Piers Morgan reveals awkward moment ‘huge fan’ mistook him for rival Jeremy Clarkson
PIERS Morgan has revealed the awkward moment a "huge fan" mistook him for his rival Jeremy Clarkson.
The 56-year-old told how he was hungover at his local cafe after a boozy night out
"After a few minutes, a young man approached me," said Piers.
"‘Excuse me, sir,’ he said in a Scandinavian accent, ‘but it is you? The TV presenter?’
"I smiled and nodded. ‘It is, yes.’ He almost self-combusted with excitement.
"I knew it! Mr Clarkson from Top Gear! It is so great to meet you, I’m a massive fan!’
"My smile disappeared faster than Boris Johnson is currently deleting his text messages.";
Piers and Sun columnist Jeremy famously brawled at the 2004 Press Awards.
They also got into a bust-up on board Concorde’s last flight a year later.
It got so physical that the pair showed off their scars from the fight when they reunited on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? last year.
They eventually made-up during a six-hour drink session in 2014.
Appearing on the ITV quiz show with Jeremy, Piers used the lifeline Ask The Host and said: "I can think of a million reasons why I shouldn't trust you.
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"Including this scar on my forehead.
"And there's your broken finger... from when he struck me.
"I'm going to say the words I never thought I'd say... I trust you. I believe you. At least this way if I'm wrong, it's your fault."