{"id":377114,"date":"2026-01-18T16:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/377114\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:06:09","slug":"piers-morgan-undergoes-hip-replacement-surgery-after-tripping-at-london-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/377114\/","title":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan undergoes hip replacement surgery after tripping at London restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former Good Morning Britain host, 60, fractured his femur after tripping at a London hotel restaurant and will be on crutches for six weeksPeter Davidson, Daniel Bird<\/a> and Victoria Johns Showbiz Reporter<\/p>\n

14:20, 18 Jan 2026<\/p>\n

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Piers Morgan in hospital(Image: @piersmorgan\/X)<\/p>\n

Piers Morgan has disclosed that he’s had surgery after fracturing his femur so severely that he needed a hip replacement.<\/p>\n

The former Good Morning Britain<\/a> presenter, 60, informed his followers that he had tripped at a restaurant in London and would need to use crutches for several weeks to help with his movement.<\/p>\n

The journalist also revealed he’s been banned from taking long-haul flights for the next three months and, in a surprising turn of events, blamed his long-time friend, President Donald Trump, for the incident.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he wrote: “Breaking news! 1. Tripped on a small step. 2. In a London hotel restaurant. 3. Fractured femur. 4. So badly I needed a new hip. 5. Recovering in hospital. 6. Crutches for 6wks . 7. No long-haul for 12 wks . 8. New Year off to a cracking start! 9. I blame Donald Trump”<\/p>\n

Piers also shared an X-ray image on Instagram showing the fracture from his fall. In response to his post, numerous celebrity friends rushed to offer their support.<\/p>\n

Former Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis replied: “Noooo. This is absurd!” accompanied by heart emojis.<\/p>\n

Veteran broadcaster Eamonn Holmes, who has faced his own health<\/a> struggles following unsuccessful back surgery, commented: “Well, sincere sympathies my friend but I am the expert in this field if you want advice or a visitor!”.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, former England cricketer Monty Panesar also left a message in the comments, writing: “Wishing you a quick recovery so you can celebrate Arsenal’s success!” Piers was photographed last month reuniting with his former co-host Susanna Reid and his wife Celia at the couple’s annual Christmas party.<\/p>\n

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(Image: @piersmorgan\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

Susanna was left stunned when Piers stormed off the Good Morning Britain set in 2021 following a heated argument over remarks he made about Meghan Markle, which he once again refused to apologise for last month, reports the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After Meghan and Harry’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Piers stated he didn’t believe anything they said, including the Suits actress’s revelation about experiencing suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n

Nearly five years on, the outspoken journalist maintained he stands by his decision to leave GMB, describing the couple’s interview as: “It was one of the most sickening attacks on our Royal Family, a monarchy, that I have ever seen.”<\/p>\n

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Insisting he wasn’t going to “grovel”, he continued: “I was not going to grovel and apologise to the people that perpetrated that attack. So I told them you can take your job and shove it where the tiaras don’t shine.”<\/p>\n

Addressing his exit at the time, ITV released a statement saying: “Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan<\/a> has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain. ITV has accepted this decision and has nothing further to add.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former Good Morning Britain host, 60, fractured his femur after tripping at a London hotel restaurant and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[3462,96,347,8699,27157,223,224,391,1715,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-377114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-christmas","tag-entertainment","tag-itv","tag-piers-morgan","tag-religion","tag-royal-family","tag-social-media","tag-tv","tag-twitter","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}