The Talk TV presenter and former editor of The Mirror discussed the highs and lows of his career as part of the institute’s annual ‘Journalism and Media Week’. In an exclusive interview with journalist and course leader Leigh Purves, Piers confessed how he works every day, was brought up “by a group of extremely strong women” and believes the American people will stand by Donald Trump.
” Referring to being fired from his job at Good Morning Britain, following more than 50,000 complaints to OFCOM over his views on Meghan Markle’s appearance on the Oprah show, he added: “I’ve had a lot of highs and lows in my career and I celebrated all of them. But some of my best celebrations have come when I’ve been fired from a job I loved because I always thought it’s just another opportunity.