Piers Morgan has hit back at Dan Walker after the BBC host mocked him for storming off the Good Morning Britain set.
In a bitter Twitter exchange, the pair exchanged angry potshots at each other following critical comments about Meghan Markle having suicidal thoughts during her exclusive interview with chat Queen Oprah Winfrey.
Dan tweeted a photo of himself and co-star Louise Minchin accompanied by the sarcastic comment: “This was taken a few seconds before I stormed off set because Carol said it was going to be chilly this weekend.”
But fuming Piers slammed: “I’m surprised BBC bosses didn’t storm in and drag you off set after yesterday’s ratings came in.”
BBC presenter Dan Walker took a potshot at Piers Morgan (Image: ITV)
The animated ding-dong continued as Walker responded by saying: “Congratulations on your ratings. Ours were good too.
Before adding: “In other news… I hope my boss would have dragged me off set if I’d used my platform – on national TV – to tell a pregnant woman, speaking openly about suicidal thoughts, that I didn’t believe a word she said.”
Piers loses his cool and storms off set (Image: ITV)
Off camera the duo insist they have a good relationship, but it was GMB who won the battle of the ratings as they achieved record-breaking success on their analysis of Harry and Meghan’s 90-minute special.
Earlier in the Piers, never shy of causing controversy, incredibly stormed off set after a heated argument with fellow presenter Alex Beresford.
Alex attacked Piers for his some of his comments and that led to the presenter snapping: “I’m not having this”, before leaving his desk live on air.
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Piers and Alex had a fiery clash on GMB about his Meghan comments (Image: ITV)
“I understand that you don’t like Meghan Markle, you’ve made it so clear a number of times on this programme,” stressed Alex.
“I understand you’ve got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle, or had one and she cut you off. She’s entitled to cut you off if she wants to.
“Has she said anything about you since she cut you off? I don’t think she has, but yet you continue to trash her.”
Piers added: “Sorry, see you later, I can’t do this.”
To which weather presenter Alex blasted: “Absolutely diabolical behaviour, I’m sorry but Piers spouts off on a regular basis and we all have to sit here and listen.”
Ofcom has since confirmed that it will be launching an investigation into over Piers’ comments about Meghan on GMB after receiving 41,000 complaints.
GMB continues tomorrow at 6am on ITV.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
