Spitting Image: Piers Morgan is introduced to his puppet ahead of show’s return

Satirical puppet show returns in October

Piers Morgan’s Spitting Image puppet has been revealed ahead of the show’s return this weekend.

The political satire show will air on streaming service BritBox this Saturday (3 October), with a new season of episodes taking aim at political and pop cultural figures through the use of distorted puppets.

One famous name being given the Spitting Image treatment is Morgan, who was brought face-to-face with an image of his puppet during this morning’s (30 September) episode of Good Morning Britain.

“I’ve waited all my adult life to have Spitting Image do a puppet of me and then last night I got sent the image and I was like, ‘You know what, I could’ve waited another 40 years for this,’” Morgan said.

“As you can see, it bears no resemblance to me whatsoever.”

The 'GMB' host met his puppet self (ITV)

In the caricatured puppet, Morgan’s chin is enlarged, while his mouth appears in a shrunken pout.

The picture was reshared on social media by Gary Lineker, who mocked Morgan as he tweeted that it was “the first time I can recall a Spitting Image puppet to be actually quite flattering”.

While the initial images released from Spitting Image were of Conservative politicians such as Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Dominic Raab, creator Roger Law has insisted that the new series will mock figures from across the political spectrum.

Explaining that there was “no fun” in only targeting the right-wing people, Law said: “There’s lots of ammunition to throw at the other side as well. You go for them all.”

Other celebrities being parodied in puppet form for Spitting Image include Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, RuPaul, Adele, Elon Musk, Beyonce, and James Corden.