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Piers Morgan Twitter account deactivated after horrific racial slurs posted by hacker

The racial slurs are horrendous... but the celebrity posts are pretty funny.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 27th December 2022

Piers Morgan’s Twitter account has been deactivated today after a hacker started posting a string of tweets from his account.

The posts shared on his account on the platform, which has 8.3m followers, included racial slurs, false information, and jibes at other celebrities.

The hacker also threatened to leak Piers’s private messages with high-profile celebrities.

Some of the tweets posted in the middle of the night here took aim at the late Queen, former PM Boris Johnson, and even Ed Sheeran.

While Twitter moved to deactivate the account, thousands of people scrambled to take screenshots.

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One such screenshot captured a tweet that said: “like this tweet if yall wanna see piers morgans little c*ck.”

It was shared by journalist Will Guyatt, who wrote: “While you were asleep you missed nearly an hour of mayhem as @piersmorgan (8.3m followers) got hacked and tweeted loads of v v inappropriate content and appeared to start leaking his direct messages.”

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The insane string of tweets also included one claiming Andrew Tate had been shot dead in Dubai. 

Tate himself even responded to that one, sharing it with the words: “Hard to kill.”

One post said: “You ginger f*cker @edsheeran.”

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Another tweet was: “Get a f*cking haircut you ugly bum @borisjohnson.”

Ed Sheeran. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Boris Johnson. Credit: Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street
Andrew Tate. Credit: @cobratate
Ed Sheeran, Boris Johnson and Andrew Tate were all targeted in the tweets from Piers Morgan’s Twitter account.

One of the now-deleted tweets from Piers Morgan‘s Twitter account said: “Mbappe owns Messi.”

The hacker also posted: “1k RTs and I’ll leak DMs with high profiled celebrities” – though it hit 1,000 retweets in mere minutes, none of the private messages were actually shared.

Of course, Twitter users didn’t miss a beat, rushing to share their thoughts as famously outspoken Piers’s account went into overdrive.

One person hilariously said: “Really hoping the Piers Morgan hacker is Meghan Markle.”

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Someone wrote: “I was just about to log off twitter for the day until I saw that piers morgan has been hacked (ironic) and they’re threatening to leak his dms with high profile celebrities and I think I might just hang around a little longer”

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One person pointed out: “Just learning about Piers Morgan’s twitter account being hacked… Just a reminder that voicemail hacking was rife at the daily mirror whilst under Morgan’s editorship. Not nice when it happens to you, hey?!”

Author Ella Dawson wrote: “hacking is very bad and will become more and more common under musk’s ownership considering no one freaking works at twitter anymore but I am glad we can all dunk on piers morgan together as a family during this holiday season.”

Someone tweeted: “Whoever’s hacked @PiersMorgan’s Twitter account, please show us his DM’s with Ronaldo I’m begging you.”

Piers Morgan has yet to address the hacking of his Twitter account, which remains deactivated.

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Peter Kay performed three secret gigs in Bolton to raise funds for the Octagon theatre

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Peter Kay performed three secret gigs in Bolton to raise money for the Octagon theatre. Credit: Octagon

For a man who is arguably the most famous comedian in the UK, Peter Kay sure is good at keeping a secret.

There’s been a total blanket ban on content from his shows at the AO Arena (and he’s doing more than 40…), with nothing much in the way of spoilers.

The beloved star’s latest treat that he kept almost entirely under wraps was three stand-up gigs in his hometown.

The chance to see Bolton-born Peter Kay in such an intimate setting is pretty remarkable after his huge achievement selling out arenas across the country.

It was the first time he’s performed in Bolton for more than 20 years, and was all to raise funds for the Octagon theatre.

The chance to grab tickets was only even offered to a select few people, with priority access given to Octagon members and patrons of the theatre. Then whatever was left were offered to those signed up to the theatre’s mailing list, selling out in seconds.

Peter Kay performed brand new material and celebrated the best of Bolton to an intimate audience at the theatre where he used to work on the box office.

The series of performances, sponsored by Carrs Pasties (how very Bolton) raised more than £80,000 for the Octagon, which is a registered charity.

