Richard Madeley spotted for the first time since GMB absence with wife Judy Finnigan after on-air row with Susanna Reid

appeared in good health after worrying fans over his absence from on Wednesday, following a clash with co-host Susanna Reid on the ITV breakfast show.

He wore a long dark coat, black leather gloves and a silk scarf, as retired wife Judy Finnigan kept warm in a blue fur coat.

The TV legend added a splash of colour, clutching a bright rainbow handbag and wrapping a pink scarf around her neck.

Richard - who normally presents GMB Mondays to Wednesdays - was spotted out for the first time after he ended his working week early on Tuesday.

He had been having on air arguments this week with Susanna as the pair clashed over Will Smith's Oscars slap.

Meanwhile, Susanna is now the best paid woman on British television, thanks to a bumper new deal to stay on Good Morning Britain.

Her deal, thought to be worth around £1.1million a year, means she now earns more than This Morning host Holly Willoughby, said to be on £730,000.

Susanna's contract with ITV expired in November but she dug her heels in and refused to commit before finally putting pen to paper on the massive deal this week.

A source said: "Susanna's previous arrangement actually came to an end a short while ago and negotiations have been ongoing, but she kept ITV sweating a bit.

"She knows she is a huge part of the show and is increasingly involved in the day-to-day decisions too, alongside her presenting role.

"Plus there is already uncertainty over who will co-anchor long term after Piers Morgan left last year, so she was definitely in a strong position.

"Bosses rate her highly and wanted to keep her, but she didn't agree straight away.

"She's certainly played a strong negotiating game and it has worked out for her. Internally it looks like she's now the best paid female presenter on the network."

Mum-of-three Susanna, 51, joined Good Morning Britain in 2014 as part of a major breakfast revamp by ITV.

She was joined by Piers Morgan a year later following his guest presenting stint.

The pair formed a popular and highly successful partnership which helped boost ratings consistently to catch up with long-time rival BBC Breakfast.

But Piers, 56, quit the show last year in a row over Meghan Markle, leaving Susanna without a permanent co-star and keen to cement herself as the senior on-screen figure.

She has since been paired with long-standing presenters Ben Shephard, Kate Garraway and Ranvir Singh and Adil Ray.

Other top earning stars on ITV include Amanda Holden and her Britain's Got Talent co-star Alesha Dixon.

But the channel's best paid faces overall are still understood to be Ant and Dec, whose golden handcuffs deal with the broadcaster is said to be worth £40million between them in a three-year agreement.