Piers Morgan made a sensational comeback to ITV, joining forces with Scottish TV icon Lorraine Kelly. The duo delved into discussions about as he assumed the presidential role for a second time.
Previously a familiar face on Good Morning Britain, the 59-year-old journalist famously exited the show mid-broadcast following a fiery exchange concerning ‘s wife, .
On Tuesday (January 21), Piers graced ITV once more, this time sharing the screen with Lorraine, where they engaged in candid chat about their future television prospects.
During their conversation, they touched upon ‘s son Barron, whom he shares with First Lady . Barron had suggested his famous father shift his presidential campaign focus to YouTube rather than traditional television. Piers pointed out that this strategy was “pivotal” for Donald’s electoral triumph, reports .
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Piers talks TV future with host Lorraine (Image: ITV)
The seasoned broadcaster praised Donald’s son, telling Lorraine about Barron’s early intervention, urging his father to dominate the digital realm over television networks.
Discussing Barron’s influence, Piers disclosed how the young Trump had pushed him towards embracing YouTube over conventional broadcasting methods.
Reflecting on Barron’s insight, Piers remarked: “He knew, rather like my sons, who have told me ‘Dad, you old dinosaur, get off TV. No one my age is watching TV,’ which they are not.
“But they are watching it through the prism of Youtube, so there’s a future Lorraine, for us. For us old TV dinosaurs.”
Piers says his sons begged him to quit telly (Image: ITV)
He then turned to discuss his own future and that of TV icon Lorraine Kelly, remarking: “The future is not going to be the same way that we in our generation, you know, we just flicked on network telly and watched it… the network bosses here won’t like me saying that… but get with the programme.”
Elaborating further, he said: “Actually young people watch this kind of content in a different way.”
Lorraine agreed with a nod, responding: “They do agreed,” yet emphasised: “They’re still watching the content they’re just watching it in a different way.”
Lorraine airs weekdays on ITV1, from 9am.