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Jasmine Allday

Richard Madeley confirms I'm A Celebrity stint as he announces GMB break

Richard Madeley has appeared to confirm his stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

At the end of Wednesday's episode of Good Morning Britain, Richard said it would be his "last show for a while" as he joked about having "interesting things to eat" over the next couple of months.

It comes after it was revealed Richard has secured a £300,000 permanent contract on the ITV breakfast show.

Joking with co-host Susanna Reid, he said: "I've got places to go and people to see and things to eat. Interesting things to eat, so I'll be back very soon after Christmas. This is my last show for a while."

Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid joked about his potential I'm A Celebrity stint (ITV)

Susanna then joked: "How do we say goodbye in Welsh?"

To which Richard interjected and replied: "I was going to ask you that."

"I don't know but I'm sure you'll find out in the next couple of weeks," Susanna added through a laugh.

It's not the first time Richard has hinted at a stint on the show, with ITV bosses confirming its start date just yesterday.

Richard said he was looking forward to 'eating interesting things' over the coming months (ITV)

The 65-year-old had refused to rule out his appearance on the hit ITV show, after it was rumoured that he had signed a "£200k" deal to join the line-up but he did confess that he had a medical, which celebrities are required to undergo to take part.

Andi Peters was leading a segment on ITV's million pound competition as he held a cup and saucer and said: "With that kind of money, you could be drinking flat whites out of gold-encrusted cups and saucers. Oh, you won't get this in the jungle, Richard!"

"Listen mate, I'd kill for a coffee right now. I've got to go for a routine medical about midday today where you've got to fast for 12 hours, so I'm not even allowed tea and doing this show without caffeine!" Richard replied.

Richard Madeley announced he would be back on GMB after Christmas (ITV)

Richard recently signed a permanent £300k contract with Good Morning Britain, but insisted he was not Piers Morgan's replacement.

Responding to reports that he will taking the seat permanently, his rep told the Mirror that Richard was still part of the current set-up as a revolving presenter on the show.

They said: "Richard is part of a revolving family of presenters and no plans to change that."

They refused to comment on the permanent contract.

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