Piers Morgan

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1965-03-30

• Father

  Vincent Eamonn O'Meara

• Mother

  Gabrielle Georgina Sybille (née Oliver)

• Children

  4 (including Spencer Morgan, Stanley Morgan)

• Full Name

  Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan

• Occupation

  Broadcaster, Journalist, Writer, Media Personality

• Stepfather

  Glynne Pughe-Morgan

• Birth Place

  Guildford, Surrey, England

• Nationality

  English

• First Spouse

  Marion Shalloe (married 1991-07, divorced 2008)

• Original Name

  Piers Stefan O'Meara

• Second Spouse

  Celia Walden (married 2010-06-24)

Timeline

• Born Piers Stefan O'Meara in Guildford, Surrey, England. (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica, IMDb)

  1965-03-30

• Began his career at the tabloid The Sun. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1988-01-01

• Married Marion Shalloe. (Source: IMDb)

  1991-07-01

• Appointed editor of the News of the World by Rupert Murdoch, becoming the youngest editor of a British national newspaper in over fifty years. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1994-01-01

• Became editor of the Daily Mirror. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1995-01-01

• Fired from the Daily Mirror. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2004-01-01

• Began serving as a judge on America's Got Talent (until 2011). (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica)

  2006-01-01

• Served as editorial director of First News (until 2007). (Source: Wikipedia)

  2006-01-01

• Began serving as a judge on Britain's Got Talent (until 2010). (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica)

  2007-01-01

• Won The Celebrity Apprentice, appearing with Donald Trump. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2008-01-01

• Divorced Marion Shalloe. (Source: IMDb)

  2008-01-01

• Began hosting Piers Morgan's Life Stories on ITV (until 2020). (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica)

  2009-01-01

• Married Celia Walden. (Source: IMDb)

  2010-06-24

• Denied having ever hacked a phone and stated he had not, 'to [his] knowledge published any story obtained from the hacking of a phone'. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2011-01-01

• Began hosting Piers Morgan Live on CNN (until 2014). (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica)

  2011-01-01

• Criticized in the findings of the Leveson Inquiry, which stated his testimony about phone hacking was 'utterly unpersuasive'. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2012-01-01

• Became the first editor-at-large of the MailOnline website's American operation. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2014-01-01

• Began co-presenting Good Morning Britain (until 2021). (Source: Wikipedia)

  2015-01-01

• Left Good Morning Britain with immediate effect following criticism of the Oprah with Meghan and Harry interview. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-03-01

• Began hosting Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV (until 2024). (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-01-01

• A court case against Mirror Group Newspapers found truthful evidence that Morgan knew about private phone hacking. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-01-01

• Moved Piers Morgan Uncensored to YouTube after leaving TalkTV. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-01-01

• Weekly highlights show from YouTube episodes of Piers Morgan Uncensored began airing on Channel 5. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2025-09-01

Piers Morgan

Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (né O'Meara; born 30 March 1965) is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality. He began his career in 1988 at the tabloid The Sun. In 1994, at the age of 29, he was appointed editor of the News of the World by Rupert Murdoch, which made him the youngest editor of a British national newspaper in more than half a century. From 1995, Morgan edited the Daily Mirror, but was fired in 2004. He was the editorial director of First News from 2006 to 2007. In 2014, Morgan became the first editor-at-large of the MailOnline website's American operation. As a television presenter, Morgan hosted the ITV talk show Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009–2020), the CNN talk show Piers Morgan Live (2011–2014), and co-presented the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain (2015–2021) alongside Susanna Reid. He has been a judge on the television talent shows America's Got Talent (2006–2011) and Britain's Got Talent (2007–2010). In 2008, Morgan won The Celebrity Apprentice, appearing with future US president Donald Trump. He was a presenter for TalkTV (now known as Talk), hosting the program Piers Morgan Uncensored from 2022 to 2024, before leaving the network and moving the show to YouTube. Since September 2025, a weekly highlights show from YouTube episodes of the show has aired on Channel 5. Morgan was the editor of the Daily Mirror during the period in which the paper was implicated in the phone hacking scandal. In 2011, Morgan denied having ever hacked a phone and stated that he had not, "to [his] knowledge published any story obtained from the hacking of a phone". The following year, he was criticised in the findings of the Leveson Inquiry by chair Brian Leveson, who stated that comments made in Morgan's testimony about phone hacking were "utterly unpersuasive" and "that he was aware that it was taking place in the press as a whole and that he was sufficiently unembarrassed by what was criminal behaviour that he was prepared to joke about it". The judge in a 2023 court case against Mirror Group Newspapers found truthful evidence that Morgan knew about private phone hacking from a reporter, shared a method of phone hacking with a media professional while being questioned about a reporting scoop, and that Morgan played another's private phone message in the newsroom he had received from another tabloid editor. Morgan's outspoken views and controversial comments on Good Morning Britain have led Ofcom to adjudicate on multiple occasions. In March 2021, Morgan left the programme with immediate effect, following his criticism of the Oprah with Meghan and Harry interview. Ofcom received over 57,000 complaints from viewers, including a complaint from Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, herself; Morgan was subsequently cleared of wrongdoing by Ofcom.

