Former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan has admitted he was wrong to walk out during a debate with his then-colleague Alex Beresford, during a heated discussion about Meghan Markle.

The now-infamous incident saw Morgan defending himself over his comments about the Duchess of Sussex, as Bereford challenged him about his frequent criticism of her.

Writing for the Mail on Sunday about his subsequent departure from the ITV breakfast show, Morgan claimed he was under considerable strain at the time.

He said this was due to social media abuse and controversy surrounding his statement that he did not believe Markle suffered suicidal thoughts amid the press scrutiny into her life.

“I don’t mind outside guests trying to make a name for themselves by whacking me like this, but I wasn’t going to sit there and take it from one of my own team, especially someone who I’ve gone out of my way to help whenever he’s asked me for advice about his career,” Morgan wrote of Bereford.