Piers Morgan has apologised after complaining that people had complained about his interview technique on Good Morning Britain.
The TV presenter has sparked more than 2,000 complaints to Ofcom over his recent interview with MPs on the ITV show, particularly with care minister Helen Whately.
During their first interview on April 15, more than 600 complaints were made by viewers in 24 hours.
This has since increased further after they came face to face again earlier this week.
Piers, 55, then decided to call on his followers, asking them to defend his interview technique on Twitter.
He said on Thursday: "Apparently nearly 2000 people have now complained to @Ofcom about me grilling Care minister Helen Whately too 'unfairly' when she couldn't answer even basic questions.
"If you think I should continue grilling ministers in the way I've been doing, please tell @OFCOM. Thanks."
But the broadcasting watchdog has been forced into responding to the controversial host.
They replied: "Dear Piers, We're usually happy with you keeping us busy. But right now we’re struggling to keep up after you asked your followers to contact us.
"This means we may fail to help the people that need us most – such as the vulnerable or elderly.
"So could you please help us out and go easy on the mentions? Any help appreciated."
He quickly responded by saying: "My apologies... I underestimated the scale of public support."
Ofcom said last week that they were assessing the complaints and were deciding whether to investigate.
It comes after the regulator issued guidance to ITV for its presenters after it received more than 400 complaints in a day relating to daytime show This Morning.
The complaints from viewers came last week after presenter Eamonn Holmes appeared to fuel a conspiracy theory linking 5G and coronavirus.
Ofcom said that the comments were "ill-judged and risked undermining viewers' trust in advice from public authorities."
However, they decided not to investigate further and instead issued the broadcaster with guidance.
And they had already warned ITV that its reliance on a "combative dynamic" could risk the early morning news programme.
They said this in their response to 1,600 complaints made towards the programme after Piers was accused him of 'mocking' the Chinese language during an episode in January.
The influx of complaints came when the 55-year-old and co-host Susanna Reid were discussing the Queen's eldest grandson Peter Phillips appearing in a TV advert for state milk in China.
In this case Ofcom decided to no pursue a full investigation.