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• Piers Morgan | Biography, TV Shows, & Facts - Britannica

  Last updated •History Piers Morgan (born March 30, 1965, Guildford, Surrey, England) is a British journalist and media figure who attracted controversy as a tabloid editor for his aggressive tactics in breaking stories and who later achieved international fame as a television personality. He hosted the talk show Piers Morgan Tonight (later Piers Morgan Live) on CNN (2011–14). [...] Quick Facts In full: : Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan Original name: : Piers Stefan O’Meara Born: : March 30, 1965, Guildford, Surrey, England (age 60) On the Web: : BBC - Profile - Piers Morgan (Nov. 14, 2025) See all related content Morgan was also the author of several best-selling memoirs. John M. Cunningham The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica [...] In 2006 Morgan was chosen by his friend Simon Cowell to appear as a judge on the American reality-TV competition America’s Got Talent. His biting wit and self-confidence in that role, which he filled for six seasons, led to further television opportunities, including a seat (2007–10) on the judging panel of Britain’s Got Talent and his own interview program, Piers Morgan’s Life Stories (2009– ), in which he grilled such public figures as singer Cliff Richard and Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The

• Piers Morgan - Wikipedia

  Piers Morgan was born as Piers Stefan O'Meara in Guildford, Surrey, on 30 March 1965, the son of Vincent Eamonn O'Meara, an Irish dentist, and Gabrielle Georgina Sybille (née Oliver), an English woman who raised Morgan as a Catholic. A few months after his birth, the family moved to Newick, East Sussex. His father died when Morgan was 11 months old; his mother later married Glynne Pughe-Morgan, a Welsh pub landlord who later worked in the meat distribution business, and he took his stepfather's [...] Morgan is a supporter of Premier League football club Arsenal. He was an outspoken critic of former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger and called for his sacking on many occasions. Speaking in defence of Wenger in 2015, former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson "Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941)") labelled Morgan an "incredibly pompous individual". When Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey met Morgan on 26 April 2015, Ramsey refused to shake his hand due to the criticism he received from Morgan during the [...] Morgan was the winner of the U.S. celebrity version of The Apprentice "The Apprentice (U.S. season 7)") in 2008. He was eventually the overall winner, being named Celebrity Apprentice by host Donald Trump on 27 March, ahead of fellow finalist, American country music star Trace Adkins, and having raised substantially more cash than all the other contestants combined. Morgan was called "ruthless, arrogant, evil and obnoxious" by Trump in the final. Morgan stated he personally would not vote for

• Piers Morgan - Biography - IMDb

  Piers Morgan was born on March 30, 1965 in Newick, East Sussex, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Entourage (2015), Flight (2012) and The Campaign (2012). He has been married to Celia Walden since June 24, 2010. They have one child. He was previously married to Marion Shalloe. ### Family Spouses Celia Walden(June 24, 2010 - present) (1 child) Marion Shalloe(July 1991 - 2008) (divorced, 3 children) Children Spencer Morgan Stanley Morgan [...] Back Biography Awards Trivia FAQ IMDbPro # Biography ## Piers Morgan Edit ### Overview Born March 30, 1965 · Newick, East Sussex, England, UK Birth name Piers Stefan O'Meara Height 6′ (1.83 m) ### Biography [...] In the matter of his real surname, it appears that his father's name was O'Meara, but he died before his son was a year old. The mother then married a Mr. Pughe-Morgan and Piers Morgan took the latter's double-barreled surname, later shortening it for professional purposes.

• Piers Morgan Biography: Shameless Journalism - Biographics

  Piers Morgan was born in Sussex, England in 1965 to an Irish dentist who died when Morgan was only two years old. At birth, Morgan was named Piers Stefan O’Meara, but Morgan’s mother remarried after his father’s death, and Morgan adopted the surname Pugh-Morgan. Morgan and his stepfather were close, and Morgan, having never really known his birth-father, calls him ‘dad.’ His parents were middle-class English, running a pub and supporting Margaret Thatcher. When Morgan was 13, the family could [...] By 1994, at the age of only 29, Morgan secured his place in British media history when Rupert Murdoch named him as editor of News of the World. Piers Morgan was the youngest editor of ever of News of the World, and the youngest editor of a paper in Britain in five decades. The News of the World had the largest circulation of any paper in the country at the time, and the editorship gave Morgan a platform in which to put his hard-charging, oft-controversial journalistic methods on display for a [...] Though he claims he doesn’t want his own personal shame shared in the National Enquirer, Morgan has made a career out of sharing the intimate details of other people’s lives. He’s never been shy about sharing his political opinions – or any opinions. He’s made a name for himself, made a few enemies along the way, and shows absolutely no sign of stepping out of the spotlight anytime soon. From middle class Sussex to the TV sets of people around the world, Piers Morgan has lived out the plan he

• Piers Morgan to interview far-right commentator Nick Fuentes

  Piers MorganNick FuentesFar-rightInterviewWhite nationalismSocial mediaTucker CarlsonDonald Trump WASHINGTON (TNND) — British journalist Piers Morgan announced that he would be interviewing far-right commentator Nick Fuentes on Monday. “2nd UPDATE: My interview with @NickJFuentes will be LIVE on @PiersUncensored at 5pm UK time, midday ET,” Morgan wrote on X. ## “This is to avoid any suspicions that I wish to censor him. I don’t. I want to judge him on exactly what he says.”