Piers Morgan lashes out at Dan Walker again as he doubles down on 'boring' jibe

Bernie Ecclestone left Piers Morgan almost speechless by comparing the N-word to mocking someone’s height and weight.The former Formula One chief executive made another shocking remark in his latest bizarre interview to go viral. Ecclestone, 91, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored where he was quizzed over his baffling views on Vladimir Putin and Nelson Piquet’s racial slur towards seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton.Morgan questioned Ecclestone about comparing racial remarks to making “rude” comments about someone’s weight, which the latter had done on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (June 30).

John Isner, 37, was called “far too nice” by Channel 5 News presenter Dan Walker, 45, yesterday after defeating Andy Murray, 35, at Wimbledon.The former BBC Breakfast presenter described the American tennis player as a “lovely fella” after he beat the British hopeful early on in the competition. Dan took to Twitter yesterday to sing John’s praises after he had bested Andy on his home turf. Speaking to his 768,600 followers, he wrote: “John Isner is far too nice, and gracious and kind and respectful. “What a lovely fella #Wimbledon.”Yesterday, British two-time champion Andy suffered his earliest Wimbledon exit ever.The Scottish tennis star put up a good fight, but lost in four sets against John in the second round.The former world number one secured the third set, with the hope that he could bring it back, but unfortunately fell 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 to the big-hitting 20th seed.Andy has never failed to reach the third round at Wimbledon over 13 previous attempts, but that all changed yesterday.Meanwhile, John fired 36 aces on his way to victory on centre court after previously competing as a semi-finalist in 2018.The athlete, who is originally from North Carolina, will play 20-year-old Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner next.John proved himself to be a good sport, as he hailed Andy as “one of the greatest players ever” after knocking him out of the second round. "It's no secret that I am not a better tennis player than Andy Murray," he said.

PIERS Morgan has left Shaun Ryder in shock after claiming Diana Ross "sounded like a bunch of drowning cats" at Glastonbury. The TV presenter sat down with the Happy Mondays star on Monday to discuss the artists at the festival over the weekend.

DAN Walker has broken his silence on being "shackled at the BBC" before moving to Channel 5. The 45-year-old opened up about what he is enjoying about new gig after presenting BBC Breakfast for six years.

Piers Morgan has led tributes to Dame Deborah James, who has sadly passed away at the age of 40.The journalist and cancer campaigner died on Tuesday (June 28) following a long battle with bowel cancer.The mother-of-two was first diagnosed with the disease in 2016 and continued to raise awareness for the condition.READ NEXT: Deborah James has 'no strength' as dad brushes hair in heartbreaking postSharing his condolences on Twitter, Piers wrote: "RIP Dame Deborah James, aka Bowel Babe. A truly remarkable and inspiring woman.

READ MORE: Shaun the Sheep revealed as the star of popular St Oswald's Hospice art trail in Newcastle It comes four years after Rob helped to raise £1. 4m for the school's Rebound Therapy Centre which was then named after him in recognition of his fundraising efforts. The businessman has supported the school for around 20 years, ever since he replaced computers that were stolen by thieves.

Piers Morgan and Adele Roberts have led tributes to Dame Deborah James, who has died at the age of 40.BBC podcast presenter, campaigner and blogger James, who was also known as Bowelbabe, spent the final months of her life raising more than £6million for Cancer Research UK.Her loved ones announced her death in an emotional Instagram post, sharing photos of her smiling and videos of her dancing.

Piers Morgan, 57, has reacted to Nick Kyrgios’ furious rant over spectators and line officials in the Wimbledon 2022 match.The former Good Morning Britain presenter took to Twitter to voice his opinion on the 27-year-old’s demeanour during the clash.In view of his 7.9 million followers, Piers shared a video that shows Nick saying: “I don't start clapping when they're scanning s*** at a supermarket do I?"Along with the clip, Piers simply wrote: “Kyrgios is such a d***.”Nick sparked backlash after complaining to umpire Marija Cicak over the crowd at the match earlier today.He said: "You have to tell them.They're spectators.“They don't have any right to do that.They're spectators who spend money to come watch us play.They should be removed."I don't go up to their face in their 9-5 and start clapping when they're scanning s*** at a supermarket.“They have no right to do that so why does it keep happening?"Nick went on to complain about “racial slurs” as he questioned why spectators were not penalised for their actions.He added: "You should just remove them from the crowd."So pure disrespect from a spectator to an athlete is acceptable at Wimbledon?“But you don't accept a hat with two logos? When's the line?“That's acceptable, racism is acceptable so when does it stop? So where's the line?"It's been happening for years.

Dan Walker, 45, hit out at Nick Kyrgios, 27, earlier today after the tennis player came under fire during his Wimbledon first round against Paul Jubb.

