PIERS Morgan has taken revenge on former employer ITV by pinching their brightest behind the scenes talent.
The ex-Good Morning Britain host, 56, has hired six key production staff from the channel including Erron Gordon – his former director on GMB – to operate his upcoming new primetime show on TalkTV.
An insider gloated to the Mail: “We’ve nicked all the best people.”
While another source said: “Piers is not a man to cross. He was forced out of ITV totally unnecessarily and now he has dealt the ultimate revenge by taking their stars.”
“He has only hired the people who he thinks are the best so this is a really big blow to the channel.”
The broadcaster quit ITV last March after a furious on-air row with weatherman Alex Beresford over his views towards Meghan Markle.
After taking an extended break from the limelight, sought after Piers signed for NewsCorp’s brand new channel.
Joining him for the new venture are Loose Women director Ollie Gardner, who is TalkTV’s deputy head of studio output, GMB assistant editor Ben Briscoe is series editor of News UK’s TV content.
Vivek Sharma, an eight-year ITV Daytime veteran, will be TalkTV’s executive producer, This Morning floor manager Tim Carr has also made the move as has . producer Lindsey Bowers.
Last week Piers treated fans to a first look inside his state-of-the-art new TalkTV studio ahead of his telly return.
The broadcaster, 56, is chomping at the bit to get back on air where he’ll express strong opinions and hold robust debates on his daily primetime show.
Sharing a picture of the in-progress studio on Instagram, he wrote: “BREAKING: First (very early) glimpse of my spanking new work home.
“If you judge a man by the size of his studio then I’ll be MASSIVE when my new global daily prime-time TV show launches in a few weeks. ps relax, those aren’t actually dance-floor lights… 
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The expansive space went down a storm with his followers, who are just as excited as he is.
One commented: “Cannot wait to have you back and calling out all the woke brigade and exposing them one by one . They have had a free rein in your absence Piers. As for the Studio…. Your Worth It.”
A second said: “I’m so excited for you XXX you truly deserve it Piers..”
A third posted: “Can’t wait!!! It’s been way too long.”
Piers’s return to NewsCorp and The Celeb Report has already got off to a strong start with a series of blistering columns.
He’s not minced his words in scathing pieces about the Prime Minister, Prince Harry and Adele following her Las Vegas residency cancellation at the 11th hour.
