BBC presenter Louis Theroux challenges Piers Morgan to a ‘stressful’ boxing match

Louis Theroux has challenged fellow broadcaster Piers Morgan to a boxing match, despite admitting the match could be humiliating.

The TV interviewer is keen to get in the ring with a celeb during his interview with pro boxer Anthony Joshua for the second series of his BBC Two Louis Theroux Interviews series. When the gentle-natured documentarian was asked who his dream opponent would be, he said: “Piers Morgan. He’s very famous and I think I could take him. The offer is there.”

Speaking about the challenge at a Q&A about the show, the 53-year-old joked: “He’s quite big though, isn’t he? It would be stressful having a fight with Piers Morgan. The stressful part is he might even do it.

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“If I take that seriously, if it was three rounds, no, I don’t want to have an actual fight with Piers Morgan. But I will do it if I have to. And that’s a promise,” he added.

Piers, 58, has admitted in the past that he has a tendency to put on weight – but Louis reckons that could give the TalkTV host an advantage. He said: “Piers is quite big. Sometimes those heavier people who look like they don’t keep themselves trim… it can be misleading.”

The dad-of- three went on to compare their relationship to that of Ricky Gervais and Grant Bovey. He continued: “Does anyone remember when Grant Bovey went up against Ricky Gervais in a celebrity boxing match. It wasn’t either of their finest hours.

“This was strange. It feels like it was a different Ricky Gervais when he would do weird reality TV, and basically Ricky duffed up Grant Bovey who was the skinny, fit one in appearance. So it might be my Grant Bovey moment,” he chuckled.

In his new series, Louis interviewed the likes of Anthony Joshua to former Libertines frontman Pete Doherty and whistleblower and activist Chelsea Manning. Speaking about his vision for the show, he said: “The goal is to see people clearly, to explore their vulnerability.

“But alongside that, just as important, is to appreciate how they approach their craft, what it is that makes them special in their field and to have moments of lightness and humour.” He pointed out stars such as Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, comedian Dave Chappelle and singer Erykah Badu are on his list of interviewees he hopes to secure for series three.

Speaking about his interview style, Theroux added: “I don’t want a cuddly… I’m not a fan of love-ins. When presenters seem to be feeling more than me as a viewer, I find it off-putting. I prefer a more ambiguous, slightly more withholding presence.

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“I’m not going to name names, but sometimes you see presenters and they’re just hugging and, ‘Oh bless’ and, ‘Oh you’re so brilliant’ and I’m like, ‘Calm down. I’ll decide whether they’re brilliant or not.”

The second series of Louis Theroux Interviews starts next Tuesday (November 7) at 9pm on BBC Two or catch-up on BBC iPlayer.

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