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Jess Flaherty

ITV This Morning viewers floored as Grayson Perry swears live on air

This Morning viewers were stunned when Grayson Perry swore live on air.

The artist and writer appeared via video link to speak with This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about his television series, Grayson Perry's Big American Road Trip.

The show documents his journey across the US, before the outbreak of coronavirus, where he explores divisions across the nation.

Grayson has been very open about therapy and how useful he finds it. When discussing his views on how people ought to be more sympathetic to one another due to everyone having "baggage", he caught viewers off guard by swearing.

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He said: "It helps me understand my own lens... we all carry a lot of baggage and we've got to have a lot of sympathy to that baggage... I think therapy is the most... 'no bullsh**' place I've ever been."

Holly and Phil gasped while Grayson laughed on.

Viewers took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

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One tweeted a series of laughing emojis and said: "Grayson Perry just said bullsh**!"

Another said: "He didn’t even apologise for swearing...just laughed!"

Leanne said: ""Bullsh**” omg Grayson you ledge amazing."

Jodie said: "I love a cheeky swear word on daytime tv."

Ryan posted several laughing emojis and added: "Did Grayson Perry really just say Bullsh** on live TV".

*This Morning airs weekdays from 10am

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