Susanna Reid has claimed Piers Morgan drove her to drink when he first joined Good Morning Britain after a period of sobriety.

The GMB presenter had been teetotal for seven months prior to her co-host joining the show, but she has admitted that Piers joining the show pushed her into drink again.

Speaking to Prima magazine, she said: “When Piers Morgan joined Good Morning Britain in 2015, I’d been teetotal for seven months.

“Believe it or not, he drove me to the booze again.”

Detailing her feelings towards him in the early days of their partnership, she continued: “At 6.01am every morning, I would think ‘I can’t do this’.

“He’s not afraid to say the most personal and provocative things, which I found infuriating.”

However, Susanna did admit that Piers has had a positive impact on her professionally.

“I tried ignoring it at first, before realising he was determined to prod and poke me until I was forced to have an opinion on something,” she continued.

“He now says he’s drained out of me the BBC neutrality that I carried with me for the first 20 years of my career – he’s right. Actually, it’s turned out to be a good thing.”

Susanna has since given up alcohol once again after being concerned it was contributing to a skin condition she had. 

She told The Sunday Times Magazine : “I gave up because a doctor told me to. I was concerned because my skin was flushed, I kept getting flare-ups and blemishes, and they were leaving red scars.

“I’d tried all manner of creams and washes, but I knew deep down that what was happening to my skin was probably a manifestation of what I was putting into my body.”

Her decision also came after she enjoyed a booze-filled trip to Ibiza with fellow ITV daytime star Judge Rinder. 

Speaking to GQ, she later said: “I can’t say what happened exactly, as it’s too personal. But we went big.”

Susanna’s full interview appears in this month’s edition of Prima, out May 6.