Piers Morgan is having to be reminded that James Bond isn’t a real person after he mocked the outfit that Daniel Craig wore on the red carpet for the No Time To Die premiere at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
The outspoken journalist and TV presenter lashed out at Craig, who chose to wear a striking pink suede jacket at the world premiere of the new Bond film.
Although the choice might not be for everyone it should be remembered that Craig is an actor who plays Bond, a fictional character - therefore, when he’s out and about in the real world, he’s not actually pretending to be 007.
Morgan appears to have forgotten that when he criticised Craig’s outfit. In a scathing tweet, the former Good Morning Britain host wrote: “You’re supposed to be a steely-eyed assassin with exemplary sartorial taste, Mr Craig…. not an Austin Powers tribute act.”
O dear O (7) dear.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 29, 2021
James Bond would never wear a garish pink suede dinner jacket. You’re supposed to be a steely-eyed assassin with exemplary sartorial taste, Mr Craig…. not an Austin Powers tribute act. 👎 pic.twitter.com/Mg6AT6UXTp
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Morgan’s failure to realise that Craig was just being himself at the film’s premiere and for some reason not actually being Bond (which would have presumably involved him turning up in an Aston Martin, getting into a punch up and then jumping off the top of the Albert Hall) saw him widely mocked on social media including this stunning takedown by Gary Lineker.
I don’t think he’s James Bond in real life. I think that’s a fictional character. Always here to help. 👍🏻 https://t.co/RUjPDlfEvS
— Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) September 29, 2021
Must have been very confusing for Piersy when he saw Judi Dench at the premiere looking alive and well https://t.co/AepmWCH6Cs
— Adeel 🚅 (@adeelali204) September 29, 2021
See what you've done there Piers, is confuse a film, with real life. https://t.co/Lnm8gHOUB1
— LADbible (@ladbible) September 29, 2021
That's Daniel Craig out of character. Not everyboy shows up to stuff in character like Kane on the Weakest Link pic.twitter.com/UQrgkRqzBi
— Chris (@realchristurner) September 29, 2021
Have you heard of acting
— Specsavers (@Specsavers) September 29, 2021
Ah shit, someone needs to break the news to Piers that Bond isn’t real… https://t.co/117yCJ5mBj
— prizm josh (@astoldbyJman) September 29, 2021
Others also took great pleasure in pointing out to Morgan that Bond has worn pink (and other revealing outfits) in many movies.
don’t they teach you this in British school pic.twitter.com/nbG2A1GGIj
— because my dad told me to (@GraceSpelman) September 29, 2021
How dare he be 007 in pink, none of the other actors would’ve ever done tha…. Oh wait pic.twitter.com/CTvpat8ndp
— Stacey Harper 🏳️🌈 (@Staceybus1984) September 29, 2021
Pink shirt ok? yeah. pic.twitter.com/02NpytrV6h
— Lewis wright (@Lewis_Wright86) September 29, 2021
You are right there Ted… pic.twitter.com/RwHHMoa74c
— Ryan Martin (@_RianMartin_) September 29, 2021
Also, as if Morgan was trying to give someone fashion advice...
Okay, fashion man. At least he zipped his trousers up. pic.twitter.com/XESdsh2seB
— ₱📸 (@TheAsgardian) September 29, 2021
Think @piersmorgan might be jealous, as if he wore the same he’d look like a bag of blancmange, esp stood next to his mate Doris (the bag of custard) https://t.co/AG0Onu2QzH
— Lisa 🇪🇺🏳️🌈✊🏿🌹❤️ FBPE GTTO #JohnsonOut (@XlisilooX) September 29, 2021
Imagine trying to give Daniel Craig style advice when you’re built like a wet bag of shopping https://t.co/mREJAayMMt
— Joe Gilmore (@Gilology) September 29, 2021
More like double oh dear for Morgan, right?