One fan who was there said: “Peter Kay was wonderful. An incredible experience to see such an outstanding warmly funny comedian in such an intimate setting. So proud of the Octagon and what it does for the community of Bolton, both on and off stage.”

Another said: “He was absolutely fantastic, we were so lucky and pleased to be able to watch him yesterday! He’s made December special for many there’s no doubt. Thank you octagon for putting on such a great show.”

Chief Executive at the Octagon, Roddy Gauld, commented: “We had an incredible day on Sunday with three shows by Peter Kay.

“Over one thousand people got the chance to be part of a hilarious, exclusive, and up-close performance with one of Britain’s best loved comedians, here in his hometown. It was a unique experience that Octagon donors and returning customers were able to book.

“We’re a charity and rely upon fundraising. Every pound allows us to create more magical, creative experiences on and off stage for young people and communities in Bolton and beyond.

“We’re incredibly grateful to Peter for his support and to Carrs Pasties, who sponsored the shows. We raised a total of £80k and a big thank you to everyone who came, donated, and joined a memorable event that people will be talking about for years.

“Peter was a member of our Youth Theatre before working in our box office, and his talent and passion for comedy was clear then. So, you never know who you’ll meet when you book a ticket or see a show here!”

You can sign up to the Octagon’s mailing list to be the first to find out about events like this in the future here.

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A TV special celebrating the life of Caroline Aherne is airing this Christmas

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A TV special celebrating the “unique life and talent” of Caroline Aherne is set to air on BBC Two this Christmas Day.

There’s absolutely no denying that Caroline Aherne is a true Manc icon.

Although born in London to Irish parents, she moved to Manchester at the age of two, was raised in Wythenshawe, went to school in West Didsbury, and kick-started her illustrious and hugely-influential career on the city’s comedy circuit by performing as a collection of characters, all before developing the iconic ‘Mrs Merton’.

Aherne developed her Mrs Merton character with Frank Sidebottom for his show on Piccadilly Radio, where she worked as a receptionist. 

She made a number of television appearances as the hilarious character, before rising to prominence in 1994 with the mock chat show The Mrs Merton Show, where she was known for asking celebrity guests a series of outrageous fake questions – the most-memorable example being to the wife of magician Paul Daniels, Debbie McGee, asking: “So, what first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?”.

A TV special celebrating the life of Caroline Aherne is airing on BBC Two this Christmas Day / Credit: BBC

Aside from the Mrs Merton character, Aherne was known for appearing on BBC comedy sketch programme, The Fast Show, and then cemented her place in the heart of us Mancunians when she co-wrote and starred as Denise in beloved Manchester-based sitcom, The Royle Family.

The Royle Family ran for three series from 1998 to 2000, and was a largely stereotypical portrayal of working-class family life at the turn of the millennium, with almost all of the episodes taking place in the Royles’ telly-centric living room and showing the hilarious conversations they’d have.

Both before and after her sad death in July 2016, Caroline amassed a loyal fanbase, so it’s only right that we properly celebrate her legacy, right? Well that’s exactly what BBC Two is doing this Christmas Day from 9pm, with the airing of a brand-new TV special, as well as lots of other programmes dedicated to the late legend and all she is loved for.

The 80-minute documentary is described by the BBC as being a “celebration of the unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne”.

Titled Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy, it will feature unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her lifelong friends – including Steve Coogan, Jon Thompson, Craig Cash, and producer Andy Harries.

The 80-minute special is titled Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy / Credit: ITV

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy will air on BBC Two at 10:25pm on Christmas Day (25 December), and will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer shortly after.

This new TV special also follows BBC Two’s re-run of The Royle Family’s classic Christmas episode – which is titled ‘Christmas With The Royle Family’, and first aired back in December 1999 – a little earlier in the evening at 9:15pm.

It’ll also be on after a 15-minute long moment of reflection from Ricky Tomlinson at 9pm too.

According to the BBC, Ricky – who, of course, is most famous for his role as the Royle Family’s patriarch, Jim Royle – will sit back in his iconic chair and take a fond look back at the much-loved comedy series, sharing his memories and experiences working with Caroline Aherne.

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And, if all that wasn’t brilliant enough as it is, you can also catch an episode of both The Mrs Merton Show and The Fast Show on the big day too.

Sounds right up our street.

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