Piers Morgan admits he’s a ‘snowflake’ and reveals he ‘went for a cool-down’ after tense row with Alex Beresford on GMB

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PIERS Morgan admitted that he is a “snowflake” as he revealed he “went for a cool-down” after a tense row with Alex Beresford on Good Morning Britain today.

The 55-year-old star shocked viewers when he dramatically stormed off set after 40-year-old Alex accused him of targeting Meghan Markle because of his personal grudge.

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Piers admitted he is a ‘snowflake’ after his dramatic appearance on GMB today

Alex criticised Piers‘ coverage of Meghan and Prince Harry’s bombshell Oprah interview on yesterday’s show, and was given his opportunity to speak about it today.

But Piers didn’t like what his co-star had to say, refusing to listen before snapping: “I’m not having this” and heading to the studio exit.

He was off-screen for almost 20 minutes, but later returned, slamming Alex for “launching a personal derogatory attack” on someone that he works with.

Fans at home couldn’t believe what they were seeing – with some accusing the host of being as sensitive as the “snowflakes” he regularly pokes fun at.

The star stormed off set after a tense row with Alex Beresford
Piers responded to a fan on Twitter

One viewer tweeted: “What a snowflake @piersmorgan turns out to be. If you dish it out, you’ve got to take it.”

Surprisingly, Piers agreed with the sentiment, replying: “Agreed. I was annoyed, went for a little cool-down, and came back to finish the discussion.”

He also hit back at claims that the tense argument was staged, arguing: “It was real. But the debate that followed was very strong, so worth a bit of
@GMB family tension.”

Alex and Piers were visibly frosty from the start of the show, with Alex tweeting yesterday about how disappointed he was in Piers’ reaction to Meghan and Harry’s claims.

Alex had called Piers out on his coverage of Meghan and Harry
Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview aired in the UK last night

After detailing his sympathy for Prince Harry, Alex said to Piers today: “I understand that you don’t like Meghan Markle, you’ve made it so clear a number of times on this programme.

“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 and Meghan famously went for a drink in June 2016, around the time that she started dating Prince Harry, but he claims he never heard from her again.

Alex’s comments hit a nerve for Piers
He is famed for holding people to account on the show – so his reaction when the tables were turned stunned fans

Alex’s remark clearly hit a nerve, with Piers dramatically standing up and saying: “Okay, I’m done with this.”

Making his way to the studio exit, he continued: “Sorry, see you later, I can’t do this.”

Exasperated Alex looked emotional as he responded: “Absolutely diabolical behaviour, I’m sorry but Piers spouts off on a regular basis and we all have to sit here and listen.

“From 6.30 to 7am yesterday, it was incredibly hard to watch. He has the ability to come in here and talk from a position that he doesn’t fully understand.”

It comes as…

  • Prince Harry hit the ‘nuclear button’ on his family in the interview, insiders claimed
  • Meghan Markle is reported to have slammed the door in Kate Middleton’s face when the duchess tried to apologise over an incident over flower girl dresses
  • ITV Hub crashed as the interview was broadcast on the UK screens
  • Oprah revealed Prince Harry insisted the Queen and Prince Philip were not the Royals who expressed concerns about Archie’s skin colour
  • A new photograph of the couple with Archie was released
  • Thomas Markle will be interviewed on GMB
  • Harry and Meghan held a private ‘exchange of vows’ before their wedding
  • The full transcript of the interview can be read here

As he trailed off, shocked Susanna Reid said that everybody needed a “break”, as the show cut to advertisements.

When the show returned, Charlotte Hawkins took over – welcoming viewers back as though nothing had happened while Alex, Susanna, and Piers remained off-screen.

They returned a little while later, when Piers fumed: “What we need to do is talk about it in a civilised manner, considering we work on the same show on the same team.”

Alex insisted that he “respected” his co-star as he said that he isn’t accusing Piers of being racist.

Alex seemed emotional as the debate rumbled on

He revealed that the reason he was so upset with comments made on the Oprah show were because he’d been asked a similar question about what his unborn child’s skin tone would be.

Alex said that a work colleague, not from Good Morning Britain, had asked “what shade of cocoa is he going to come out?”, adding: “When you’re mixed race, people say things to you that they wouldn’t say to a black person.”

He went on to urge Piers to be “aware of the power of his words”, adding: “I feel because of your previous relationship with Meghan Markle – “

But furious Piers cut him off as he tried to distinguish between the question about skin tone being asked as a “passing comment” or in a “derogatory way”.

Susanna desperately attempted to diffuse the two men, repeatedly asking for them to discuss this later.

Piers went on to point out that he had asked for Alex to be on the show today due to a “thoughtful text” he’d received from the star yesterday.

However, he took issue with Alex making things “personal” – which Alex strongly denied.

Susanna also tried to explain to Piers that while he is viewing things more “factually”, Alex – and Meghan – speak from “experience” that those who aren’t mixed race or black can not relate to.

Piers dismissed Harry and Meghan’s claims of racism – as well as her mental health struggles

Yesterday, 40-year-old Alex took to his Twitter page to publicly slam Piers for the way he spoke about Meghan and Harry on the show.

Piers accused Meghan of LYING about suffering with her mental health and having suicidal thoughts, as he continued to lash out at her and Harry for “whining”.

He was widely criticised for the comments by viewers, who have since launched a petition to get him axed from the show.

Mental health charity Mind also released a statement slamming him for his dismissal of Meghan’s struggles.

Piers had fumed during the show that he is “sickened” by Meghan for slamming the Royal Family as “white supremacists”, calling the chat “a two-hour ‘trashathon’ of our Royal Family“.

Referencing her suicidal thoughts, he seethed: “I don’t believe a word she says, Meghan Markle. I wouldn’t believe a weather report if she read it.

“The fact she has expressed an onslaught against our Royal Family is contemptible.”