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I can hardly believe it but Richard and Judy, those ever presents of daytime TV have announced they are quitting their daily chat show on Channel 4 to pursue other projects.

Now obviously I don’t watch the show, at least regularly (I’m not retired, a student or a bored teenager), but it’s still a bit sad to hear of the demise of a show which has held a bit of a place in the nation’s hearts for so long.

The pair will give up their show, which shares a timeslot with Paul O’Grady, teatime show, when their contract comes to an end next year.

The husband and wife team of Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan have been on telly together for over 20 years, and have become as much a part of the furniture in the UK as the Queen and warm beer.

Richard Madeley said of the decision:

“The programme is still full of life, but we have taken the difficult decision to leave it on a high,”

“After seven consecutive years we both feel we have achieved everything we wanted with the show.”

“We want the chance to launch other projects in broadcasting and writing while we are still young enough.”

The pair have agreed to stay on to present a Book Club special this Christmas, and then two more series of the Richard & Judy show next year before finally hanging up their boots, or clip on mics or whatever they use.

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Pop Buzz UK is now over a year old, and in that first month last October I wrote an interesting article about Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills divorce proceedings turning nasty. In a Nostradamus style premonition I titled it ‘Paul Vs Heather Round 1′… and how right I was because it’s still going on.

After last month’s supposedly friendly secret meeting to discuss and hopefully figure out a compromise deal, the gloves are back off and Heather is playing hard ball again. Last month’s meeting ended with both parties walking away claiming the other was unfair and asking for too much, and now Heather has given two TV interviews where she has been quite vicious on a number of the claims.

First of all she told America’s Today show that she had offered Sir Paul (more commonly known as Macca) a “very gentle and quick divorce” but was turned down.

“All I can say is when we first split, I said to Paul: ’I’m going to be crucified. You know why we split. You know the truth. They don’t need to know the details, but you need to stand up and say: “I’m responsible for the breakdown of this marriage.”

’If you say that, I’ll walk away with nothing, and we’ll do a very gentle and quick divorce.’ And he promised he’d do that. I have evidence of that. And he did nothing.�

She then went on to claim that she has so far spent £1.5 million on legal fees. Further justifying her claims on such a huge portion of Macca’s fortune (which she must admit had nothing to do with her influence) she says she put her life on hold for the seven and a half years that the marriage lasted.

She then claimed to have received death threats and without naming names, almost fingered Paul McCartney himself saying:

“Well, I can’t say who I think it is because it will affect our family, but I know a lot of information and, you know, certain people don’t want certain things coming out because of their image.�

Yeah whatever love.

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