‘Relax everyone, I’ll be back Monday!’: Piers Morgan reveals he will return to GMB next week after testing negative for COVID-19 following symptoms
Piers Morgan has revealed that he will be back in the Good Morning Britain studios next week after testing negative for COVID-19 following symptoms.
The presenter, 55, posted the announcement to his Twitter followers on Thursday and told fans, who have missed him on the ITV chat show, to ‘relax’.
Retweeting a story about viewers begging him to return to their screens, Piers simply wrote: ‘Relax everyone, I’ll be back Monday.’
He’s back! Piers Morgan has revealed that he will be back in the Good Morning Britain studios next week after testing negative for COVID-19 following symptoms
Piers had been resting at home while recovering from the symptoms and awaiting the results of his COVID-19 test, which has come back negative.
The news of his return was met by a rapturous reception by fans as one wrote: ‘This news has made my morning! Hands down the best presenter morning TV has ever had! hope you are feeling better.’
A second commented: ‘Good to see you’re back on your feet now get back on the TV and carry on where you left off it sets me up for the day.’
With a third simply added: ‘Thank goodness, we’ve missed you.’
‘Relax everyone, I’ll be back Monday’: The presenter, 55, posted the announcement to his Twitter followers on Thursday and told fans, who have missed him on the ITV chat show, to ‘relax’
Fans: It was met by a rapturous reception by fans who have missed the TV host on their television screens each day
Ben Shephard has been filling in for Piers since he revealed that he was displaying ‘mild’ symptoms of coronavirus, which he has since tested negative for.
Piers originally denied he was ill during filming for Good Morning Britain where he insisted he was sweating because he felt under pressure to do his own make-up due to social distancing measures.
He also concerned people when he revealed he had a sore throat the day before, but was keen to admit that this was merely a consequence of shouting at people.
Poorly: Piers had been resting at home while recovering from the symptoms and awaiting the results of his COVID-19 test, which has since come back negative
At the start of the show, Piers said: ‘Do you know what, I actually feel quite hot and sweaty.
‘It’s not a need to go to Dr. Hilary, it’s the pressure of doing my own make-up as the clock ticks. I start hearing ‘two minutes’, 90 seconds, a minute”.
Co-host Susanna Reid asked him: ‘Why don’t you leave a little bit more time?’
And he replied: ‘Because I’m prepping, reading all the papers. I’ve actually developed a slight sweat. It’s a pressure sweat.’
Update: Piers tweeted fans to let them know that despite exhibiting symptoms his coronavirus test was negative
Piers kept clearing his throat during the show and Susanna asked kindly: ‘Are you alright this morning, by the way?’
He said: ‘I lost my voice last night shouting. A lot of people annoy me, the Beckhams in particular.’
Piers has since tweeted an update that read: ‘My COVID-19 test was negative. I was advised to take the test by my doctor after developing possible coronavirus symptoms, and was entitled to do so as a Govt-designated essential worker.
‘I’ll be back on @GMB as soon as my doctor advises I’m OK to return to work.’