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Piers Morgan tells LLS 'I'm Irish'

Updated / Monday, 9 Mar 2015 08:50
Piers Morgan was on The Late Late Show last night
Piers Morgan was on The Late Late Show last night

Piers Morgan warmed up The Late Late Show crowd last night by telling viewers that he was Irish.

The straight talker told Ryan Tubridy: "I’m Irish. Let’s get this on the table right away. 

"My father was from Galway and the family moved to Banagher in Offaly. I am one of you."

He didn't just decide to share little known facts about himself - he said that George Clooney “drinks like a bloody fish” and that Hugh Grant is a “ghastly little man”.

At the end of the night, he took to Twitter to say: "Really enjoyed jousting with Ryan. Great interviewer. @RTELateLateShow"

He later added: "Genuinely touched by all the nice reaction to my @RTELateLateShow interview. Felt like home. #ireland"

He also seemed impressed that he was trending in Ireland on Twitter: "Still trending in Ireland at 03.48am. Nice.@RTELateLateShow."

Then he posted a post-show selfie of himself with Tubridy: "The night is young. . #tubridy #dublin #guinness" 

Before heading off into the night, he wrote: "Off into the nightlife of Dublin. I fully intend to crack the craic."

Regardless of the late night, Morgan was up today playing golf in Carton House and tweeted: "I was 4 up after 9 in a tornado @padraig_h - and my Aussie opponent quit. Don't know what you were so worried about. @CartonHouse #Kildare."

Watch the full interview here

Piers Morgan talks about working with David Hasselhoff here:

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