%
Pisces — 1st decan	64%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	64%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	64%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	64%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	64%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	60%
Capricorn — 1st decan	60%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	56%
Aquarius — 1st decan	56%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	56%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	56%
Pisces — 3rd decan	36%

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