Piers Morgan has revealed that he turned down the chance to appear on the telly after his pal Shane Warne died.The former Good Morning Britain broadcaster, 57, is no stranger to appearing on our screens but says the death of the late cricketer was too much for him.He says that he was hit hard after hearing the news that the Australian star had died while on holiday in Thailand of a suspected heart attack.However, Piers says that while he rarely cries, he would have struggled to discuss the sporting icon while appearing on live television.Speaking to The Times, Piers said: "Shane Warne was a good friend of mine."I actually deliberately didn't do any television interviews [in the days after Warne's sudden death last month of a heart attack] because I thought I might cry."That's the honest truth, I'd been texting him a few hours before."He went on to add: "He used to sometimes say, 'You've got to say get stuffed to the fun police.'"I thought that was such a brilliant line, I wouldn't mind that on my tombstone."At the time of Shane's death, Piers took to social media saying: "Absolutely devastated to hear that @ShaneWarne has died from a heart attack aged just 52."He was a genius cricketer, a supreme entertainer, a fantastic bloke and a great loyal friend for many years.
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