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Susanna Reid has opened up on the day Piers Morgan quit Good Morning Britain, explaining she "didn't think he'd really leave the show."
The former TV host found himself in hot water over his public dismissal of the Duchess of Sussex's claims in her interview with Oprah Winfrey back in March, which sparked a whopping 58,000 complaints to the broadcasting watchdog.
He stormed off of the set of Good Morning Britain shortly after making his comments and quit the show – which Ofcom has since cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Now, 50 year old Susanna, who Piers' other half Celia Walden recently joked was a better wife to him than she is, has taken to the Daily Mail's Weekend magazine to speak out about the day.
She admitted it "felt surreal" when her 56 year old co-host got up from his chair and left the ITV studio following a row with Alex Beresford.
Susanna explained she went out to talk to him and had an "animated" conversation, but insisted she doesn't recall what she said, admitting it "all a bit of a blur now".
"I didn’t think he’d really leave the show. That was definitely another shock," she said. "The whole thing was intense, raw and emotional. Piers had been the person I’d sat alongside and forged a successful partnership with for five years."
The TV personality, who recently laughed off claims she turned up to work in a dressing gown, went on to describe how she and the team had to deal with the "reverberations" following his exit.
Confirming he won't be coming back to the show, she added: "He’s not left ITV – he’s still doing Life Stories. But no, he won’t be back on the GMB sofa."
The publication went on to make it clear that Susanna hasn't seen Piers since that day, but the pair "phone and text regularly".
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It added that Piers has invited her to a "boozy" meal "when the dust settles" so they can celebrate the years working together side by side.
Following Ofcom's clearing of Piers, Susanna shared her colleague Chris Ship's tweet onto her profile.
It read: "Ofcom's conclusion is that @piersmorgan 'was entitled to say he disbelieved' Meghan's claims and 'to express strong views that rigorously challenged their account'.
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"But in this instance they had to weigh up the potential for such viewpoints to cause harm and offence."
She then shared another of his tweets, which read: "The report says 'had it not been for the extensive challenge offered throughout the Programme by @susannareid100 and @chrisshipitv, we would have seriously concerned' and overall 'adequate protection for viewers was provided'. On balance, the Programme was not in breach."
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