Piers and Susanna clash in GMB cellulite debate
Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid have got into another heated debate and this time, it's all down to Kim Kardashian West's bikini photos.
On Tuesday's episode of Good Morning Britain, the duo discussed untouched paparazzi pictures of the reality TV star, who tweeted about her "flawless body" during a beach holiday with her family and friends.
Oh and as for me you ask? ...I'm just sitting here on the beach with my flawless body
- Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2017
Susanna was quick to praise Kardashian West and suggested we should "celebrate cellulite", but Piers argued that "flaws should not be celebrated" and said that women should "tolerate it".
"I think we should celebrate cellulite," Susanna said on the show. "We act as if it's something I'd say it's a fact of life for 90% of women."
Morgan challenged his co-host by saying: "Why would we celebrate it? Put up with it. Tolerate it. Flaws shouldn't be celebrated.
"If I came in tomorrow and said, 'You know what I really celebrate about you, it's not your beauty, your brains, your intelligence – it's your cellulite', you'd slap me."
Susanna continued to support Kardashian West by saying she looked "absolutely knockout," but once they were off air, the debate continued on Twitter.
Nobody 'celebrates' cellulite, why pretend? https://t.co/FiozH1y6J2
- Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 25, 2017
"Nobody celebrates cellulite, why pretend?" Piers tweeted when American radio personality Alex Gervasi joined in the debate saying: "The female body isn't a flaw. Cellulite isn't a flaw."
In a second tweet, Piers added: "Men get it too. No shame in it but nothing to 'celebrate' either. We just have to grin and bear it."
Viewers of the show were quick to slam Piers' comments, with many supporting Susanna's opinion on body confidence.
@AlexontheMic @susannareid100 @MirrorTV @piersmorgan Females are amazing, with or without Cellulite! xx
- Mister G. (@who_i_am_for_ya) April 25, 2017
In an effort to have the last word on the matter, Susanna highlighted her point again on Twitter. "Cellulite is not a flaw," she wrote. "It is a feature of many bodies, regardless of gender or size."
When Piers wouldn't back down, she replied telling him he had "preconceptions" of what men and women should look like.
Cellulite is not a flaw. It is a feature of many bodies, regardless of gender, shape or size. https://t.co/Vsmi8807et
- Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) April 25, 2017
You have preconceptions that you think men/women should look like. Anything else is a flaw. Personally, I think you rock those chins. https://t.co/gNNNQLK2oP
- Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) April 25, 2017
Piers' controversial views on cellulite weren't the only thing to get him into trouble on Tuesday morning.
Opening the show, he made an awkward comment on how Susanna's shirt wasn't see-through enough. Obviously, Susanna had something to say about that and it didn't go down well with some viewers, who've been left wondering how his co-host copes every morning.
Absolutely no idea how @susannareid100 doesn't punch @piersmorgan each day - the bloke talks over her whenever he can! Admirable restraint.
- Michael Brown OBE (@NovocastrianLad) April 25, 2017
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