GMB's Richard Madeley swipes at fans as he declares he's not 'the new Piers Morgan'

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Richard Madeley has denied that he is becoming the “new Piers Morgan” after taking up more regular appearances on Good Morning Britain.Richard, 65, has filled controversial mouthpiece Piers shoes nicely on the popular ITV show since his departure, regularly making comments that spark conversation among viewers.His most recent debate causing moment came when he questioned if death threats received by politicians are a “big deal” causing viewers to compare him to Piers Morgan “wrapped in woolly, comical jibes.”Richard has now spoken out about the comments in a chat with Express.co.uk as he vehemently denied the comparisons.He said: “I am part of a team, I am not, I repeat NOT the new or next Piers Morgan.

I am me. I’m doing it my way.”Richard originally appeared on GMB as a stand-in for Piers back in 2017, but has since taken on a more regular role on Monday - Wednesday.However, he admitted he doesn't desire to take on Piers old position full time.He explained: “It’s not my full-time job, I'm there two to three weeks out of four, usually three days of a week.“I don’t do it to the extent Piers did when he was on.

I do it quite enough for me. I’m sort of semi-regular and that suits me down to the ground.”The This Morning veteran then shared his admiration for Piers as he described aspects of their professional connection.He continued: “I love Piers, I’ve known him for well over 30 years.

We went to the same journalism college, not at the same time because I'm a bit older than him.“I wouldn’t say we are kindred spirits, but we share quite a lot of values underneath it all.“He is a mate and I’m sure he’s going to do incredibly well in his next job, everyone’s going to be watching.