Richard Madeley and Chloe Kelly on GMB today
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Richard Madeley slammed for what he called Lionesses star Chloe Kelly

Richard's harmless nickname didn't go down well with viewers

GMB host Richard Madeley  is known for his Alan Partridge-style delivery and clangers and he dropped one when he met Lionesses hero, Chloe Kelly, to discuss England’s Euro 2022 victory just months after the tournament ended.

His behaviour during the interview had some viewers cringing, with many taking to Twitter to slam the 68-year-old.

Chloe Kelly on GMB today
Chloe Kelly was on GMB with Richard Madeley to speak about the Lionesses (Credit: ITV)

Chloe Kelly appears on GMB

During the episode of Good Morning Britain, Richard and Kate Garraway welcomed Chloe onto the show.

Chloe, of course, scored the winning goal in the final between England and Germany.

Read more: 11 glorious tweets about the Lionesses’ history-making Euro 2022 win

During the show, Chloe spoke about scoring the winner, and the impact the England Women’s team has made now they’ve won a major trophy.

However, it was what Richard said at the end of the show that grabbed viewers’ attention.

“Chloe – or ‘Coco’ as I call my daughter Chloe – Coco, thank you very much indeed for coming in,” he said. Chloe simply smiled politely in return.

Richard Madeley on GMB today
Richard’s nickname for Chloe didn’t go down well (Credit: ITV)

Viewers react to Richard Madeley’s comment

Many viewers found Richard’s nickname for Chloe to be pretty weird, with some finding themselves cringing over it.

“Richard calling that Lioness footballer the same nickname he calls his daughter is just creepy and totally inappropriate. She’s called Chloe, not Coco!” one viewer tweeted.

“Richard calling Chloe Kelly Coco [vomit emoji],” another wrote.

Richard Madeley is creepy, you just DONT call Chloe Kelly “Coco” because that is what you call YOUR Daughter who is called Chloe. Show respect you Creep!!” a third ranted.

“I’m still trying to get my head round why Richard Madeley felt it was appropriate to call Chloe Kelly, ‘Coco’ just because that’s what he calls his daughter?!?” another tweeted.

“Richard that sounded really creep,” a fifth winced.

Richard Madeley, Kate Garraway, Chloe Kelly on GMB today
Chloe gushed over the Lionesses’ win (Credit: ITV)

Chloe talks Lionesses’ Euros 22 win

Elsewhere in the interview, Chloe spoke about her and her fellow Lionesses’ incredible achievement.

“I think I’m just living in the moment and not really looking at my phone too much.”

Speaking of the manager, Sarina Wiegman, she said: “She’s an amazing woman, honestly. The girls – we love her.”

Let’s hope we can replicate the victory in today’s Euro 2025 qualifier against Sweden. Catch it on ITV1 at 5.30pm.

Euro's Hero Chloe Kelly Celebrating England's Win & Inspiring Next Generation | Good Morning Britain

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Robert Emlyn Slater
Senior Writer