Susanna Reid blasts ‘jealous’ and ‘insecure’ Piers Morgan after he slagged off Kate Beckinsale’s ‘toe-curling’ toyboy lover
SUSANNA Reid accused Good Morning Britain co-host Piers Morgan of being "jealous" and "insecure" as he slammed actress Kate Beckinsale, 43, for dating a man 22 years younger than her.
The outspoken TV host branded the brunette's toyboy boyfriend Matt Rife, who is 21, and their new relationship "toe curling".
On this morning's programme, he squealed at an image of Kate, 43, and raged: "look what are you doing? "It's practically toe-curling.
"I would feel the same way if it were a man and a young girl, it's a 22-year age gap.
"He's a kid, he's 21."
At that point mum-of-three Susanna, who is happily single, interrupted and said: "He's not a kid, he's 21, he's a fully-grown man.
"Are you a bit jealous? Are you a bit worried about women going off with younger men?
"Is it revealing a bit of an insecurity how you match up a certain age?"
Her questioning didn't stop there, as she added: "Do you think women in their 40s should only be going out with men in their 50s?"
"If I was seeing a 21-year-old I wouldn't be keeping quiet about it!"
Earlier in the discussion, she bluntly asked Piers, 52,: "What is your problem with them?" to which he retorted:
"She's 43, he's 21, her daughter is 18."
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Eager to make her point to Piers, she continued: "There's a 22-year age gap - what's the age gap between Melania and Donald Trump? 24 years.
"What is the age gap between Joan Collin and her husband Percy? She's 83 and he's 51."
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