Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley snubbed Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain as they refused to even mention his name when discussing his explosive Cristiano Ronaldo interview.
The ITV presenters discussed the footballer on Wednesday’s show, after Manchester United terminated his contract with immediate effect the night before.
His swift departure comes a week after he sat down for a bombshell interview with former GMB presenter Piers, in which Richard, 66, said: “He attacked United’s manager, its owners, its gym equipment, and just about everything.”
Despite talking about the repercussions of the interview on the show, Susanna, 51, and Richard never mentioned 57-year-old journalist Piers, who famously quit the show live on air in March 2021, by name throughout the programme.
Susanna said: “There’s one particular explosive interview which, ever since it was done, has sparked news headlines and now has seen Cristiano Ronaldo leave the biggest club in the world, Manchester United.“
Before asking their guest Sir Michael Parkinson to share his thoughts, she added: “Did you watch that interview and what did you think?“
Viewers noticed Sir Michael, 87, mentioned Piers by name as the presenters side-stepped any mention of their former co-host.
Fans took to Twitter to comment on the apparent snub as they suggested the presenters “can’t even say Morgan’s name“ anymore.
“Piers Morgan I see that your old colleagues @gmb can’t even say your name these days. They just refer to it as ‘that interview with Cristiano Ronaldo’ and not ‘Piers Morgan’s explosive interview Cristiano Ronaldo,’” one wrote.
A second echoed: “Is it just me or does anyone else feel that presenters on @gmb have been given strict instructions that @piersmorgan is now renamed as 'he who cannot be named'.“
Another pointed out: “You lot can’t even say Piers did the interview with Cristiano.”
GB News star Piers interviewed the well-known player last week and his interview went viral, as footballer Cristiano, 37, tore into his club at the time saying he felt “betrayed” and as though he was being forced out.
“When I arrived at Manchester United, I always be available to help the team to do the good things, to put in the right spots, to compete with the best teams,” he said.
“But it’s hard when they cut your legs and they don’t like you to shine and they don’t listen to your advice.
“I think I have words to advise to the club. I think I can help a lot, but when the infrastructure is not good…”
