Ben Fogle Shuts Down Piers Morgan's Question About Meghan Markle On Good Morning Britain

He appeared on GMB to talk about his new Chernobyl documentary... so naturally Piers' first question was about Meghan.
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Ben Fogle made it clear to Piers Morgan that he was in no mood to answer any questions about Meghan Markle during an appearance on Good Morning Britain.

On Wednesday, Ben was interviewed by Piers and Susanna Reid about his new documentary, in which he explores the Chernobyl disaster by spending a week living in the exclusion zone.

However, true to form, Piers kicked off the interview by asking Ben about new reports in the press about his favourite subjectā€¦ the Duchess of Sussex.

Piers began: ā€œBefore we get to this fascinating doc you made about Chernobyl, because it is very, very intriguing what youā€™ve been through there, I just want to ask you, I know youā€™re a friend of William and Harryā€¦ we canā€™t get away from this huge royal saga thatā€™s playing out in real-time like a new series of The Crown.

ā€œWhat do you make of it? Where do you sit with all this? Do you think the Oprah Winfrey interview is a good idea? What do you think of The Timesā€™ story today about in-fighting at the palace? Whatā€™s your view?ā€

Ben responded: ā€œTo be honest, Piers, I donā€™t want to dodge your question, I think youā€™re overestimating my friendship with the protagonists youā€™re talking about.

ā€œIn the middle of the wilderness here [in Suffolk] Iā€™ve tried to abstain from news, and I try to stay out of other peopleā€™s business. I think itā€™s a very valid time for everyone to have an opinion, but itā€™s not really for me to say.ā€

Following the exchange, Ben quickly won praise on Twitter for not being drawn in by Piersā€™ questionā€¦

Ben was previously a guest at Prince William and Kate Middletonā€™s wedding in 2011, but was not able to attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markleā€™s as he was climbing Mount Everest.

His interview on GMB comes a day after Susanna Reid accused her co-host of being ā€œobsessedā€ with Meghan, and having a ā€œnegative filterā€ when it came to the Sussexes.

Susanna isnā€™t the only one to have accused Piers of being unfairly critical of Meghan.

Last year, GMB guest Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu claimed the host had a ā€œpersonal vendettaā€ against the Duchess of Sussex, telling him: ā€œYou are a man, privileged to have power and influence and you are using your platform so irresponsibly to spout out this personal vendetta with nasty and vile comments knowing fully well that your words are containing bigotry, misogyny, sexism and racism.

ā€œYou donā€™t take responsibility for how you have contributed to the so-called royal crisis.ā€

Good Morning Britain airs every weekday from 6am on ITV.

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