Piers Morgan bans `irritating` Madonna from talk show

Piers Morgan has banned Madonna, Heather Mills McCartney and Hugh Grant from his talk show because they are “irritating”.

“I’ve got a very specific type,” he said, describing the type of people he bans to US talk show host Jay Leno. “They have to be very irritating, my list at the moment is Madonna and Heather Mills McCartney. I mean, these are very irritating people aren’t they? I’m not making this up.”

But you just banned Hugh Grant, he’s a charming, lovely man,” said Leno.

“No, no. Irritating,” said Morgan. “He just is insufferable.'

The former News of The World editor went on to describe his joy at 'bumping' celebrities down the list to be aired on his TV programme, Piers Morgan Tonight.

“We bumped Simon Cowell, which pleased me enormously, can you imagine how he took that? We bumped him twice. We bumped Colin Firth four times,” he boasted.

Piers Morgan slams `tedious little man` Hugh Grant

Talk show host Piers Morgan has blasted Hugh Grant and publicly banned him from his programme Piers Morgan Tonight.

The 46-year-old CNN host tweeted yesterday: 'Hugh Grant is now banned, in perpetuity, from @PiersTonight and Life Stories. And anything else I ever do. Tedious little man.'

The former editor of British newspaper the News of the World made the comments after an interview Hugh, 50, did with BBC Radio host Richard Bacon yesterday about phone hacking.

The Notting Hill star, who himself has had his phone hacked, discussed his dislike for the tabloid press.

Morgan apparently didn't like the actor's comments, adding: 'Listening to Bishop Hugh Grant telling @richardpbacon he wants popular newspapers eradicated. I feel the same about his crap movies.'