Coming on the back of International Women’s Day, he scored a huge own-goal by remarking on how his co-presenter Charlotte Hawkins was wearing a mini-skirt that morning. He said that his “eyes were slightly distracted” and that it “must be summer time" as Hawkins stood up to point out in a calm fashion that it was in fact, a dress.
When it comes to clocking up the controversies, Morgan – born Piers O’Meara, his biological father is from Offaly – has so many, he must have his own dedicated Ofcom officer at this stage. Here we take a look back at some of the stand-out moments in his career: