Of Course Piers Morgan Had Something To Say About Dan Walker Doing Strictly Come Dancing

The former Good Morning Britain host hinted that he'll be watching Strictly with added interest this year.
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After Dan Walker was announced as the latest celebrity taking part in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, it was only a matter of time before his old foe Piers Morgan chimed in on the news.

And sure enough, it didn’t take the BBC Breakfast host’s former daytime rival long at all to weigh in on the announcement.

Taking to Twitter on Tuesday morning, the former Good Morning Britain anchor hinted that he’ll be watching the new series with added interest.

Piers Morgan and Dan Walker
Piers Morgan and Dan Walker
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Retweeting the announcement of Dan’s involvement in Strictly, Piers added: “My Christmas just came early....”

My Christmas just came early.... https://t.co/RHzF2CBRvo

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 10, 2021

Throughout the five-year stint that Piers presented Good Morning Britain, the two presenters were embroiled in a friendly(-ish) public feud that mostly revolved around their respective viewing figures.

Following Piers’ much-publicised exit from GMB earlier in the year, Dan addressed their rivalry in an interview with The Times.

“Piers and I have had a friendly rivalry, but it has been good for BBC Breakfast and GMB,” he said. “He likes to throw a few insults around, but underneath all the froth I think there is a decent bloke fighting to get out.”

Piers later responded in his Mail On Sunday column, which referenced the man he describes as his “supremely virtuous former breakfast TV show rival Dan ‘Halo’ Walker”.

“Ironically, I’ve always thought that underneath all Dan’s faux saintly froth, there’s a nasty piece of work fighting to get out,” he wrote.

He also claimed that the fact GMB overtook BBC Breakfast for the first (and, so far, only) time in the ratings on what would turn out to be his final day was the “one thing guaranteed [to have Dan] stamping on kittens”.

Dan was announced for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing alongside former Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn on Tuesday.

More names will be announced over the coming days.

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