PIERS Morgan has told how Britain's Got Talent bosses begged him to return to the show in place of Simon Cowell. However, the 55-year-old turned them down, saying he wouldn't do the show without his old pal.
Producers then hired Diversity's Ashley Banjo instead. Simon was sidelined from the show after a serious accident where he broke his back after crashing his electric bike near his California home.
And while the 61-year-old recovered, Piers explained producers repeatedly asked him to step into his spot on BGT's panel. He told OK!: "I was approached several times to go back to Britain's Got Talent when Simon Cowell got injured. "That would have been quite fun, but I'd rather do it with him. "He and I had a great chemistry and it would.
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