Piers Morgan couldn’t help but make a cheeky dig at Good Morning Britain ahead of the launch of his new TalkTV show.
The 57-year-old presenter will return to our screens on Monday, April 25 with Piers Morgan Uncensored, a lively hour-long primetime show which promises to give viewers the news that matters to them.
He announced his new series last month to mark the one-year anniversary of him storming off ITV breakfast show GMB following a heated row with weather presenter Alex Beresford.
Piers offered his opinion on Meghan Markle’s then-recent comments about her mental health, including her experiences of racism and suicidal thoughts.
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He later stormed off set and quit Good Morning Britain later that day in the midst of widespread criticism from various mental health charities and the general public.
Speaking at the launch event of TalkTV, Piers said he doesn’t wait to take fans away from Good Morning Britain but instead pick up the viewers who stopped watching the programme after he left the show.
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He said: “I won’t be looking to steal Good Morning Britain viewers. I’m just looking to pick up those who stopped watching it, which is, judging by when I’m walking around and by the ratings, a lot of people.
“So if you loved Good Morning Britain when I was on it and you missed me in that way, you know where to find me.
“There’s a lot of people who I think are annoyed at what went down so they’ll be the ones I’m after.”
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Piers went on to admit that leaving GMB was a sad moment for himself, viewers and his TV wife Susanna Reid.
He explained: “The sort of mystery about the ITV thing is I was simply hired specifically to have strongly held opinions.
“In fact, the theme music when I first joined Good Morning Britain was Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones so that’s why I felt the way I had to leave in the end was so absurd and the more you look back on it you think ‘what was that all about?’
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“I went from seeing Susanna [Reid] in her nightie and curlers at 4am every day to not seeing her so we stay in touch through texting and stuff but it was all a bit dramatic and sad really. I think we both feel that.”
Piers went on to tease what viewers can expect from the first week of his new show.
He revealed: “It’s going to be an explosive start that’s all I’m going to say. Watch this space. You don’t want to miss April 25th, trust me.”
Piers Morgan Uncensored launches Monday, April 25 at 8pm on TalkTV
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