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L'Oréal Blackett
Mar 09, 2021
Piers Morgan stormed off the Good Morning Britain set earlier today after co-presenter Alex Beresford called him out for his “diabolical” behaviour.
The outspoken presenter has been more than vocal about his disdain for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after the couple’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired in the UK on 8th March.
Morgan was criticised by Beresford after he dismissed Meghan Markle’s severe mental health claims during a previous episode. However, Piers Morgan refused to listen to Beresford’s point of view and chose to walk off during the broadcast instead, forcing Susanna Reid to cut to a break.
Alex Beresford didn’t hold back when he told Morgan that Meghan Markle “entitled to cut him off if she wanted to.”
“Has she said anything about you since she cut you off? I don’t think she has and yet you continue to trash her,” he went on.
Beresford was referring to Piers’ claims that he and Meghan used to talk until she “dropped him” for Harry.
So @alexberesfordTV defends Meghan on @gmb and criticises @piersmorgan for what he’d said about Meghan’s mental hea… https://t.co/P5Ea7WMd47— Chris Ship (@Chris Ship) 1615280565
“They’ve had an overwhelming amount of negative press,” Beresford explained before Piers swiftly exited the set.
“You know, I watched the programme yesterday and, yes, they had some great press around the wedding, but what press is going to trash someone’s special day?
“There was bad press around the engagement before the engagement, and everything that has followed since has been incredibly damaging, quite clearly, to Meghan’s mental health and also to Harry.”
Piers Morgan has received little sympathy for his outburst with many quick to point out that the presenter often subjects his guests to harsher critiques.
As one person tweeted: “Piers Morgan has built a career based on tearing down the character of others. Yet today the weatherman Alex Beresford calls him out and the Snowflake storms off set.”
“Always funny when the ones that dish it out the most can’t take the slightest bit of criticism themselves,” tweeted another.
Always funny when the ones that dish it out the most can’t take the slightest bit of criticism themselves 🤣🤣🤣🤣… https://t.co/IiMhAy0FOj— Victor Ebuwa (@Victor Ebuwa) 1615279033
While others slammed Morgan for his childlike behaviour:
I see @piersmorgan is celebrating #InternationalToddlersDay— Russ Jones (@Russ Jones) 1615275696
People invested in this Piers Morgan nonsense should watch more wrestling, to better understand the concept of a “w… https://t.co/fP9flU8mhY— R L FLORENCE (@R L FLORENCE) 1615280304
For 30 secs, this guy did to Piers Morgan what Piers Morgan does to Meghan Markle every single day and his fragile… https://t.co/P1KKl0ajWY— Obi Arisukwu (@Obi Arisukwu) 1615280254
Surprised you couldn’t hack it @piersmorgan https://t.co/oT5j4nZ0pe— Stephen Tries (@Stephen Tries) 1615280791
Good morning to everyone except Piers Morgan.— Patrick Timmons (@Patrick Timmons) 1615280659
Piers Morgan getting home after Alex Beresford made him walk of #GMB https://t.co/ezb6YopqxU— Jay Cartwright (@Jay Cartwright) 1615283469
Give @alexberesfordTV the main co-anchor role with Susannah Reid. 🔘 He’s intelligent 🔘 He’s measured 🔘 He’s respons… https://t.co/5wY70ZVNzs— Count Binface (@Count Binface) 1615281066
Piers Morgan storms off his own show Oh Jesus Christ 😭 https://t.co/PCZ022IJq8— ARTIST TAXI DRIVER (@ARTIST TAXI DRIVER) 1615273722
Piers Morgan having a normal one, storms off the set of his own show https://t.co/gsk4hPSdWu— Gavin Coote (@Gavin Coote) 1615276831
Coward Piers Morgan flouncing from his own programme when challenged on his bullying of a pregnant woman is a joy t… https://t.co/nCkFKlBUQR— Will Black (@Will Black) 1615283005
Others felt Morgan knew exactly what he was doing.
Piers Morgan knows what makes good TV. I think he does genuinely get riled up (believe me, I've seen it first hand)… https://t.co/SYLPDhKlYa— Ash Sarkar (@Ash Sarkar) 1615283841
Piers Morgan didn't storm off TV-AM because he's a snowflake. During his time in the US, he clocked that news-as-en… https://t.co/uMBzgQhcjM— Geoff Lloyd (@Geoff Lloyd) 1615283475
Racism has been turned into full blown staged ITV drama this morning. Utter nonsense for clicks and shares. A per… https://t.co/yrkd6dBBl0— Hugh Woozencroft (@Hugh Woozencroft) 1615276058
Beresford did get some praise from his fellow news broadcasters.
Forget piers walking off. Listen to Alex. He’s superb. https://t.co/UYgMPpYm9N— emily m (@emily m) 1615280353
I have a new hero @alexberesfordTV— Simon McCoy (@Simon McCoy) 1615281038
Morgan did respond saying that he didn’t want to sit there and listen to his colleagues call him ‘diabolical.’
Sure. I just prefer not to sit there listening to colleagues call me diabolical. https://t.co/ASrypakZdu— Piers Morgan (@Piers Morgan) 1615280829
Piers Morgan is currently receiving a lot of backlash for his comments of late and was recently branded a “disgrace” by women’s rights activist Dr. Shola Mos Shogbamimu after he accused Meghan Markle and Prince Harry of “race-baiting.”