Piers Morgan Wife, Kids, Height, Weight, Net Worth, Gay

Publish date: 2024-05-21

Piers Morgan is one of the most popular British media personality of his generation. He started his career as a writer and editor for several tabloid newspapers before becoming a television personality, talent judge and talk show host.

Morgan is best known internationally for judging England’s Got Talent and America’s Got Talent. He also received a lot of attention for his views on US gun laws during his time at CNN, when he was hired to host Piers Morgan Tonight, a replacement show for Larry King Live. after King’s retirement.

the biography

Piers Morgan was born Piers Stefan O’Meara to Gabrielle Georgina Sybille and Vincent Eamonn O’Meara on March 30, 1965 in Newick, Sussex, England. After his father died and his mother remarried as a child, Morgan took his stepfather’s surname and began to call himself Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan.

Morgan grew up in Sussex where he first attended a private school before later moving to a public school due to financial constraints. His first school was Cumnor House, but he later moved on to Chailey School and then Priory School. He then enrolled at Harlow College where he studied journalism.

After graduating from university, Morgan became a reporter for newspapers in Surrey and South London. After about a decade, he was recruited by The Sun newspaper as the entertainment/spectacle column writer. His big departure came in 1994, when he was chosen by media mogul Rupert Murdoch to become the editor of News of the World.

Morgan, who became the youngest person to run a national newspaper, remained in the post for just a year before leaving the country after receiving a complaint for violating the code of conduct for editors. He then became editor of The Mirror, a position he held until his dismissal in 2004 for publishing fake photos of British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners.

A television career followed immediately after for Morgan, who began hosting political talk shows while doing celebrity interviews. In 2006, he became a judge on America’s Got Talent and later on England’s Got Talent before going on to compete on Celebrity Apprentice

In 2011, he was hired by CNN to replace Larry King’s schedule. His show was later canceled in 2014 due to poor ratings given by Morgan for his anti-gun stance. In April 2017 Piers Morgan was invited to present Good Morning Britain on ITV. Later that year, ITV hired him as the show’s permanent co-host.

Piers Morgan net worth

It’s no surprise that Piers Morgan is one of the highest paid media personalities in Britain. The Good Morning Britain host is estimated to have a net worth of around $20 million.

He made the most of his fortune through his various shows on ITV and other networks and newspapers over a career spanning almost three decades.

women

Piers Morgan is currently in his second marriage. He is married to British journalist and novelist Celia Morgan (née Walden). The couple started dating in 2006 before exchanging vows in a private ceremony in Swinbrook, a village in Oxfordshire, on June 24, 2010.

He was previously married to Marion Shalloe.

children

Piers Morgan has a total of four children; Three sons and a daughter. He had his first three children with his ex-wife and the last with Celia. They are Spencer William Morgan, born in July 1993, Stanley Christopher Morgan, born in June 1997, Albert Douglas Morgan, born in December 2000, then Elise Morgan, born in November 2011.

Is Piers Morgan gay?

As can be seen from his marriage history, PiersMorgan is definitely not gay. He has, however, been accused in the past of being sexually attracted to men, including his former White House aide and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault-Newman.

According to Morgan, Omarosa accused him of being gay after refusing to have sex with her and being involved in a romance on the show. Following the accusations, Morgan said he jokingly kissed country country singer Trace Adkins to make her angrier.

Morgan was recently portrayed as gay after he was depicted in a cartoon with the face in the back of President Donald Trump. The cartoon was published after Piers Morgan became the first international journalist to interview the president.

Height, weight and other facts

Birth Name: Stefan O’Meara Stones

Date of birth: March 30, 1965

Place of birth: Newick, Sussex, England

Nationality: British

Height: 6 feet 1 inch (1.85m)

Weight: 104kg

Zodiac sign: Aries

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