Richard Madeley has recalled a time a This Morning managed threw a book at him and hit him "square on the nose" – and he wants him to do it again.

The host, 63, along with wife Judy Finnigan, 71, is scheduled to return to the famous ITV sofas tomorrow morning as guest presenters of the show.

Speaking about who he's most likely to see upon their return to the show, Richard said: "Tim the floor manager."

He went on to explain: "He's still on the show despite once throwing a book at me and hitting me square on the nose."

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He joked: "I want him to chuck me another this time to see if I can catch it properly!"

The duo admitted they are "hugely looking forward" to their Friday guest hosting spot, taking over from regular presenters Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, who have been standing in for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield this week.

They said: "Probably the best moment will be when the opening music finishes, the red 'live' light glows – and you're on!

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"It's the lift-off moment, always deeply exciting. It should be huge fun.

"Of course, we carried on hosting together for eight years on our Channel 4 live teatime show, so it doesn't feel that long ago we were on TV together."

Richard and Judy were the iconic hosts of This Morning from its launch in October 1988, until July 2001, when they left to front their own Channel 4 show, which later moved to the channel Watch.

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Father-of-two Richard has continued his television career, acting as a stand-in host on Good Morning Britain and, more recently, appearing on The Circle.

Meanwhile, Judy made a handful of appearances on Loose Women, but has not been as visible on television.

Speaking of her return to the spotlight, the mum-of-four said: "We're doing it purely for fun and because the viewers asked us to. So no nerves at all because there's no agenda!"

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And they confirmed it will be a standard show, with no special segments about them coming back.

They said: "We're treating it as a totally normal Friday show. No look backs down memory lane, no cheesy compilations. We'll just take the day as it comes, exactly as we used to."

Viewers may have other ideas though, as they're the faces that launched daytime TV as we know it.

Richard and Judy present This Morning tomorrow from 10.30am on ITV.

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