Richard & Judy's daughter 'sorry' for taking drugs

Richard & Judy's daughter 'sorry' for taking drugs
Richard & Judy's daughter 'sorry' for taking drugs (Image credit: EMPICS)

Richard and Judy's daughter Chloe Madeley has apologised for taking drugs, admitting she was 'stupid'. The 21-year-old was pictured apparently smoking cannabis from a bong pipe. The pictures, from a party last August, were posted on Facebook and then leaked to a newspaper. Chloe (pictured, with Richard) issued a statement saying: "I am really sorry. "I was really stupid. I regret doing what I did and have learnt my lesson. I am really sorry for any embarrassment I have caused my family." TV presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have previously boasted their children, Chloe and Jack, 22, are vehemently anti-drugs. Richard, 52, said: "They have friends that do them, but they actively discourage it." Judy, 60, added: "If one of our kids' friends says to them, 'Let's do drugs,' they'll actually shout at them." Following the revelations they issued a statement to the Mirror saying: "We've obviously spoken to Chloe and whilst we - like most parents - are aware that kids her age sometimes experiment, it is always a bad idea. "However, she is an extremely sensible person, and now she knows that too." Get exclusive access to your favourite stars. Subscribe to TV Times magazine

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.