Richard Madeley has been off our screens for two weeks, but made a return to Good Morning Britain on Monday, March 6. As he burst back into the limelight, the veteran presenter didn't hold back when it came to his opinion. He named and shamed an A-Lister that he claims is the 'rudest' celebrity he's ever interviewed.
The 66-year-old presenter was back at the helm of the ITV morning show after revealing a 'freak accident' had kept him away. Richard explained that his car door hit him in the face, he had bitten down on his tongue and had to have stitches in it, leaving him with a bit of a 'lisp'.
As the show progressed, Madeley revealed his opinion on who was the rudest celebrity he had encountered during his 50-year-long career. The revelation was reported in Manchester Evening News.
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Whilst hosting with Susanna Reid, the co-hosts got into a topical discussion about the comedian Chris Rock. Chris, 58, used his new live Netflix comedy special to speak about being slapped by Will Smith on stage whilst hosting the 2022 Academy Awards.
Recapping on the incident at the Oscars last March, the actor, known for his role in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and a string of award winning films, came on stage and slapped Rock after the comedian took a jibe at Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Talking about the incident, Chris Rock joked: "People are like, 'Did it hurt?' It still hurts! I got Summertime ringing in my ears," referring to Will Smith's 1991 single.
But Richard has now outed Chris Rock for being the 'rudest' celebrity he's ever interviewed during his lengthy career. The presenter revealed he and his wife Judy had interviewed Chris and Ben Stiller in promotion for the Madagascar movie. Richard said: "Well I am sorry but I've got limited sympathy for Chris Rock. I am not defending what happened to him it was wrong, clearly. But in 50 years in this game, he is the rudest man I have ever had to interview.
"I interviewed him along with Ben Stiller, they did the voices for Madagascar the animated movie, and I have to say it stands out in my memory. He was just consistently, unbelievably rude."
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