But prior to this, the opinionated presenter jokingly threatened to quit Good Morning Britain (GMB) five times - and even made bosses change his hours to keep him in the role. Piers, 55, first threatened to quit his job in 2017 live on air, after it was announced Love Island winners Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies were to be given a showbiz slot on GMB. magazine: "I threatened to quit a couple of times. Piers expressed a desire to quit GMB just eight months after being ridiculed in a Twitter post from the show's account, which poked fun at him - claiming he was difficult to work with. Piers threatened to quit for a fifth time in 2019, saying that he would "possibly" leave Good Morning Britain the following year.

Source: Daily Mirror March 12, 2021 05:37 UTC