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Elaine McCallig
Sep 20, 2021
Richard Madeley has been roasted on Twitter after referring to Africa as a country on Good Morning Britain.
The 65-year-old presenter had been speaking with former prime minister Gordon Brown about the possibility of redistributing surplus vaccines before they expire.
During the discussion, Madeley said: “It’s not just loading these boxes onto planes and flying them out to countries like Africa, we’ve got to have the infrastructure to be able to deliver the jabs."
Brown said they have also been working on delivering the infrastructure and explained that investments will be made in African countries so vaccines can be administered not just in cities, but in rural areas too.
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People took to Twitter to vent about the incident, with people once again drawing comparisons between Madeley and Alan Partridge.
Some said they are not sure if Madeley “belongs on TV in 2021” due to his abysmal grasp of basic geography:
"third world" 😞 "countries like Africa" 😫 Not sure Richard Madeley belongs on TV in 2021. #GMB— Claire Simpson (@Claire Simpson) 1632119814
“Countries like Africa” #GMB https://t.co/w3P2pQvZ3T— Dollparts (@Dollparts) 1632119318
RICHARD!!!! AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY!!! ITS A CONTINENT!"Countries like Africa" 🙄🙄🙄🙄#gmb #goodmorningbritain https://t.co/vAgdu1KyaK— Miss saHHara (@Miss saHHara) 1632119518
Jesus Christ. Richard Madeley just called Africa a country on #GMB. 🤦🏻♂️— It’s Insense 🧠 (@It’s Insense 🧠) 1632119242
@NeilClark66 Richard Madeley thinks Africa is a country.— Chris Middleton (@Chris Middleton) 1632122086
Others slammed the presenter as “unwatchable”:
I’m not sure who decides which co-anchors to air for @susannareid100 on @GMB but can it not be Richard Madeley? He’s unwatchable.— Taureau 💉💉💉 (@Taureau 💉💉💉) 1632120118
Apart from having worse highlights than Match of The Day, what the f*ck is Richard Madeley doing on our television screens?— Matthew Payne (@Matthew Payne) 1632121825
Is TV land that barren and devoid of talent that Richard Madeley is the only option for #GMB to have as presenter ???— David Simpson (@David Simpson) 1632120084
Since stepping into Piers Morgan’s shoes, however some have praised Madeley for his work on the morning show:
@richardm56 it's such a delight to have you on the Gmb team! I love the respect you show to your colleague and how… https://t.co/zZCw9hvE6v— Helen Batten (@Helen Batten) 1632124410
I love Richard Madeley ... he makes my morning when on GMB.#goodmorningbritain #RichardMadeley— Debbie M (@Debbie M) 1631603519
@richardm56 Love watching you Richard thats when the show is at its best! X— maxine wager (@maxine wager) 1632130954
I love Richard Madeley lol I love it when he tells a protestor they’re an absolute disgrace 🤣 gotta love a bit of… https://t.co/JyQI8XEFJ6— Sarah Jane Palmer (@Sarah Jane Palmer) 1632122979
Although Twitter picked up on the gaffe, Brown didn’t mention it and continued talking about the importance of a global vaccine rollout.
Brown, the WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing, has previously called on G7 countries to share unused vaccines with developing countries.
Otherwise, rich countries face binning 100 million expired Covid vaccines by Christmas if they aren’t redistributed across the globe.
While the UK hopefully steps up and shares out the surplus vaccines, we’re sure the roasting Madeley got on Twitter this morning is the inspiration he needed to brush up on his geography.
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