Piers Morgan is a journalist and TV personality who was a judge on Britain's Got Talent between Series 1 and Series 4. He left in order to host a CNN chat show in the USA in 2011, yet this was cancelled in 2014 after three years on air due to poor ratings, potentially caused by his unpopular opinions on gun control which made him an unpopular figure with the National Rifle Association. This marked the second time he was sacked or had resigned from a job, as in 2004, he was sacked from his position as an editor for the Daily Mirror due to publishing images of British soldiers mistreating prisoners in Iraq which later turned out to be forged, causing the Daily Mirror to issue an apology wherein they stated the images were a hoax, however Piers refused to apologise and instead stated that the abuse showcased in the forged images were similar to the kind of abuse that the British Army faced in Iraq at the time.
He later did several interviews with Donald Trump, and began a feud with Lord Alan Sugar. Between 2015 and 2021, he served as a host on Good Morning Britain before being resigning in March 2021 due to his controversial views surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey, as in order to retain his job he was told he would have to apologise which was something he was not prepared to do.[1] In 2019, he captained the World XI team (in reality co-captained, however Harry Redknapp captained but allowed Morgan to come up with the team tactics) in that respective years match of Soccer Aid For UNICEF.
Judging Character[]
Piers' role on BGT is to provide honest criticism when needed, but also have fun while judging. He usually buzzes acts that have mistakes, or don't seem worthy of winning. Though he will sometimes let joke acts carry on for fun. Though typically if any judge is to buzz, Piers will be the first. In the Semi-Finals, Piers would usually buzz acts that have disappointed him, or broken a promise they made in the auditions. He will often praise an act the most if he thought it was good.
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Trivia[]
- First act to vote 'Yes' to: Damon Scott
- First act to 'Buzz': David Williams
- First act to vote 'No' to: David Williams
- First act to 'Buzz; and still vote 'Yes' to: Cherry Red