Piers Morgan has lashed out on Twitter after 'halfwits' criticised a photo he shared of the Good Morning Britain cast.
GMB host Piers celebrated on Thursday after a "historic" day for the morning show after Wednesday saw a record number of viewers tuning in.
Piers, 55, praised his co-stars and all of the crew that help create the news programme and shared a photo of the full presenting line-up.
The picture caused a stir on social media however as some people criticised the lack of "social distancing" in the picture during the coronavirus pandemic - reports the Manchester Evening News.
One said: "So no social distancing going on there then - and don’t try and claim it’s a foreshortening effect, there ain’t no 2 metres between each of you lot."
Another said: "Outrageous lack of social distancing. No masks either."
A third added: "Bit hypocritical to take such a picture after telling other people off for group gatherings.... ? Or am I missing something?"
And a fourth commented: "I expect the @metpoliceuk to issue fines for this..."
After receiving the questioning comments Piers hit back on social media and said: "I'm not suggesting there are a lot of halfwits on Twitter but... a lot of people have screamed 'NO MASKS! NO SOCIAL DISTANCING!' about this two-year old photo."
Piers was celebrating after he revealed that GMB hit a record high of 28 percent audience share, meaning they were up 170k viewers whereas BBC Breakfast was down 166k viewers.
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He tweeted in a dig at his rivals: "We're taking them down, one viewer at a time."
But GMB hasn't impressed everyone with the show also receiving hundreds of Ofcom complaints.
The show was hit with 340 Ofcom complaints in just three days.
The popular ITV breakfast show received complaints over January 19, 20 and 21 following a series of tense interviews and heated debates with guests and politicians alike.
