He’s been praised for holding the government to account as Britain continues to fight the spread of deadly coronavirus COVID-19.
But Piers Morgan found time for some light relief on Tuesday afternoon while relaxing with eight-year old daughter Elise.
The Good Morning Britain presenter, 55, shared a series of humorous photos on Instagram as he entertained the younger of his four children.
Family: Piers Morgan found time for some light relief on Tuesday afternoon while relaxing with eight-year old daughter Elise at their family home
Using a filter to distort their features, Piers admitted he was letting his hair down behind closed doors as the country adjusts to a fifth week of government mandated quarantine.
Captioning the images of himself alongside Elise, his only child with second wife Celia Walden, he wrote: ‘Lockdown lunacy.’
Piers is also a father to adult sons Spencer, 26, Stanley, 22, and Albert, 19, with his first wife, Marion Shalloe.
Respect: The post prompted an inevitable wave of comments from followers, with many praising Piers for his forthright questioning of Boris Johnson’s government during the ongoing crisis
His post prompted an inevitable wave of comments from followers, with many praising Piers for his forthright questioning of Boris Johnson’s government during the ongoing crisis.
Addressing the presenter, one wrote: ‘Thank you Mr Morgan for being my voice to the powers that be during all this horror.’
While a second added: ‘Piers, I wasn’t a fan before but PLEASE keep on with what you’re doing. I’m an NHS nurse and you are speaking for all of us, not only challenging this abhorrent government but also the likes of the Beckhams and Trump.
‘You are a good man which I didn’t realise before now. You’re using your prominent position for the greater good. RESPECT to you.’
‘I feel hot and sweaty’: The presenter’s post comes just hours after he was forced to deny he was ill during Tuesday’s edition of Good Morning Britain
The presenter’s post comes just hours after he was forced to deny he was ill during Tuesday’s edition of Good Morning Britain.
Piers insisted he was sweating because he felt under pressure to do his own make-up in the mornings as he no longer has a make-up artist due to social distancing measures.
He also concerned people when he admitted he had a sore throat the day before, but was keen to admit that this was merely a consequence of shouting at people.
At the start of the show, Piers said: ‘Do you know what, I actually feel quite hot and sweaty.
‘It’s not a need to go to Dr. Hilary, it’s the pressure of doing my own make-up as the clock ticks. I start hearing “two minutes’, 90 seconds, a minute”‘
Oh dear: Piers kept clearing his throat during the show and Susanna Reid asked kindly, ‘Are you alright this morning, by the way?’
Co-host Susanna Reid asked him: ‘Why don’t you leave a little bit more time?’
And he replied: ‘Because I’m prepping, reading all the papers. I’ve actually developed a slight sweat. It’s a pressure sweat.’
Piers kept clearing his throat during the show and Susanna asked kindly: ‘Are you alright this morning, by the way?’
He said: ‘I lost my voice last night shouting. A lot of people annoy me, the Beckhams in particular.’
No time: Piers revealed he lost his voice from shouting and also admitted he is struggling to do his own make-up before the show goes on air
The day before, Piers had been vocalising his ire after it was revealed Victoria Beckham had furloughed 30 of her workers, despite her £335m fortune.
Piers called Victoria, 46, a ‘pampered prima donna millionairess’ and said he was angry that the wife of millionaire footballer David Beckham, 44, was using the government bail-out scheme for her ‘failing vanity project’ fashion label.
Piers questioned why Victoria was able to receive taxpayer money to pay her staff furlough and responding to these claims, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said businesses should only use the tax-payer funded scheme ‘if they had to’.
Not impressed: The day before, Piers had been vocalising his ire after it was revealed Victoria Beckham had furloughed 30 of her workers, despite her £335m fortune
Speaking on Good Morning Britain he said: ‘I think each person and each company should ask themselves: do they have to rely on the taxpayer?
‘Because this scheme is meant to be for, if you are about to make someone redundant and you haven’t got the money to continue to employ them, then you can rely on the Government to stop people being made redundant’.
He added that he wasn’t aware of the details Victoria’s business but said the clear principle was that ‘you should only be using it if you have to’.
At the start of the month, Piers was forced to deny he was ill once again when he said he looked peaky because he had applied his own make-up.
He said: ‘So if I look a bit peaky it’s just because I haven’t been painted my normal way.
‘That’s what you normally look like!’ quipped co-anchor Susanna Reid, who added: ‘I think we would describe it as a glow!’
Piers said about the Beckhams ‘Sorry, this furlough scheme was not for prima donna millionaires like you. Running a vanity project like her fashion business that makes no money’