Piers Morgan misses BGT chance as David Walliams signs up for another year

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Piers Morgan’s hopes of joining the Britain’s Got Talent cast have been dashed after David Walliams reportedly signed up to return to the show.

Following Piers’ dramatic exit from Good Morning Britain earlier this month, fans of the outspoken television star have been wondering what future projects he might get involved in.

While there was speculation that Piers might be joining the ITV talent show as a judge, it has recently been reported that this option is now off the table.

According to The Sun, David Walliams has recently signed up to return to the show and will be joining Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon.

The prospect of Piers returning to the show as a potential fifth judge has been dropped after the television bosses failed to hash out the logistics.



Piers Morgan's hopes of joining the BGT cast have been dashed
Piers Morgan’s hopes of joining the BGT cast have been dashed

“All four judges will be back this year, so it’s business as usual on BGT. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it,” an insider told the publication.

“The format is still a great one, and that involves all four judges, including David. He does sometimes press Simon’s buttons in the wrong way but it’s hard to imagine him not being there.”

A representative for Britain’s Got Talent has been approached by The Mirror for comment.



David has been a judge on Britain’s Got Talent since 2012
David has been a judge on Britain’s Got Talent since 2012

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Piers had previously starred as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent alongside Amanda and Simon between the years 2007 and 2010. He was also on the America’s Got Talent panel around the same time.

While at the time, Piers had decided to leave the talent show franchise in order to focus on a new CNN TV show, he has also expressed reluctance to return to BGT in the past.

In 2019, Piers responded to a fan who asked when the judge could return to Britain’s Got Talent, writing: “Sadly, @SimonCowell can’t afford me any more…”



Piers Morgan previously starred as a judge on the show alongside Simon and Amanda
Piers Morgan previously starred as a judge on the show alongside Simon and Amanda



It has been reported that Piers Morgan will not be returning as a fifth judge to the show
It has been reported that Piers Morgan will not be returning as a fifth judge to the show

So far, Piers’ future in the television industry remains uncertain after he left GMB following an on-air spat with Alex Beresford.

At the time, the GMB star faced a furious backlash after making several explosive remarks about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

It has since become the most complained about TV show ever, according to broadcast watchdog Ofcom, with the total number soaring over 57,000.

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Originally from https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/piers-morgan-misses-chance-join-23784520

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