Bold broadcaster Piers Morgan has claimed that he’s “never been more popular” since his ongoing row with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
The former Good Morning Britain host, 56, left the breakfast show after six years in March, following his on-air attacks on Meghan Markle – which saw him say he didn’t believe her Oprah Winfrey interview claims.
Speaking in his Daily Mail column, Piers said he believes Meghan, 39, would have been delighted that he’d stormed off the ITV show – throwing in a coffee-related jibe at the Duchess of Sussex.
He told the Mail: “Well I am sure she had a wonderful, joyous series of venti latte celebrations or crystal bashing, whatever they do over there, when she heard.
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“I’m sure she did and that’s fine. I’ve no problem with that.”
Piers continued: “She thinks she’s beaten me? She might be in for a surprise, because I suspect I’ll be back soon. And my views certainly haven’t changed.”
Piers then proceeded to send a clear message to his rival Meghan, adding: “If Meghan thinks she has cancelled me or won the battle, she is in for a big shock. I’ve never been more popular.”
During his on air clash with his GMB co-star Alex Beresford, Piers had stormed off the set leaving the rest of the panel to carry on without him – which Alex had branded “pathetic”.
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Piers has since written in his Daily mail column to reveal his side of the story, saying he regrets storming off the set during the show – saying “we’ve all done things we regret on live TV”.
Whilst discussing his departure from GMB, which he co-hosted with Susanna Reid, Piers revealed that he’d had a “bad night of broken sleep” after hosting the show on Monday 8 March.
Apparently Piers was “tired and agitated” by the time Tuesday’s show came around – which led to him storming off set when he believes Alex Beresford “launched into a very personal attack”.
Piers penned: “Oh s**t. This must be more serious than I thought. Mid-afternoon, Kevin Lygo, ITV’s Director of Television, who I’d spoken to several times since yesterday, rang to say we were now ‘on the cliff edge’ and either I apologised, or I would have to leave GMB.
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“And even if I did apologise, that wouldn’t be the end of it. The woke brigade would keep coming for me, demanding I apologise for everything else they find offensive – which of course, is absolutely everything.”
Piers has since claimed ITV bosses are trying to get him back on their network after his epic storm-off, saying “They reached out – there have been approaches.”
Hinting at a bombshell return to GMB, he teased: “Never say never”.
Piers told The Sun: “I have no doubt I could take the ratings back to where I left them – but the doubt is, would anyone be allowed to do it that way again?
“I was hired to give very strong, honestly held opinions, which I did. But in the end I was asked to apologise for a genuinely held opinion.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
