'Thought I might cry' Piers Morgan avoided TV interviews after Shane Warne's sudden death
express.co.ukPiers Morgan, 57, has opened up about his emotional state following the death of legendary cricketer Shane Warne.The former Good Morning Britain star admitted he “thought he might” cry after his friend unexpectedly died of a heart attack at the age of 52.In an interview published yesterday, the presenter was asked about the last time he cried.Giving his grandmother’s funeral as one example, he went on to share that he’s “not really a crier”. “I think when you run a daily newspaper for ten years, you’re exposed constantly to horrendous things,” he explained.“I can remember crying over Dunblane and Sandy Hook.
I definitely shed a tear over Sandy Hook…” “Shane Warne,” he continued. “Shane Warne was a good friend of mine, and 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.”Piers went on to reveal that he would be using one of Shane’s favourite lines on his new show Uncensored in tribute to the late star.
The journalist recalled: “He used to sometimes say, ‘You’ve got to say get stuffed to the fun police.’ “I thought that was such a brilliant line.
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