Piers Morgan is stunned as Lorraine Kelly makes a playful jab at his weight loss by saying he used to be ‘quite fat’ but is ‘a lot better’ now
Piers Morgan was left stunned when Lorraine Kelly made a playful jab at his weight loss on Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain.
The broadcaster, 54, couldn’t believe his ears as the TV presenter, 60, joked that he had been ‘quite fat’ before, but wasn’t ‘anymore’.
Speaking to Piers and his co-host Susanna Reid to discuss what was coming up on her show next, Lorraine decided to make the quip after he claimed that calling someone fat or obese would motivate them to lose weight.
Joking around: Piers Morgan was stunned as Lorraine Kelly made a playful jab at his weight loss as she claimed he used to be ‘quite fat’ but is ‘a lot better’ now on Tuesday’s show
After his remarks, she joked: ‘You’ve been very naughty today. You’re not as fat as you used to be though remember you were quite fat you’re not anymore.
But Piers was not amused as he called it a ‘backhanded compliment’, while Susanna said that the pair were ‘very close’ so viewers would know Lorraine didn’t intend her remark to be mean-spirited.
Piere then said: ‘I would never have characterised myself as obese right.’
To which Lorraine said in jest: ‘No, but you were chubby.’
Stepping in: Lorraine decided to make the quip after he claimed that calling someone fat or obese would motivate them to lose weight
Brutally honest: After his remarks, she joked: ‘You’ve been very naughty today. You’re not as fat as you used to be though remember you were quite fat you’re not anymore
Referring to the presenter’s savage takedown of Esther McVey and Jennifer Arcuri, Piers joked that he was ‘getting Lorrained here.’
Rephrasing her original statement, Lorraine then added: ‘Okay you were pleasantly plump and now you’re a lot better.’
On the show, Piers and Charlotte Hawkins also helped to celebrate Susanna’s 49th birthday during the show, as they gave her a ‘mute Piers’ button and a Crystal Palace themed cake.
It was Charlotte who gifted her with the hilarious mute button, as she joked: ‘There’s something that might come in useful, it’s a mute Piers button. Silence is golden.’
Playful jab: Piers was not amused as he called it a ‘backhanded compliment’, and Lorraine rephrased her remark by saying he was ‘pleasantly plump and now you’re a lot better’
Enjoying herself: Piers and Charlotte Hawkins also helped celebrate Susanna’s 49th birthday during the show, as they gave her a ‘mute Piers’ button and a Crystal Palace themed cake
Piers, seemingly annoyed by the present, called it ‘pathetic’ before giving Susanna his gift of a bespoke book titled ‘Susanna you are extraordinary’, as well as a short break at a spa for her and her loved ones.
Gushing about the ‘very nice present’, Susanna said: ‘He has got me a couple of days off to relax.
‘He’s sending me to a beautiful spa and apparently I can have anything I want, so I will be having the full works.’
Sweet: As well as cake, Piers gave her a bespoke book titled ‘Susanna you are extraordinary’, as well as a short break at a spa for her and her loved ones
Amusing: Susanna Reid was given a very amusing present by the Good Morning Britain team, as she received a Mute Piers button from Charlotte Hawkins