Piers Morgan welcomes former ITV colleague to new job as they prepare for launch

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Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to welcome a former colleague to his new TalkTV show.The former Good Morning Britain presenter welcomed the former ITV producer to NewsUK ahead of his big debut as he gets set to hit the airwaves in the spring.Piers, 56, penned: "Welcome aboard, Meg!" in response to an excited tweet from former ITV news producer Meg Cope, who seemed giddy at the new role as she departs her post at ITV.She wrote: "In the coming weeks I’ll be joining @piersmorgan and his team as an Assistant Producer for his new global show with @NewsUK."Excited to make some gripping TV & can’t WAIT to get started!"Grateful for my time at @itvnews and wish my amazing colleagues all the best," she ended her post.Followers rushed to the comments to wish Meg luck in her new role.“Congratulations!

Great stuff xx" while another added: “Welcome Meg!”Speaking about his new show, the outspoken media personality told the BBC earlier this month: "I am launching a new global daily TV show for Rupert Murdoch's news corporation in America, starting in the spring."It will air daily in the UK, daily in the US and in Australia daily as well so I will be a tri-continental irritant which is something I have been aspiring to be for quite some time.”The broadcaster said his new show will include opinion, debate and big interviews.Piers made headlines when he stormed off the set of Good Morning Britain last year after saying he did not believe the Duchess of Sussex's claims about her mental health, made during her headline-grabbing interview with Oprah Winfrey.The broadcast was the most complained-about TV episode of 2021, prompting 54,595 complaints to the media watchdog.Speaking to The Sun, he said: “Pushy little Princess Pinocchio tried her.