Alex Beresford’s topless snaps go viral as GMB viewers realise ‘what he looks like under his suit’

ALEX Beresford's hunky topless snaps are going viral online as Good Morning Britain fans realise "what he looks like under his suit".

The 40-year-old star caused shockwaves yesterday when he calmly confronted co-star Piers Morgan on his recent comments about Meghan Markle live on the breakfast show.

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The fiery clash saw Piers sensationally storm off set, and last night it was announced that he had quit the programme.

Alex has since been inundated with supportive messages from fans - many of which have been left swooning after spotting his topless photos on his fitness-orientated Instagram account.

One follower combined a selection of snaps of the weather presenter both on the show and off, simply writing: "Happy Tuesday."

Alex's rippling muscles caused quite a stir, with another fan gasping: "Oh my.

"I was not expecting Alex Beresford to look like this underneath that suit. I mean, he's a good lookin' dude, but how could I have known?"

A third shared a gif that read "Hot", agreeing: "My goodness, I also was not expecting that."

A taken follower echoed: "My reaction. Holy cow, those business suits hide A LOT!".

One more swooned: "How does that suit not rip apart when he flexes slightly?"

A sixth tweeted: "Wowza. I was not expecting that under the suit."

Alex is yet to comment on Piers' departure from the show, but he did acknowledge their on-air bust-up in a message to followers yesterday - after speaking out on his own experiences of being mixed race in defence of Meghan.

He wrote: "I wish I had the privilege to sit on the fence. In order for me to do that I would have to strip myself of my identity and that’s not something I can do.

"It’s not any of our places to pick apart claims of racism in order to make us to feel more comfortable. ❤️"

Piers was visibly fuming during yesterday's discussion, and remained off-air for almost 20 minutes - later tweeting that he needed to "cool down".

Alex seemingly hit a nerve when he said that Piers' issue with Meghan was off the back of his personal grudge after she only met him for one drink before allegedly "cutting him off".

When the star returned to the studio, he lashed out at the weather presenter for being "derogatory" about a work colleague.

He seethed: "What we need to do is talk about it in a civilised manner, considering we work on the same show on the same team."

Alex insisted at the time that he "respected" his co-star as he said that he isn't accusing Piers of being racist.

The Sun revealed last night that Piers chose to quit Good Morning Britain entirely after top execs ordered him to apologise to Alex on air.

ITV bosses were also concerned that his comments about Meghan's mental health clashed with their landmark campaign Get Britain Talking after it prompted criticism from leading charity Mind - and over 41,000 Ofcom complaints.

A source told us: "He was asked to make an apology but refused. He says he is entitled to his opinion and is always going to stand by it.

“When he refused to apologise, there was a stand-off. And ultimately it ended with him telling producers he would not host the show anymore."

They went on: "The growing pressure from building Ofcom complaints and a swell of anger on social media gave bosses no choice but to try and get him to apologise.

"Unfortunately there were also a lot of concerns raised with the GMB production team too. Charity Mind also expressed their concerns to senior execs at ITV saying it clashes with their campaign."

Ranvir Singh replaced Piers as Susanna Reid's co-host on the show today, with Susanna giving an emotional tribute to the "disruptive and outspoken" star.