Piers Morgan speaks on stage during the “Founder Operators: Entrepreneurship in the Entertainment Economy” panel at the 2025 Joy Forum at SEF Arena on Oct. 17, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Amal Alhasan / Getty Images for GEA)
By Randy DeSoto January 19, 2026 at 4:42pm
Television host Piers Morgan is hospitalized in London after taking a serious fall over the weekend that left him with a fractured femur.
Morgan posted tongue-in-cheek on social media, “Breaking news!!!”
He recounted that he “fell like a sack of spuds” on a small step at a London restaurant, and as a result, he fractured his hip, necessitating a hip replacement.
Morgan, 60, said that he’ll be on crutches for six weeks.
He concluded by joking, “New Year off to a cracking start! I blame Donald Trump!”
‼️ BREAKING NEWS ‼️
1. Tripped on small step.
2. In a London hotel restaurant. (🙄)
3. Fractured femur.
4. So badly I needed 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. pic.twitter.com/dnFpYTPnDe— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 18, 2026
He added in a subsequent post a picture of a newspaper’s coverage of his fall, which showed an X-ray image of his broken femur.
I think you guys are missing the big news today @susannareid100 @edballs @GMB pic.twitter.com/KuxPGZolzu
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 19, 2026
When one of his former colleagues at “Good Morning Britain” questioned on the program whether he had been drinking before the fall, Morgan responded on X, “To clarify, there was ZERO alcohol involved in the incident.”
🤣To clarify, ZERO alcohol was involved in the incident. @GMB @susannareid100 pic.twitter.com/lmkCW2mE1l
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 19, 2026
The U.K. Independent reported that Morgan, who was once a contestant on Trump’s NBC program “Celebrity Apprentice,” has since become a critic of the the 47th president.
Last month, Morgan called Trump out for describing the late director and television star Rob Reiner in a Truth Social post as someone who suffered from Trump Derangement Syndrome. The post came after Reiner’s death.
Morgan responded on his podcast, “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” that Trump’s comments about Reiner crossed “every line of basic human decency.”
Morgan has also criticized Trump’s intention to acquire Greenland from Denmark.
“Britain should repurchase America. After all, it was ours once, and it would enhance our North Atlantic security,” Morgan wrote in a Saturday post on X prior to announcing his fall later that day.
Britain should repurchase America. After all, it was ours once, and it would enhance our North Atlantic security. If you don’t sell it to us, President Trump, we’re going to impose tariffs on the U.S. and any country who supports you in resisting this very good deal. Fair?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 17, 2026
Morgan added, “If you don’t sell it to us, President Trump, we’re going to impose tariffs on the U.S. and any country who supports you in resisting this very good deal. Fair?”
Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book “We Hold These Truths” and screenwriter of the political documentary “I Want Your Money.”
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean’s list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith
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