Piers Morgan 'TV made me conscious about my appearance'

Piers Morgan says being on TV has made him “much more conscious” about his appearance.

The former newspaper editor, 46, now presents his own show on CNN and said that his heightened profile has also increased his vanity, prompting him to enlist the services of a personal trainer to whip him into shape.

“Since being on TV I’ve become much more conscious about my appearance,” Piers said.

“You can be doing some of the best work you’ve ever done but people will come up afterwards and say, ‘What was going on with your hair?’”

Piers recently insisted he needs more time to prove himself at the network after being accused of contributing to CNN’s plunging ratings.

“This is a long-term game, and CNN looks at the big picture,” he said.

“And I’ve always said judge me by how we settle down in between six months to a year.”