‘He looks younger than me every year!’ Piers Morgan sends fans wild as he wishes his VERY youthful-looking dad a happy birthday in sweet post
Piers Morgan wished his father Glynne Pughe-Morgan a happy birthday in a sweet Instagram post shared on Monday.
Alongside a throwback snap of him with his parent and his daughter Elise, eight, the Good Morning Britain host, 55, referenced the former publican’s youthful looks, penning: ‘Happy birthday to my Dad, who looks younger than me every year’.
The news anchor was met with shock from his social media followers, who claimed Glynne could be mistaken for his brother due to his age-defying appearance.
Milestone: Piers Morgan wished his father Glynne a happy birthday in a sweet Instagram post shared on Monday (pictured together last year with daughter Elise, eight)
With the family forced to opt for virtual celebrations due to the current lockdown rules, the media personality penned: ‘This pic was taken in St Tropez last year, where we would all have been again this week…doubtless celebrating with a long lunch in Club 55.
‘Instead, we’ll have to settle for a Zoom chat later… c’est la nouvelle vie [this is the new life].’
Fans praised the birthday boy’s young features, with former WAG. Lizzie Cundy penning: ‘Wow !! He looks like your brother not your Dad ! Good genes !.’ [sic]
‘Happy birthday to my Dad, who looks younger than me every year’: The Good Morning Britain host, 55, referenced the former publican’s youthful looks
‘We’ll have to settle for a Zoom chat later’: The family have been forced to opt for virtual celebrations due to the current lockdown rules
Others added: ‘He actually does look younger…. Looks like ur brother not Dad , Piers !
‘What a handsome man Piers! Happy birthday to your dad!’ [sic]
Piers’ biological father Vincent passed away when he was just 11 months old, with his mother Gabrielle later remaining the Welshman.
Earlier this month, the presenter revealed Glynne is taking hydroxychloroquine for rheumatoid arthritis – after Donald Trump backed using the controversial drug to fend off COVID-19.
Wow! The news anchor was met with shock from his social media followers, who claimed Glynne could be mistaken for his brother due to his age-defying appearance
The US President admitted he has been taking the drug – ordinarily used for malaria – amid the recent pandemic, but Piers said his dad has been using it for six years.
This comes after Piers openly slammed Trump for championing the drug’s use against coronavirus, tweeting ‘WTF?????’ when the President made the revelation and writing in his Daily Mail column on Tuesday that Trump was being ‘reckless’, ‘shameful’ and ‘negligent’.
The TV star said, however, that those taking the drug for targeting lupus, malaria and rheumatoid arthritis, should not be dissuaded.
‘I was speaking to my parents last night and my dad suddenly pipes up because he’s been on hydroxychloroquine,’ Piers told Susanna Reid and Dr Hilary Jones during a recent episode of GMB.
Revelation: Earlier this month, the presenter revealed Glynne is taking hydroxychloroquine for rheumatoid arthritis – after Trump backed using the controversial drug to fend off COVID-19
‘Dad had a few outbursts of rheumatoid arthritis and he got put on this hydroxychloroquine for that, and he’s been really good with it.
‘Six years he’s been on it, and he’s not had an attack of the arthritis ever since. It’s interesting, isn’t it.
‘We don’t want to tell people who should be on it that because Donald Trump is taking it irrationally and wrongly for COVID-19, where it appears to have no effect.
‘We don’t want people who have lupus or malaria or in my father’s case rheumatoid arthritis… because it’s a very effective drug when used properly for things it’s supposed to be treating.’
WHAT IS RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS? THE AGONISING LONG-TERM ILLNESS THAT IS INCURABLE
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects around 400,000 people in the UK
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects around 400,000 people in the UK and nearly 1.3 million adults in the US.
Women are up to three times more likely to develop the condition than men. Those with family history of rheumatoid arthritis are also more vulnerable.
It is a long-term illness in which the immune system causes the body to attack itself, causing painful, swollen and stiff joints.
RA, the second most common form of arthritis that often begins between the ages of 40 and 50, tends to strike the hands, wrists and knees.
Scientists are currently unsure as to the exact cause of RA, but smoking, eating lots of red meat and coffee drinkers are at higher risk.
A cure has yet to be found, but treatments are available and proven to help slow down the progressive condition.
Patients can manage their agonising symptoms with over-the-counter drugs that combat the inflammation, such as aspirin.
But some will need replacement joints to relieve them of their pain. Exercise is recommended as it can help to look after joints.