Madeley says no to 'One Show' top job

Richard Madeley has confirmed that he would not be interested in hosting The One Show on a full time basis.

However, the 53-year-old presenter - who has been linked to the vacant position left by Adrian Chiles - said that he would consider fronting the show for "two-months at a time".

He told the Sunday Mirror: "I have been asked if I would be interested. And I would not be interested if it meant a full-time, year-round commitment.

"I just don't want to be tied to that kind of full-on job again. But if the BBC had a number of presenters who hosted the show for two months at a time then, sure, I'd want to talk about that very seriously.

"It's all very tentative at this stage. But I'm definitely not ruling it out. All of this is extremely flattering."

Chiles, who defected to ITV after a row over the hiring of Chris Evans, filmed his last One Show on Friday.