David Walliams threatened to quit Britain’s Got Talent if Piers Morgan was hired to step in for Simon Cowell following his temporary absence from the hit TV show as he recovers from a horror bike accident.
According to reports, 49-year-old David threw a strop over whispers that 55-year-old Piers was poised to replace 60-year-old Cowell during the final rounds of the current season of BGT.
Simon was taken out of action last month when he broke his back falling off an electric bike making him unable to take part in the final episodes of the current series of BGT as he recovers at home in Los Angeles.
Piers has already claimed he was approached to fill in for his former BGT boss – but didn’t want to participate in the show due to his
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