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Watch as GMB’s Richard Madeley addresses his shoplifting arrest on air insisting ‘it’s easy to forget to pay for things’
It isn't the first time the awkward moment has resurfaced on the ITV show
GOOD Morning Britain host Richard Madeley has addressed his shoplifting arrest live on air.
During a segment on Thursday's show, the ITV anchor admitted: "It's easy to forget to pay for things."
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Former This Morning host Richard, 68, was arrested for allegedly shoplifting back in 1994.
He was pulled up for supposedly failing to pay for goods from a local Tesco, including a bottle of champagne.
Richard was then taken to court but was cleared of all charges after claiming he'd had a freak memory lapse.
On Thursday's Good Morning Britain, he spoke openly about the mishap during a debate about security guards.
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It has been proposed that security guards and store detectives could be given increased powers to handcuff people suspected of trying to steal items.
Discussing the issue, GMB host Kate Garraway, 57, said: "There's such a scurge of shoplifting and it's causing so many problems for shop keepers and for everybody else.
"So let us know what you think."
After reading out some comments from viewers, Richard addressed his own experiences.
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He said: "I know for my own experience back in 1990 its very easy to forget to pay for stuff."
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He added: "Woah, just a minute a store detective, would you really accept a store detective putting you in cuffs?
"I would say 'woah it's an honest mistake let me explain'
"There's a lot to consider."
Back in April, he was also involved in an awkward moment on the ITV daytime series during another shoplifting discussion.
Current presenters:
- Susanna Reid (presenters Monday to Wednesday and alternate Thursdays) - 2014 to present
- Kate Garraway (presenters alternate Thursdays and Fridays) - 2014 to present
- Martin Lewis (Money Saving Expert) - 2021 to present
- Richard Madeley (presents Monday to Thursday) - 2022 to present
- Ed Balls (presents on a rotating basis) - 2022 to present
- Adil Ray (presents on Fridays) - 2024 to present
- Robert Rinder (presents on a rotating basis) - 2024 to present
- Charlotte Hawkins (stand in and holiday cover presenter) 2014 to present
Former presenters:
- Ben Shephard (Thursdays and Fridays) - 2014 to 2024
- Sean Fletcher (Monday–Friday) - 2014
- John Stapleton (Wednesday) - 2014
- Piers Morgan (Monday to Wednesday) - 2015 to 2021
- Lorraine Kelly (Monday to Friday) - 2022
Previously, he reflected on the incident in a chat with and explained: "I put the food through the till, I forgot to take the champagne out.
"I can handle anything, I can juggle eight balls in the air, and actually I came a horrible cropper.
"I can joke about it now."
This isn't the only time the incident has come up on GMB, and viewers previously laughed about a previous shoplifting segment back in June of 2022.
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Richard has been candid in opening up on his private life of late.
He recently told how he sleeps in a different bed from his wife Judy Finnigan in a frank marriage admission.
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