Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are to return as daytime TV hosts together for the first time in 18 years.
The married couple will be back next month on This Morning, the show they hosted for over a decade.
Richard, 63, and Judy, 71, will stand in for Eamonn Holmes, 59, and Ruth Langsford, 59, for a two-hour show.
If it goes well, insiders say it could become a regular gig for the pair, whose on-screen bickering became legendary with viewers.
The couple said: “This Morning holds a very special place in our hearts, so we couldn’t be more delighted to take the helm once again.”
Judy had vowed in 2011 never to return. She said: “I wouldn’t remotely want to do television again.”
But Judy went back on the show last month with Richard to promote their book club.
They got such a warm response from viewers that they agreed to be guest hosts.
The pair launched This Morning in 1988 and hosted it for 13 years, before quitting amid a “meddling” row with ITV executives in 2001.
Show editor Martin Frizell said: “We can’t wait to have these broadcasting legends back on the sofa.”
- This Morning, Oct 25, 10.30am
