‘This wasn’t how it seemed!’ Piers Morgan is forced to explain hilarious clip showing Susanna Reid ‘conjuring a scotch egg from his backside’
Due to social distancing, camera trickery is a must amid the COVID pandemic.
And on GMB on Wednesday, Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid’s split screen became a problem in a hilarious fashion in a segment about a scotch egg.
The journalist, 55, took to Twitter to share a clip in which his co-host, 49, appeared to be pulling a scotch egg ‘from his backside’ yet he insisted things ‘weren’t how they seemed’, leading to hysteria from his 7.6million Twitter followers.
‘This wasn’t how it seemed…’ On GMB on Wednesday, Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid’s split screen became a problem in a hilarious fashion in a segment about a scotch egg
Piers and Susanna were discussing the news that Environment Secretary George Eustice claimed a Scotch egg counted as a substantial meal, in light of new rules that pubs must serve a meal to allow patrons to drink.
During the discussion, Susanna withdrew a scotch egg from beneath her desk but due to the split screen, it looked as though she was reaching behind Piers.
Clearly tickled, Piers said: ‘This wasn’t how it seemed…’
Fans then responded: ‘Bet you wish it was… She couldn’t pull a rabbit out of a hat but @susannareid100 can pull a scotch egg out of piersmorgan…
Split screen: Due to social distancing, camera trickery is a must amid the COVID pandemic
Oops! During the discussion, Susanna withdrew a scotch egg from beneath her desk but due to the split screen, it looked as though she was reaching behind Piers
‘Is that how the Scottish eggs were made. I am thinking it was a good job Susanna didn’t bite into that substantial meal having conjured it from Piers’ backside’.
The hilarious moment comes as ITV bosses were popping champagne after the station enjoyed its highest ever daytime ratings on Tuesday.
Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women all achieved their biggest share of viewing since 2009 with an overall share of 25.3 per cent across the morning, marking an 11-year high.
Eggy! She then held up the egg
Cheeky! Fans then responded: ‘Bet you wish it was… She couldn’t pull a rabbit out of a hat but @susannareid100 can pull a scotch egg out of piersmorgan’
This Morning, hosted by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, had its highest share since 2013 while Lorraine had its second highest share of viewing.
Good Morning Britain enjoyed a 25.4 per cent share, with the programme drawing an average of 929,000 overnight viewers, peaking at 1.4 million.
Presenters Piers and Susanna have seen their ratings steadily climb during lockdown following Piers’ hard-hitting interviews with members of parliament.