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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Vickie Scullard

GMB descends into chaos as Katie Price is stuck in traffic and Piers Morgan goes off script

Good Morning Britain came to a standstill today as they waited for Katie Price to turn up for an interview.

The former glamour model, who was scheduled to have an interview with her mum Amy, was stuck in traffic and turned up late.

Presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid were tasked with filling the time while they waited for Katie, 40 - and as you can imagine, it got a bit chaotic.

During an interview with Richard Blackwood and Melinda Messenger about dating apps, Piers decided to take the chat to a completely different topic and asked them their thoughts on Brexit to fill time.

He said: “We’re keeping the conversation going a bit because Katie Price is supposed to be here with her mother but is stuck in traffic. So it’s sort of slightly chaotic.”

At one point following an ad break, Piers was nowhere to be seen as Charlotte Hawkins took on his hosting duties, before the 54-year-old ran back into the studio and was not happy that she’d nicked his chair.

Piers Morgan tries to fill the time while they waited for guest Katie Price who was stuck in traffic (ITV)

“Oh we thought you’d gone,” said Charlotte.

Then she asked the crew: “Why didn’t you lock the studio doors?”

Susanna sat back laughing as the pair jostled over the seat, which had been adjusted to be lower.

Piers Morgan walks back on the set of Good Morning Britain after trying to find out where guest Katie Price was (ITV)

Piers scolded: “What have you done to my chair? Don’t touch my chair. For god’s sake.”

He continued to explain that it was “50-50 as to whether Katie makes it on time” and said she was stuck on the Westway in London.

Charlotte asked whether they should just keep talking before an exasperated Piers decided to move the programme on.

Piers struggles with his chair after Charlotte Hawkins stole it (ITV)

He said: “She's stuck on the Westway, I’m stuck down here, Andi Peters is somewhere in Dubai, let’s just go and watch him for a bit.”

Katie finally turned up for her interview and went on air with “no makeup on” wearing tracksuit bottoms and a shirt, and order on the programme was resumed.

GMB airs weekdays from 6am on ITV.

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