British comedian Jack Whitehall has addressed a long-standing rumour that Richard Madeley, presenter of shows such as This Morning and Good Morning Britain, is his secret father. The rumour, which dates back to Whitehall’s time hosting Big Brother’s Big Mouth in 2008, gained new traction when the pair appeared together on Good Morning Britain earlier this month. However, Whitehall told Heat magazine that the rumour was just that, saying “Richard seemed very flattered by that idea, didn’t he? But yes, that was genuinely a rumour… Maybe because I looked like his real son?” Madeley has two children with his wife and long-time on-screen partner Judy Finnigan: daughter Chloe, 35, and son Jack, 36.