Dan Walker has set the record straight on the belief he was "shackled at the BBC" after moving to Channel 5.The TV presenter left the BBC for the rival broadcaster last month after presenting BBC Breakfast for six years, most famously with former co-host Louise Minchin.Dan, 45, has started anchoring Channel 5's flagship news programme 5 News on weekdays at 5pm.READ MORE: Dan Walker shares first look at new Channel 5 job after begging BBC Breakfast for returnHe has now spoken out about what he loves about Channel 5 and how it compares to his old BBC job.Dan said he really loves that his work is done "with a bit of feeling and connect with our audience in a way maybe other programmes struggle to do".Asked if this differs to how he presented on the BBC, he told Radio Times: "I think that’s always been my style, rightly or wrongly. "There’s a perception that you’re really shackled at the BBC and you can’t be yourself, but I’ve never been told I can’t say something."But he did admit that Channel 5 has "a bit more flexibility", which is something he enjoys.Dan also pointed out he is working with a very young and creative team at Channel 5.The broadcaster's first Channel 5 show aired on June 6 to an audience of 390,000 viewers.Dan was delighted to reveal the show's figures had been boosted by 70 percent after his first day.He tweeted: "Lots of talk about figures last night… we are quite happy with ours.For more of the latest showbiz and TV news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."The @5_News audience was up over 70 percent.

Piers Morgan has slammed Tom Daley for his comments about transgender athletes after a trans woman, 29, beat a 13-year-old girl in a skateboarding contest.Ricci Tres, who was born male but who now identifies as a woman, finished first ahead of previous winner Shiloh Catori in the women's field of the Boardr Open in New York over the weekend.Reacting to the news on Twitter, Morgan sarcastically wrote: "Tom Daley’s furious that this isn’t happening more…" Daley had addressed the recent decision by FINA - the governing body for international water sports - to ban transgender athletes at the British LGBT Awards on Friday (June 24).READ MORE: Transgender and non-binary footballers to choose between men's or women's in GermanyHe said: "I was furious. You know, like most queer people, anyone that's told they can't compete or can't do something they love just because of who they are, it's not on."It's something I feel really strongly about.

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Piers Morgan has leapt to the defence of Sir Paul McCartney after complaints were made about the former Beatle's headline set at Glastonbury on Saturday evening.The legendary musician, who turned 80 over the weekend, played a two-and-a-half hour spectacular, including guest appearances by Foo Fighters and Nirvana star Dave Grohl and 'The Boss' himself Bruce Springsteen.Macca went through large portions of his extensive back catalogue, with hits by Wings mixed in between some of his newer solo music and some classics by The Beatles.READ MORE: Piers Morgan's life - childhood tragedy, 'horrendous' divorce and public rows with sonBut there were a few people, particularly on Twitter, upset that he didn't do more Beatles songs during his set.This drew the attention of Piers, who fired back at the critics in his usual style, writing: "Twitter’s moaning Macca ‘didn’t do enough Beatles hits.’ He played Can’t Buy Me Love, Love Me Do, I Saw Her Standing There, Lady Madonna, Blackbird, Get Back, Something, Let It Be, and Hey Jude."Those songs alone are 9 of the greatest pop songs ever."Twitter.. STFU."#Piers' nemesis Dan Walker also praised Sir Paul's set, gushing on Twitter: "The fact that Sir Paul McCartney is doing this at 80 is impressive & he’s earned the right to do whatever he likes but, if he doesn’t smash out HEY JUDE then it’s a massive opportunity missed #Glastonbury2022."Though Sir Paul didn't bring out Ringo Starr, we did get a Beatles reunion at one point - kind of.During Paul's performance of I've Got A Feeling, he reunited for a virtual performance with John Lennon, 42 years after he was brutally murdered in New York.

Piers Morgan has rushed to Sir Paul McCartney’s defence after some apparently complained that the singer didn’t perform enough Beatles songs during his headline set at Glastonbury.  Sir Paul, 80, made history last night becoming the oldest person to headline the Somerset music festival. He certainly delivered an entertaining set, with Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters’ rocker Dave Grohl joining him on stage as special guests.

Prince Harry is believed to consult Diana, Princess of Wales' spirit before making any decisions, according to leading royal expert, Andrew Morton. The Duke of Sussex, 37, and his wife Meghan Markle made the controversial decision to step down as senior working royals in January 2020 and their relationship with Prince Charles, Prince William and The Royal Family is believed to have not improved.

Piers Morgan has reignited his feud with rival broadcaster Dan Walker, labelling him “desperate and boring”.The ex-Good Morning Britain host has had a long-standing feud with former BBC Breakfast presenter Dan - despite later being pictured golfing together, hinting they’d put their past behind them.Now Piers has gone all out in his verbal war with Dan, labelling him a “mood-hoovering dullard” - and Dan quickly clapped back. READ MORE: Carol Kirkwood pays sweet tribute to BBC co-worker ahead of 'emotional' exit Things began when Dan was interviewing Mick Lynch, General Secretary of the RMT Union, about the rail strikes for Channel 5 News, writing on Twitter: “We live in the age of the jabby, confrontational interview & the RMT’s Mick Lynch has had a few of them.“If you treat people with respect, you can still ask tough questions & get decent answers, allowing your audience to make their own minds up.”But Piers soon noticed the subtle swipe as he responded to Dan, writing: “Is there anyone more deluded in world television than Desperate Dan… the world’s most boring interviewer.”Dan then hit back: “Why is it ‘boring’ to let someone actually speak rather than shouting over them all the time?”, accompanied by three cry-laughing emojis.Piers simply wasn’t having it and doubled down on his insults, writing: “Mate, I had to leave GMB for being too exciting/dangerous.“You had to leave the BBC because even by their standards you’re a mood-hoovering dullard. But your pompous lectures on how to do interviews are bloody funny, I’ll give you that.”Dan quickly retaliated with the famous GIF of Piers storming out of the Good Morning Britain studio, telling him: “You left GMB because one of your colleagues called you out.

