Piers Morgan in unexpected return to ITV three years after walking out of Good Morning Britain

The 30-minute Piers Morgan Uncensored special is set to air on the broadcaster's YouTube channel, which has 2.58 million subscribers, on Thursday
The 30-minute Piers Morgan Uncensored special is set to air on the broadcaster's YouTube channel, which has 2.58 million subscribers, on Thursday -Credit:PA


Piers Morgan has announced that he's "returning" to ITV after his sudden exit three years ago - however, fans shouldn't get too excited. The TV presenter recently hit the headlines after interviewing the woman accused of being the 'real-life' Martha from Netflix drama Baby Reindeer in a controversial move.

Piers, 59, will be stopping by ITV once more to chat about the Talk TV interview - however, he'll be giving his former show Good Morning Britain a miss. "UPDATE: I'm returning to ITV mornings! Well, for ten minutes anyway," he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

He added that he'll be appearing on ITV's Lorraine following Lorraine Kelly's recent TV BAFTA win on Sunday. "I’ll be giving my first interview about our @PiersUncensored Baby Reindeer scoop to BAFTA queen @reallorraine tomorrow morning. I may or may not wear a kilt."

Piers Morgan's sly GMB dig as he prepares to make ITV return after quitting show
Piers Morgan's sly GMB dig as he prepares to make ITV return after quitting show -Credit:Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock

Piers had hosted GMB alongside Susanna Reid from 2015 until 2021, when he quit the ITV show following an argument with co-star Alex Beresford. Piers had stormed off the set of Good Morning Britain after being challenged over his comments about Meghan Markle, having said that he didn't "believe" she was suicidal during her pregnancy with Prince Archie.

Piers' comments resulted in Ofcom receiving over 40,000 complaints over the episode and after failing to apologise, he left the show. ITV said in a statement in March 2021: "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."

Piers Morgan will be chatting to Lorraine Kelly, who won a Special Recognition BAFTA on Sunday
Piers Morgan will be chatting to Lorraine Kelly, who won a Special Recognition BAFTA on Sunday -Credit:Getty Images for BAFTA

The TV presenter went onto join Talk TV, launching his own show Piers Morgan Uncensored with the network. Earlier this year, the show left TalkTV and moved to YouTube after the network became a streaming service.

When Good Morning Britain celebrated its 10th anniversary earlier this year, Piers took to X to mark the occasion. He wrote: "Happy 10th anniversary to Good Morning Britain. I spent five fun, eventful years there, and loved every minute.

"He’s a picture of me on my first (April 13, 2015) and last (March 9, 2021) day… divorce is never easy!" The post included a photo of him storming off the GMB set following his on screen argument with Alex Beresford.

Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV1 and ITVX