PIERS Morgan says he’s gained 100,000 Twitter followers and his book is “selling faster” after he quit Good Morning Britain on Tuesday.
The TV star has gleefully revealed that his shock exit from GMB – which he announced hours after he marched off the set during a debate about Meghan Markle – has boosted his popularity.
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Writing on Twitter earlier, he said: “UPDATE: I’ve gained 100,000 new Twitter followers since Tuesday, and my book about free speech has rocketed from 1,800 in the Amazon charts back into the Top100.
“It would really annoy the woke cancel culture brigade if it goes higher. Order here: http://smarturl.it/WakeUpBookHB“
His fans were glad to hear from him, as one said: “I might just buy it again because I think what you’ve done is awesome. Even though I’ll be crying into my damn coffee come 6am on Monday.”
However, another wrote beneath his tweet: “The “cancel culture brigade” is a bit rich when you literally quit your job because one person disagreed with you”
UPDATE: I've gained 100,000 new Twitter followers since Tuesday, and my book about free speech has rocketed from 1,800 in the Amazon charts back into the Top100. It would really annoy the woke cancel culture brigade if it goes higher. Order here: https://t.co/HpGU9abSOt pic.twitter.com/Lid9HSOLhu
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 12, 2021
Piers stormed off GMB after coming under fire from co-star Alex Beresford, 40, following a disagreement over Meghan Markle that started on Twitter.
Piers and Meghan famously went for a drink in June 2016, around the time that she started dating Prince Harry, but he claims he never heard from her again.
Alex brought up the snub on air and it clearly hit a nerve, with Piers dramatically standing up and saying: “Okay, I’m done with this.”
Making his way to the studio exit, he continued: “Sorry, see you later, I can’t do this.”
Piers’ exit from GMB, after Meghan Markle complained to ITV about him calling her a liar, has done nothing to silence him.
The star has continued to be outspoken and said he stands by comments he made on air in a press conference outside his house.
On Wednesday he told reporters outside his home: “I don’t believe almost anything that comes out of her mouth …
“If I have to fall on my sword for expressing an honestly held opinion about Meghan Markle and that diatribe of bilge that she came out with in that interview, so be it.”
Meanwhile, source have claimed Piers quit after his GMB colleagues complained to bosses about his behaviour.
However, he had threatened to quit the show FIVE times over the past four years.
