Richard Madeley shows off bleach blonde hair after dying it in lockdown
RICHARD Madeley is the latest celebrity to reveal a startling new lockdown look - with a 'surfer dude' makeover complete with bleached blond hair.
The 63-year-old telly legend unveiled the home-hairdressing as The Sun revealed that salons could stay shut for six more months.
Relaxed Richard looked like he was heading to the beach as he went out in a powder-blue T-shirt, Bermuda shorts and sandals yesterday.
To complete the look, he had a pair of sunglasses hooked into his top and was clutching the sort of red cup beloved of American teenagers on Spring Break.
However, the This Morning veteran, who is returning to TV screens with wife Judy Finnigan next month, was only heading to the post box in London.
It is a far cry from how we are used to seeing the star on Good Morning Britain and other shows, with cropped brown hair and a smart suit.
Richard has often been seen out and about lately, last month being pictured walking back from the shops - while swigging from a bottle of Corona beer.
Yesterday, we revealed Richard and wife Judy have signed up to host a new five-part series for Channel 4.
The married couple, who fronted This Morning for more than a decade before launching a teatime chat show, will present Richard & Judy: Keep Reading and Carry On.
It will see the pair joined from their home by authors and celebrities by video link to discuss what they are reading while everyone is stuck at home.
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Richard, 63, and Judy, 71, fronted a similar feature called Book Club on the teatime show they hosted, which ran for seven years until 2008 after the pair quit This Morning.
He explained: “It is no secret that Judy and I are avid readers and we are excited to return to Channel 4 to share what we love with viewers.”
The pair returned for a guest stint presenting This Morning in February with Richard opening the show saying: ““We did warn you, we said we’d come back.”