This Morning fans have criticised ITV guest Matthew Wright after the broadcaster launched a scathing attack on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Friday.
The former The Wright Stuff host, 56, did not hold back as he discussed the ongoing celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne with This Morning hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, as well as journalist Gyles Brandreth.
The Jubilee celebrations are being spread over four days of events, and began with Trooping the Colour on Thursday, with a four-day weekend to mark the monarch’s 70 year reign.
Thousands turned out in central London as celebrations began for the Queen's unprecedented reign and the Jubilee celebrations continued on This Morning on Friday.
But the studio turned slightly sour as Matthew branded the entire celebration a “disgrace”.
He said: “We were talking earlier and it's wonderful and the spectacle I get, but at a time when we are haemorrhaging money as a country.
“If you were some kind of celebrity, who's spending loads, millions, on parties when you're sort of bankrupt, people would be outraged and this is a disgrace. But that's what we're doing as a nation.”
“What do you think we should be doing?” Dermot asked as Matthew replied: “I think it could all be scaled down just a bit.”
He later went on to fume that the Jubilee was being “funded by the public purse.”
This Morning viewers were not impressed with Matthew’s frank opinion, with one writing on Twitter : “Oh bore off Matthew Wright.
"If you don’t want to celebrate the Queen’s incredible service and Platinum Jubilee, something that will probably never happen again, stay at home you killjoy.
“The rest of us want to meet and have a good time after 2 years of lockdowns.”
Another wrote: “Omg shut up Matthew ffs we get it,” as a third demanded of This Morning: “Who booked Matthew Wright for today…”
Another tweed: “Matthew gods*** cant hold his hatred for the monarchy can he. Wonder if he would turn an MBE though? You can bet he wouldn't.”
“Call me crazy, but I'm getting this anti-Royal vibe off Matthew Wright... again. Yawn. It's really subtle, so I might be imagining it, but…” another quipped.
One wrote: “Matthew Wright. The bitterest man in the living room, the bitterest man in the living room.”
But some viewers were in agreement with the broadcaster, with one writing: “Matthew Wright is trying to save you all from being brainwashed to blindly support an unelected person born into a privileged position, idiots.”
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.
