In his first comments since Morgan explosively quit last month, ITV’s managing director of media and entertainment told Deadline thatwill 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 isn’t a single person [who can replace him].
“Piers used to be on holiday half the time anyway,” Lygo said playfully. “He’s done a good innings for Piers. I’m amazed he lasted this long. Trust me, there were some other moments where I thought, ‘Oh, here we go.
Morgan’s self-inflicted exit came after he questioned whether Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, was telling the truth when revealing to Oprah Winfrey that she had suicidal thoughts during her time with the royal family. “I don’t believe a word she says, Meghan Markle. I wouldn’t believe her if she read me a weather report,” Morgan said onThe comments did not sit easily with ITV’s mental health initiatives and CEO Carolyn McCall almost immediately distanced the company from Morgan’s tirade.
“I appreciated his directness – we’ve always had a very open, honest and humorous relationship – and said I’d call him back when I’d thought it over… Suddenly, I reached a moment of total gut clarity: f**k it, I wasn’t going to apologise for disbelieving Meghan Markle, because the truth is that I don’t believe Meghan Markle… I called Kevin back, said I wouldn’t be apologising, and we agreed I’d leaveReflecting on the circumstances of the departure, Lygo added: “Half the world wanted Piers dead...
He isn’t handsome He isn’t nice He has no talent He’s old ITV can’t replace him? 😂
Bollocks.
Oh please. georgehahn is irreplaceable.
He could not make it in the US. He is replaceable.
Angry old white men are a dime a dozen.
I’m sure you can find another gross white male to replace him.
Please grow up!!
Clearly they don’t have good casting because there are probably thousands of commentators who can replace him, do a better job, and draw in a crowd. His views of the world are old and disrespectful at this point.
Ughh...
That's a joke. They'd rather have a racist, overbearing person like him presenting the show just for ratings....
This isn’t a good look for ITV television chief Kevin although...
Is Morgan the only spoiled entitled white middle aged male in the UK?
It’s TV. They’re all replaceable. Especially fat old men.
Not exactly true, there are plenty other egotistical racists in the UK. Just look at GB News
Dropped from America’s Got Talent Dropped from CNN Dropped from Britain’s Got Talent Dropped from The Daily Mirror He’s pretty much replaceable 🤔
April Fools 😎
Hitler was also Irreplaceable
Some things don’t need to be replaced...
Have you tried an opinionated pile of pig crap?
Who?
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