Piers Morgan 'confirms' return to Good Morning Britain đź‘€
All is probably not as it seems...
Last updated 1st Apr 2021
Controversial news anchor Piers Morgan sent Twitter into a frenzy this morning after he 'confirmed' the news he is set to return to Good Morning Britain, just weeks after quitting his role following comments about Meghan Markle.
Piers wrote on Twitter to his 7.9 million followers today, 'UPDATE: Following the Archbishop of Canterbury's confirmation that Meghan Markle was talking a load of old flannel in her Oprah interview, ITV just offered me my @GMB job back & I've decided to accept. The nation's prayers have been answered. See you Monday!' (sic)
Despite many people taking to the comments section to express their opinions about his apparent return, we have to say, it is April Fools Day, and we suspect Piers is just having his followers on! đź‘€
Piers made the decision to leave his role on the breakfast news show last month, after walking off set following a heated debate with co-star Alex Beresford.
ITV released a short statement confirming Piers' exit, which read, "Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain. ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add."
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Following Piers' shock departure, his former co-star Susanna Reid has been joined by the likes of Ben Shephard, Kate Garraway, Charlotte Hawkins and Ranvir Singh in the last few weeks.
Speaking about her former co-star's exit, Susanna told viewers, "A number of people, of course, will know the news and many of you will not and will be surprised that Piers Morgan is not here this morning.
"Now, Piers and I have disagreed on many things, and that dynamic was one of the things that viewers loved about the programme.
"He is without a doubt an outspoken, challenging, opinionated, disruptive broadcaster. He has many critics and he has many fans. You all know that I disagreed with him about Meghan's interview. He, himself, clarified his comments about her mental health on the show yesterday."
She added, "There are many voices on GMB and everyone has their say. But now Piers has decide to leave the programme.
"Some of you may cheer, and others will boo. He has been my presenting partner, Monday to Wednesday, for more than five years, and during Brexit and the pandemic and other issues, he has been a voice for many of you, and a voice that many of you have railed against.
"It is certainly going to be very different, but shows go on and so on we go."
Like we said earlier, it is April Fools Day, so we suspect you probably won't see Piers back on Good Morning Britain next week!
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