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THIS Morning viewers were unimpressed by a man with three wives who appeared on Thursday's show - as they branded the family "miserable".

Abel Morrison appeared on the show via satellite from his home in Utah with his wives Suzie, Beth and Marina.

Abel Morrison and his three wives were branded miserable by This Morning viewers on ThursdayCredit: This Morning : ITV

The foursome spoke to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield via video link from UtahCredit: This Morning : ITV

Twitter was abuzz with how miserable they all seemedCredit: Twitter

But as the four-some discussed the logistics of their relationships with each other, their lack of enthusiasm even caused host Phillip Schofield to pass comment.

Asked how he juggles the three women in his life, Abel said: "It's definitely a challenge, any relationship you want to build is challenging.

"So to expand your family and develop another relationship with another woman is challenging.

Abel is legally married to Susie (left) but also sees Beth and Marina (far right) as his wivesCredit: This Morning : ITV

The women have 12 children between them with AbelCredit: This Morning : ITV

"Relationships are difficult and with our lifestyle it's even more difficult but it's what we've freely chosen and it brings us happiness."

As Abel slowly picked over his words, Phil said: "You don't sound very happy, you sound positively miserable to me."

Another said the family weren't selling the concept to themCredit: Twitter

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Marina - who isn't legally married to Abel along with Beth - leaped to his defence, saying they were all nervous and it was 4am for them "so you'll have to excuse us".

Suzie, Abel's first wife, is the only woman of the three who is seen as his spouse in the eyes of the law, with second and third wives Beth and Marina finding themselves in a more common law situation.

Viewers felt they didn't seem very happy with their situationCredit: This Morning : ITV

However they insisted they were just nervous and it was 4am their timeCredit: This Morning : ITV

Another picked up on tension between the wivesCredit: Twitter

Between them and their individual houses, they have 12 children with Abel, who has to divide his time between his wives and his offspring.

The juggling act will feature as part of a documentary about the polygamous community of Fundamentalist Mormons which Abel's family are part of.

The family are part of a polygamous community of Fundamentalist MormonsCredit: This Morning : ITV

A fellow viewer thought Phil had hit the nail on the head when he said Abel looked miserableCredit: Twitter

But for viewers, the group didn't sell the idea to them at all, with many taking Phil's lead in commenting on how down in the dumps they all seemed.

One wrote on Twitter: "#ThisMorning who are they trying to kid? That mormon bloke and his 3 wives look as miserable as sin. They're not selling it to me or anyone."