Denise Welch has been branded ‘dumb and dangerous’ by Piers Morgan after being told to ‘calm down’ during a TV rant about coronavirus ‘scaremongering’.
The Loose Women panellist, 62, appeared on Friday’s This Morning as part of a debate where she argued that the government are scaring people with their overreaction to Covid-19 infection numbers.
Things got intense as host Eamonn Holmes, 60, was forced to ask Denise to ‘calm down’ as she got very passionate during the heated discussion, with Good Morning Britain host Piers giving his opinion via Twitter.
The Good Morning Britain host, 55, tweeted: ‘Dumb, deluded & dangerous Covid-deniers like Denise Welch need to stop being given airtime.
Denise Welch has been branded ‘dumb and dangerous’ by Piers Morgan after being told to ‘calm down’ in a TV rant about coronavirus ‘scaremongering’
Hitting back: The Good Morning Britain host, 55, tweeted: ‘Dumb, deluded & dangerous Covid-deniers like Denise Welch need to stop being given airtime’
‘Her idiotic, ill-informed ramblings – from a woman who never stops telling us that she suffers from mental illness – will cost lives by persuading people to think the virus isn’t a threat.’
Appearing via video link from Portugal, Denise hit out at the government for frightening people over the coronavirus pandemic, stating: ‘I’ve never felt so passionate about anything in my life.’
Discussing the pandemic, Denise said: ‘I’m not saying this is over. I’m not saying how horrendous this virus is and was.
‘But at the moment we have a one in two million chance of dying of Covid and I have a one in three chance of getting cancer. So can the government please tell us the proper statistics?’
Having his say: Good Morning Britain host Piers was quick to share his views as he reacted to Denise’s impassioned appearance on the show
The debate, which also included Dr Sara Kayat, saw Denise also talk about people’s mental health and the fact that people who suffer from the likes of cancer and heart disease were failing to receive the treatment they needed.
Turning to Dr Sara for her opinion, Eamonn said of Denise: ‘She’s not extremely right-wing on all of this.’
To which Denise immediately snapped: ‘Extremely right-wing? I’m not remotely right-wing, Eamonn.’
With Denise’s passion clearly showing through, Eamonn interjected: ‘I’m only using your quote back at you, right? Just calm down, right?’
Chat: The Loose Women panelist, 62, appeared on the show to discuss coronavirius ‘scaremongering’ as she argued that the government are scaring people
Keeping the peace: Things got very intense as host Eamonn Holmes, 60, was forced to ask Denise to take things down a notch as she got very passionate
During the debate, the former Coronation Street star also criticised media coverage of positive coronavirus news as she questioned why days when ‘nobody dies of a corona-related illness’, it’s not reported.
As Eamonn suggested that some of Denise’s views may cause panic amongst viewers, she retorted: ‘How am I causing panic, Eamonn?!’
The debate also saw Ruth Langsford’s Loose Women co-star take aim at fellow ITV presenter Piers, as she fumed: ‘I’m a T-list celebrity according to megastar Piers Morgan.’
Denise did garner the support of several This Morning viewers, who firmly agreed with her points.
Views: Appearing via video link from Portugal, Denise hit out at the government for frightening people over the coronavirus pandemic
‘Calm down’: With Denise’s passion clearly showing through, Eamonn interjected: ‘I’m only using your quote back at you, right? Just calm down, right?’
Taking to Twitter, one viewer shared: ‘Can’t believe I’m about to say this but I actually agree with Denise Welch on #ThisMorning.’
While another tweeted: ‘Well said denise! Also need to get doctors back seeing people to catch all the undiagnosed illnesses.’
A third remarked: ‘Well done Denise!!!!! She needs a question time event with government!! #ThisMorning.’
Another added: ‘Denise you go girl! You are so right! Government are obsessed and the media are scare mongering.
‘We need to try and get back to some kind of normal especially the Aviation industry!’
Support: While Piers didn’t agree with Denise’s opinions, she did garner the support of several This Morning viewers, who firmly agreed with her points
Some viewers tuning in didn’t agree with her delivery, with many complaining she was ‘shouting’ too much.
One viewer observed: ‘On a more serious note, Denise Welch may have some very good points, but they are completely lost in the way in which she is putting them across.’
While another fumed: ‘Coming across as very RUDE. Why shout and rave at eamon and ruth. Its not there fault denise ffs.’
Divided: However, some people tuning in didn’t agree with her delivery, with many complaining she was ‘shouting’ too much
A third wrote: ‘I’d just like to be told stuff like this from people like @RealDeniseWelch in a calm way.
‘The shouting was too stressful to watch.I can’t rmbr what was being said due to the anger. Love Denise, hate shouting. She had a point from what I could make out #ThisMorning.’
With an additional person commenting: ‘Denise is scaring me somewhat today. please calm down you’re gonna burst a vessel in a minute . ( Also please stop losing your temper its very awkward to watch )’ (sic)
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Comments: One viewer observed: ‘On a more serious note, Denise Welch may have some very good points, but they are completely lost in the way in which she is putting them across’