Kate Garraway reacts to ‘friend’ Piers Morgan’s Good Morning Britain exit live on air

The news broke earlier this week that Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan would be leaving his role following his comments about Meghan Markle.

Now Piers’ friend and fellow GMB presenter Kate Garraway has had her say on his departure from the show.

She said her ‘personal friendship’ with Piers ‘will go on’ after his abrupt Good Morning Britain exit, as she presented the show with co-host Ben Shephard.

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Kate and Ben were presenting GMB together for the first time since their former co-star quit the show, with the news of that breaking Tuesday evening.

Ben began, saying: “Not a lot going on. Obviously there’s been a lot of headlines this week centred around this programme, centred around one of our colleagues, Piers.”

He added, as he turned to Kate: “You were friends with him before? And I know he’s been very supportive to you and the family with everything you’re going through with Derek.”

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Kate replied: “That’s the thing about Piers, he is very passionate, he does fly kites and have debates but it always come from a place of authenticity, he always believes in what he says.

“And he’s left, he’s decided to quit and has he put it himself, ‘fallen on his sword of free speech’, but as you rightly say, I’ve known him a long time before this programme, our friendship will go on, our personal friendship, and he’s been very supportive of me personally.

“It’s a different show but the show goes on.”

Dr Hilary Jones also added his support for Piers, saying: “I had my spats with Piers, he took politicians to account, he probed, pushed and I think he did champion the little people, the people who had no voice.

“Of course he had polarising opinions… people often shout louder when they’re criticising.”

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