Good Morning Britain fans were thrilled to have Trisha Goddard hosting the show on Tuesday after she spent 15 years away from screens – but have blasted Richard Madeley, insisting he ‘needs replacing’.
Once queen of breakfast TV, the 66-year-old is stepping in to host the ITV programme twice as she eases her way back into presenting.
Trisha regularly presented on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and then shifted to Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010.
She then ran on ITV from 1998 to 2004, then on Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010.
And now, as she made her return, fans couldn’t help but gush how ‘refreshing’ it was to have the ‘fantastic’ presenter on the show.
Good Morning Britain fans were thrilled to have Trisha Goddard back on the show on Tuesday, after she spent 15 years away from screens – but have blasted Richard Madeley , insisting he ‘needs replacing’
Once queen of breakfast TV, the 66-year-old is stepping in to host the ITV programme twice as she eases her way back into presenting
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) to express their joy at her appearance, viewers quipped:
‘Trisha Goddard is a terrific presenter.’
‘Lovely to see Trisha Goddard #GMB.’
‘Can’t believe Trisha is on #gmb today. Brilliant.’
‘Nice to see Trisha NOT wearing a wig #GMB.’
‘Triissshhhaaaa! #GMB.’
‘It’s refreshing to have Trisha on @GMB. Can’t we have her as a regular co presenter for @susannareid100? The current male line up isn’t great, bring in Trisha full time! #gmb.’
‘Shaky start from Trisha on #GMB but she’s settled in splendidly. Best breakfast show on TV.’
As she made her return, fans couldn’t help but gush how ‘refreshing’ it was to have the ‘fantastic’ presenter on the show
Viewers took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their joy at Trisha’s appearance on the show
Meanwhile, others were unimpressed with Richard, 68, on the ITV breakfast show
‘Can I just say having Trisha on is fantastic. She bloody knows what she’s talking about. Get rid of Kate Garraway. #GMB.’
‘Love Trisha, hope she’s back on as a regular #GMB.’
‘I am loving Trisha on #GMBPlease can she stay forever.’
Meanwhile, others who were unimpressed with Richard, 68, added:
‘Oh no, they’ve replaced Kate on @gmb with Trisha, but it’s Richard Madeley who needs replacing #GMB #GoodMorningBritain.
‘Why is Madeley getting so far into Trisha personal space? I imagine he’s massively manspreading under that desk #gmb.’
‘I love how Trisha is talking over Richard as finally he’s met his match! #GMB
‘I find when I see Richard Madeley I break into uncontrollable swearing #gmb.’
Once queen of breakfast TV, Trisha Goddard is stepping in to host GMB twice as she eases her way back into presenting
It comes just after Trisha appeared on Thursday’s show and viewers flooded her with support as she bravely opened up about her terminal cancer diagnosis on Thursday’s show.
She joined hosts Kate Garraway and Ed Balls, the broadcaster explained why she initially kept her illness a secret, before insisting that she didn’t want to be a ‘poster girl’ for cancer.
The former chat show host revealed back in February that her incurable cancer had returned after cells were found in her hip following a fall, and she is undergoing life-prolonging treatment.
Explaining why she kept her cancer under wraps, Trisha said: ‘I was grappling on how to deal with it myself, plus, I just wanted to work and be me.
‘With CNN and my colleagues, they didn’t know that I had no hair, that I had no feeling in my legs from the treatment. I had chemo every week for four and a half months.’
Trisha told Hello! that she was speaking out in order to remove the weight of the secret from her shoulders after learning the news 19-months ago.
Saying: ‘I can’t lie, I can’t keep making up stories. It gets to a stage, after a year and a half, when keeping a secret becomes more of a burden than anything else.’
The former chat show host said she didn’t want to be seen as ‘frail’ by those close to her and planned to keep doing the things that made her happy.
‘[The disease] is not going to go away, and with that knowledge comes grief, and fear. But I must keep enjoying what I have always enjoyed’.
The former chat show host revealed back in February that her incurable cancer had returned after cells were found in her hip following a fall, and she is undergoing life-prolonging treatment
It comes just after Trisha appeared on Thursday’s show and viewers flooded her with support as she bravely opened up about her terminal cancer diagnosis on Thursday’s show
Trisha previously revealed she nearly died following the fall in 2022, after which the cancer was discovered.
She went into shock after breaking her thigh bone and was relying on a walking frame and sticks following emergency surgery.
Trisha admitted she was still ‘not out of the woods’ following her near fatal accident which left her in ‘roaring pain’.
She took to Instagram where she detailed her terrifying ordeal, revealing how she’d been rushed to casualty after falling down the stairs.
The Talk TV broadcaster told her fans: ‘I’ve just had 2 of the toughest weeks… One where I was rushed to hospital for an emergency operation, literally roaring in pain.
‘But I’m still alive… just. I spent a week in hospital, was discharged on the Friday and with the help of Mother Morphine, did my 3 hour @talktv shows on Saturday and Sunday. Oh, and filmed a piece for @60minutes9 midweek too!’
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and affects more than two MILLION women a year
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated?
What is breast cancer?
It comes from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts.
When the breast cancer has spread into surrounding tissue it is called ‘invasive’. Some people are diagnosed with ‘carcinoma in situ’, where no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule.
Most cases develop in those over the age of 50 but younger women are sometimes affected. Breast cancer can develop in men, though this is rare.
Staging indicates how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Stage 1 is the earliest stage and stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body.
The cancerous cells are graded from low, which means a slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have first been treated.
What causes breast cancer?
A cancerous tumour starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell. This makes the cell abnormal and multiply ‘out of control’.
Although breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason, there are some risk factors that can increase the chance, such as genetics.
What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
The usual first symptom is a painless lump in the breast, although most are not cancerous and are fluid filled cysts, which are benign.
The first place that breast cancer usually spreads to is the lymph nodes in the armpit. If this occurs you will develop a swelling or lump in an armpit.
How is breast cancer diagnosed?
- Initial assessment: A doctor examines the breasts and armpits. They may do tests such as a mammography, a special x-ray of the breast tissue which can indicate the possibility of tumours.
- Biopsy: A biopsy is when a small sample of tissue is removed from a part of the body. The sample is then examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells. The sample can confirm or rule out cancer.
If you are confirmed to have breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess if it has spread. For example, blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the liver or a chest X-ray.
How is breast cancer treated?
Treatment options which may be considered include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Often a combination of two or more of these treatments are used.
- Surgery: Breast-conserving surgery or the removal of the affected breast depending on the size of the tumour.
- Radiotherapy: A treatment which uses high energy beams of radiation focused on cancerous tissue. This kills cancer cells, or stops them from multiplying. It is mainly used in addition to surgery.
- Chemotherapy: A treatment of cancer by using anti-cancer drugs which kill cancer cells, or stop them from multiplying.
- Hormone treatments: Some types of breast cancer are affected by the ‘female’ hormone oestrogen, which can stimulate the cancer cells to divide and multiply. Treatments which reduce the level of these hormones, or prevent them from working, are commonly used in people with breast cancer.
How successful is treatment?
The outlook is best in those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small, and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumour in an early stage may then give a good chance of cure.
The routine mammography offered to women between the ages of 50 and 70 means more breast cancers are being diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
For more information visit breastcancernow.org or call its free helpline on 0808 800 6000