RICHARD Madeley was spotted smiling broadly as he returned home today clutching The Sun – after we revealed his new gig on GMB.

The 65-year-old is set to replace Piers Morgan as a permanent presenter on the TV show and is currently finalising an estimated £300,000-a-year deal.

Richard clearly fancied reading all about it as he arrived home from work today – with Britain’s No1 newspaper clearly visible.

Richard will officially start after appearing on I’m A Celeb, but he presented today alongside Susanna Reid.

Piers, 56, is joining talkTV and The Sun.

Richard agreed to be a full-time host of Good Morning Britain following a heart-to-heart with wife Judy Finnigan.

Insiders said his guest stints on the ITV show are proving a hit and helped convince him to take the full-time gig.

He officially starts after his highly anticipated appearance on this year’s I’m A Celebrity.

Richard’s off-the-cuff quips have made him a cult figure online, with several clips going viral.

He is currently negotiating how many days a week he will present, but is expected to do two to three weekly.

He is not expected to get paid as much as Susanna, 50, who does four days and has been a mainstay of the show since 2014.

It is also understood ITV bosses do not want Richard — who famously co-hosted This Morning with Judy from 1988 until 2001 — to be billed as Piers’ “official” replacement.

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