Piers Morgan wants to be a judge on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan

The 52-year-old TV presenter thought it would be a good idea to put himself forward for the panel on the hit BBC dance competition because he's "opinionated."

Speaking on 'Good Morning Britain' on Wednesday (31.01.18), Piers said: "We need characters on television. Opinionated people that wind everybody up. Otherwise what the hell is going to happen to me?

"I might go and be a 'Strictly'... I'd love to be a 'Strictly' judge. Having been a trans-Atlantic judge."

Charlotte Hawkins - who was on the latest series of the ballroom and latin dance competition - was shocked by his suggestion.

She said: "You have to know something about dancing."

To which Piers - who has been a judge on 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'America's Got Talent' - replied: "'Britain's Got Talent' got 20 million viewers when I was a judge on it, and now it gets half of that. 'America's Got Talent' got 25 million viewers for the six years I was on that. I'm a top world class judge."

However, Piers - who now works on ITV - joked that there would be a pay issue after the BBC came under scrutiny for their gender pay gap row.

Piers' comments come after 'Strictly' professional Brendan Cole - who danced with Charlotte last series - was axed by the BBC.

Brendan - who has been on the show since 2004 - announced that the BBC had decided not to renew his contract yesterday (30.01.18) and admitted he was devastated by the news.

Piers also told the nation: "Why don't we launch a campaign to get Brendan Cole restored on 'Strictly'?

"The campaign starts now. Bring back Brendan! Hashtag bring back Brendan."