‘I’m not the new Piers Morgan!’ Richard Madeley insists he is hosting GMB ‘his way’

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Piers Morgan” on Good Morning Britain.Several viewers have made the comparison since Richard took on a more frequent position on the show and his polarising comments often create a stir.Most recently, Richard’s on-air views regarding whether politicians getting death threats is a “big deal” sparked uproar and one Twitter user, named Matthew, compared Richard to Piers Morgan “wrapped in woolly, comical jibes”.Following the remarks, Richard fiercely told Express.co.uk: “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 has appeared on GMB since 2017, first as a stand-in for Piers when he was away.Following the former host's departure last year, Richard has taken on a more permanent role and steers the show on a rotational basis from Monday to Wednesday most weeks.On whether he would consider taking on Piers’ old job, Richard states he already does “quite enough”.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.”Richard also gushed that he “loves” his predecessor and noted that he thinks they share a lot in common.He confessed: “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.