Good Morning Britain's weather presenter, Alex Beresford, was moved to tears as he reflected on his heated argument with former co-host Piers Morgan. This emotional moment came after Alex and his dad Noel were declared winners of Celebrity Race Across The World.
In April 2021, Piers accused Alex of a "premeditated attack" during a discussion about Meghan Markle on GMB, which led to Piers leaving the ITV morning show when he refused to apologise for his comments.
Piers had been heavily criticising Prince Harry and Meghan following their interview with Oprah, leading to a confrontation where Alex said: "I understand that you don't like Meghan Markle.
"You've made it so clear a number of times on this programme. I understand you've got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle or had one and she cut you off… she's entitled to cut you off if she wants to. Has she said anything about you since she cut you off? I don't think she has, but yet you continue to trash her."
Piers eventually stormed off the set, only to return later and continue with the show. He quit the ITV breakfast show later that day. Speaking on Celebrity Race Across the World, Alex said: "I've never taken time away from work like this. The pace is different especially when you work in the media."
"The whole GMB Meghan Markle fall out was definitely a shock to the system to find yourself in the middle of a media storm was crazy. When you get subjected to criticism online you either have to stand up, or fold. You have to grow a thick skin very quickly. It knocked me a little bit. But, I definitely feel stronger having gone through it. When I look back on it now, I thank God for my family and friends because it's those people who get you through."
He added: "You can't dwell on things. You have to move on mentally so you can move on physically. It's been nice to let my hair down so to speak."
Following the dramatic GMB episode two years ago, Alex tried to clear the air and released a statement saying: "I hoped we could reach a place of understanding. It's sad that we weren't able to get there, but challenging his opinion was not an outrage. On this occasion, we have to agree to disagree. I didn't want him to quit, but I did want him to listen."
"Personally, Piers has always supported my growth. He's given me advice on several occasions and for that I am grateful. I wish him well!"
However, in the months that followed, Piers seemed to belittle Alex by calling him a "stand-in weather man". In April 2021, he wrote a column for the Mail on Sunday where he shared his side of the story about their disagreement.
He accused Alex of "trying to make a name for himself" by criticising him live on air – something that particularly stung as Piers claimed he'd gone "out of his way" to offer career advice to the presenter.
He then told viewers of US TV: "He's the stand-in weather guys who does the weather occasionally. He's not a journalist."
While appearing on Australia's Today show, Piers confirmed that he did have an 'interesting' chat with Alex when he returned to the studios. But he also repeated a jibe aimed at his former co-star.
"Most people think I never came back, I actually did come back a few minutes later and we had an interesting conversation," Piers said. He added: "I don't know if you have a deputy weather person… if you had a deputy stand in weather person suddenly letting you have it in a personal way, I suspect you wouldn't like it either."
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