Susanna Reid confronted Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain on Monday, playfully accusing him of fat-shaming her over the weekend. The 50-year-old presenter referred to a podcast in which Morgan, 55, said: 'Susanna and I have never been heavier' as he discussed the impact of lockdown 3.0.
Opening the show, Reid said: 'Good morning. Why do I look twice the size of you this morning? Is it because I am overweight?' Morgan replied: 'Oh Susanna, how modest of you. Today I'm playing the modesty card because of course...' Before he could finish, Reid interrupted: 'Piers fat-shamed me at the weekend, apparently you called me overweight.'
Morgan continued: 'I apparently caused a fat storm by telling a podcast, "Susanna and I have never been heavier".' In the podcast, he said: 'I'm about 16st and I'm 6'1. I'm hovering on that BMI near what would be classified as obesity. I don't want to get there - I want to get down below 100 kilos. And it's not going to be easy.'
Reid gave Morgan encouragement, telling him: 'You're back on the bike, back in the game.' She added: 'And soon you'll have the perfect body.' The pair later spoke to sports presenter Gabby Logan about BMI, with Logan noting that weight gain 'can creep up on you'.
