Personal Life
Madeley's first marriage, at age 21, lasted five years before the couple were divorced. Madeley has stated that he believes the marriage was a mistake, and he had ten affairs during that time. Ten days after Madeley's marriage began, his father died aged 49.
Madeley met Judy Finnigan in 1982 when they worked on separate programmes for Granada TV. At the time each was in their first marriage. The pair married in 1986 in Manchester. They have two children together, both born in Manchester: Jack Christopher (born 1986) and Chloe Susannah (born 1987). They have a second home at Polperro in Cornwall having been on holiday together there before their marriage.
In 1994 Madeley was arrested for failing to pay for items, including champagne, on two separate occasions at a Tesco supermarket in Manchester. He was later acquitted of all shoplifting charges after citing lapses of memory.
In an interview, Madeley named Cuban leader Fidel Castro as the person he most despises.
In October 2011, Madeley received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Anglia Ruskin University in honour of his contribution to television, reading, entertainment and media.
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