Kate Garraway has welcomed back Alex Beresford to Good Morning Britain following “tumultuous times”.
Beresford returned to the presenting panel to co-host this morning’s episode (26 March) alongside Garraway.
The 40-year-old had previously been on a short break from ITV’s breakfast show in the wake of his on-air row with former GMB host Piers Morgan earlier this month.
While Beresford returned to present the weather last Friday (19 March), this is the first time he has been on the presenting panel since the controversy.
As Beresford opened the show, Garraway said it was good to see him as she spoke of “tumultuous times”.
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“And you’ve had tumultuous times as well Alex, it’s lovely to have you here. It very much is,” she said.
Beresford appeared to be in good spirits, responding: “It’s good to be back.”
On 10 March, Morgan walked off set during filming after Beresford confronted him about comments he had made about Meghan Markle following her interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Morgan’s comments, which included the suggestion that he thought the Duchess of Cambridge was lying about experiencing suicidal thoughts during her time as a senior royal, prompted a record number of complaints to broadcast watchdog Ofcom (more than 57,000).
Morgan announced his departure from GMB later that evening. Beresford did not appear on the ITV show for 10 days afterwards.
He later addressed Morgan’s decision to leave the show on Twitter, stating: “I didn’t want him to quit, but I did want him to listen.”
Following his exit, Morgan is reportedly at “the centre of a £10m bidding war” that could see him return to the US.
It’s reported that American media mogul Rupert Murdoch is attempting to lure Morgan as well as bosses at GB News, a new 24-hour channel aimed at rivalling Sky News and the BBC.
