Exclusive: ITV’s television chief Kevin Lygo has said that Piers Morgan will be impossible to replace on Good Morning Britain after the presenter exited the show in a firestorm over his Meghan Markle tirade.
In his first comments since Morgan explosively quit last month, ITV’s managing director of media and entertainment told Deadline that Good Morning Britain will turn to its existing presenters to cover for the former CNN anchor in the short-term, before deciding if a permanent replacement is needed.
“Piers is a special thing. You can’t replace somebody like him. There is nobody like Piers, for good or bad,” Lygo said. “We have a roster of presenters, including Ben [Shephard], Susanna [Reid], Charlotte [Hawkins], and Kate [Garraway]. They’re all stepping up and doing a few more days than they would have done… We’ll mix and match until we feel what the right thing is to do. There...
In his first comments since Morgan explosively quit last month, ITV’s managing director of media and entertainment told Deadline that Good Morning Britain will turn to its existing presenters to cover for the former CNN anchor in the short-term, before deciding if a permanent replacement is needed.
“Piers is a special thing. You can’t replace somebody like him. There is nobody like Piers, for good or bad,” Lygo said. “We have a roster of presenters, including Ben [Shephard], Susanna [Reid], Charlotte [Hawkins], and Kate [Garraway]. They’re all stepping up and doing a few more days than they would have done… We’ll mix and match until we feel what the right thing is to do. There...
- 4/1/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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