![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/this-morning-chaos-as-michael-barrymore-rants-live-on-air-and-claims-he-has-no-idea-who-the-presenters-are/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/newspress-collage-23324016-1691062097513.jpg&description=CAR CRASH TV Published : 12:29, 3 Aug 2023 Updated : 12:36, 3 Aug 2023 MICHAEL Barrymore caused chaos on This Morning today and claimed he didn't recognise the presenters. Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle had their hands full when Michael, 71, ranted and threatened to derail the show. 6 Michael Barrymore appeared on This Morning today and ranted about the new presenters 6 Barrymore was introduced before the break and claimed he didn't know anyone on TV anymore 6 Craig and Josie struggled to manage Michael The pair have been standing in for Holly Willoughby who is on her summer break, while her longterm co-star Phillip Schofield was axed earlier this year. Craig and Josie were forced to cut to the advert break as Michael continued to shout: "I've never met you, you are you? "I know the crew. I recognise that man. I don't know you." Viewers were stunned by his antics and reacted in their droves on Twitter, with one asking: "Is Barrymore p****d?" Another tweeted a laughing emoji and said: "I get the feeling Barrymore was told NOT to say Where's Phil and Holly." A third penned: "Good lord. Michael Barrymore on #thismorning it's a bit car crash." After the break Michael had calmed down, but still insisted he'd never met Craig. And he said it was all an act to entertain viewers. He said: "Entertainment is forgetting about your troubles ... it's about the people, the people made me, and now I'm back. "Though not everyone knows I'm back." The pair also asked him about his new West End show, and his surprise fame on TikTok . He told them: "The majority of my audience are 18 to 24 and there's a whole new audience around the world, and now I'm sitting here talking to you. I'm happy." Michael was one of the UK's most popular TV presenters from the 1980s to the early 2000s. However, he was axed from ITV after the tragic death of Stuart Lubbock in the swimming pool of the star's Essex home. Hinting at his past troubles, he added today: "Everyone has stuff to go through. Sorry I'm){kind=link}
MICHAEL Barrymore caused chaos on This Morning today and claimed he didn’t recognise the presenters.
Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle had their hands full when Michael, 71, ranted and threatened to derail the show.
The pair have been standing in for Holly Willoughby who is on her summer break, while her longterm co-star Phillip Schofield was axed earlier this year.
Craig and Josie were forced to cut to the advert break as Michael continued to shout: “I thought it was Alison and the other one, who are you two?
“Who are they? I know the names of all the cameramen but I don’t know you two.”