Susanna Reid playfully confronts GMB co-host Piers Morgan for ‘calling me overweight’

Susanna Reid had to a bone to pick with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain on Monday morning.

The presenter had a playful tiff with her co-host as she accused him of ‘fat-shaming me over the weekend’. 

Susanna, 50, referred to a podcast in which Piers, 55, had said: ‘Susanna and I have never been heavier’ as he discussed the impact of lockdown 3.0.  

Opening the show, Susanna said: ‘Good morning. Why do I look twice the size of you this morning? Is it because I am overweight?’ 

Piers replied: ‘Oh Susanna, how modest of you. Today I’m playing the modesty card because of course…’

Before the host could finish his sentence, Susanna interrupted: ‘Piers fat-shamed me at the weekend, apparently you called me overweight.

‘Actually what I was going to say was I do look enormous compared to you but you posted a picture at the weekend on your Instagram of you with a massive head. 

As the picture of Piers with a big head flashed up on screen, Susanna joked: ‘Lockdown has not been kind to us’.  

Piers continued: ‘I apparently caused a fat storm by telling a podcast, “Susanna and I have never been heavier”. 

In the podcast Piers said: ‘Susanna and I have never been heavier. I’m about 16st and I’m 6’1. I’m hovering on that BMI near what would be classified as obesity.

‘I don’t want to get there – I want to get down below 100 kilos. And it’s not going to be easy.’

Susanna gave Piers some encouragement as she told in the studio: ‘You’re back on the bike

The presenter, who has recovered from a foot injury last year, said: ‘I’m back on the bike, back in the game.’

To which Susanna replied: ‘And soon you’ll have the perfect body.’

The pair later talked to Gabby Logan, with Susanna asking the sports presenter what she though when Piers said he was ‘verging on obesity’. 

Gabby talked about BMI and said weight gain ‘can creep up on you’.