GMB viewers turn on Alex Beresford as he takes Piers Morgan's old seat after Meghan row

Good Morning Britain fans took to Twitter to criticise Alex Beresford this morning as he stepped into the presenter's chair, just weeks after his on-air row with Piers Morgan, which ended with the host quitting the show. Latest figures showed GMB drew in just 840,000 viewers on Thursday - a huge drop since its record-breaking morning of figures on Morgan's last day, when some 1.29 million tuned in, meaning nearly half a million people have deserted the show. Beresford, 40, has been best known on the show for presenting the weather, but joined Kate Garraway front and centre on today's broadcast - a move which caused a stir with many viewers on social media Alex Beresford, left and right, arriving at the Global Radio Studios in London this morning GMB host Alex Beresford had told Piers: ' I understand that you don't like Meghan Markle, you've made it so clear a number of times on this programme, and I understand you've got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle and she cut you off.' At least five web pages have been set up to get the star presenter back on ITV's flagship breakfast programme On his last day, the programme scored its highest ever ratings, with some 1.29million viewers.