Dan Walker and BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood have been told to 'get a room' after exchanging gushing messages to each other online.On Wednesday morning, the weather presenter took to Twitter to share some snaps of where viewers could expect to see her during the show.Showing a series of gorgeous flowers, Carol captioned the images; " Good morning from @TowerOfLondon We are here this morning to show you the fabulous Superbloom in honour of her Majesty the Queen‘s Platinum Jubilee @BBCBreakfast"READ MORE: BBC Breakfast source confirms 'disruption' behind the scenes after Dan Walker's exitAdmiring the natural beauty, Dan jumped on the post to comment on the flowers.He simply wrote: “Gorgeous.”His former colleague playfully wrote back: "You are not too shabby yourself honey!, followed by two winking emojis and one emoji blowing a kiss.Although the exchange was brief and light-hearted, some of Carol’s 263,300 followers were quick to make a remark on their exchange.One of her followers wrote: "Off to the Tower for MD Walker for making suggestive remarks.”Another simply said: "Get a room!”Although many were too distracted by the stunning images the 60-year-old shared to comment on her exchange with Dan.Someone replied to the snaps saying: "Visited a week ago, have to say we loved it, many flowers hadn't come out due to the variation of the weather recently, did you go on the slide Carol?”With another adding: "Absolutely stunning!"Dan may no longer be part of the BBC family after leaving to join Channel 5, but that hasn't stopped him from gushing over his former co-worker.The Strictly star has insisted that Carol was an integral part of the BBC Breakfast team when being interviewed for a podcast Monday Mile with Aimee

Piers Morgan has reignited his bitter war of words with Dan Walker - branding the former BBC Breakfast presenter the 'most boring interviewer'. The 57-year-old, who now hosts his own show on Talk TV, took time on Wednesday to once again have a bit of a rant on Twitter by "winding everyone up" about the current rail strikes.RMT union boss Mick Lynch has been all over the news in recent days, with even Hugh Laurie praising how the worker had dealt with various media interviews with the likes of Kay Burley and Richard Madeley.READ NEXT: Piers Morgan wins online competition to be made into life-size sex dollIt was yesterday when Dan, 45, reposted his own video of a discussion he had with Mick - and appeared to throw a sly dig at rival Piers in the process.Alongside the video, the Channel 5 presenter wrote: "We live in the age of the jabby, confrontational interview & the RMTs, Mick Lynch, has had a few of them.That comment led to a reaction from Piers, who quote tweeted the post and wrote: "Is there anyone more deluded in world television than Desperate Dan..

Piers Morgan, 57, has taken aim at Dan Walker, 45, in a blistering social media rant shared with his 7.9 million Twitter followers. In his furious attack, the former Good Morning Britain star branded the Channel 5 News and former BBC Breakfast presenter “the world’s most boring interviewer”.It came as Piers reposted a video of an interview shared by Dan Walker, which saw him speaking to Mike Lynch of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT).The clip, which saw the pair discuss the ongoing transport strikes in the UK, was captioned: “We live in the age of the jabby, confrontational interview & the RMTs, Mick Lynch, has had a few of them.“If you treat people with respect, you can still ask tough questions & get decent answers allowing your audience to make their own minds up @5_News”Along with his retweet, Piers added a string of laughing face emojis and wrote: “Is there anyone more deluded in world television than Desperate Dan..

@TowerOfLondon“We are here this morning to show you the fabulous Superbloom in honour of her Majesty the Queen‘s Platinum Jubilee @BBCBreakfast xxx.”Dan then jumped on to the post to share their admiration for the natural beauty. He wrote: “Gorgeous.” Carol wrote back playfully: “You are not too shabby yourself honey!” @Bobgoro tagged Carol and replied: “Off to the Tower for MD Walker for making suggestive remarks.” And @paulfair said: “Get a room!”Other fans expressed their interest in the flowers outside the tower. @T_edginton said: “Was there on Monday and it is stunning. Have fun.

Dan Walker bid farewell to BBC Breakfast last month, many have questioned who will be stepping in as his replacement. The 45-year-old presenter confirmed he was leaving the flagship programme on April 4 – revealing he’s off to Channel 5. In a statement, he said: ‘I can’t wait to get stuck into the daily news show, but I am also excited about making some great new TV for Channel 5.