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People are calling for Jeremy Clarkson to be Piers Morgan’s replacement on Good Morning Britain
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People are calling for Jeremy Clarkson to replace Piers Morgan on the ITV morning show, Good Morning Britain.
It comes after Piers Morgan stormed off set earlier this week following an altercation with Alex Beresford, over comments Piers had made regarding Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah.
The clip showing Piers storm off saying ‘I’m done with this’ has been shared widely on social media over the past few days.
Yesterday evening, ITV released a statement which announced Piers Morgan had quit the show, saying: “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.”
This morning, Susanna opened GMB by saying: “A number of people 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 the things that viewers loved about the programme. He is, without 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. There are many voices on GMB and everyone has their say. But now Piers has decided to leave the programme. Some of you may cheer and others will boo.”
She continued: “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.”
Fans have since been left wondering who will fill his shoes, with many saying Morgan’s arch-nemesis presenter Jeremy Clarkson – who once allegedly punched Morgan – would be a good fit.
One person tweeted: “Nothing would please me more than to have Jeremy Clarkson take Piers Morgan’s old position on Good Morning Britain.”
A second added: “Jeremy Clarkson needs to be the Piers replacement on Good Morning [Britain] please… Would be very decent.”
While a third said: “If I’m honest I always thought Jeremy Clarkson would be perfect for @GMB.”
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