He may be a happily engaged man, but that didn’t stop Piers Morgan eloping to Vegas to ‘marry’ a blonde 16 years his junior.
And his bride? The socialite hotel heiress Paris Hilton.
In typical Vegas style, Mr Morgan, who announced his engagement to writer Celia Walden only two weeks ago, got ‘hitched’ under the watchful eyes of an Elvis impersonator, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike and several Rat Pack mimics.
What will Celia say? Piers Morgan puts a ring on Paris Hilton's finger as they 'wed' in Las Vegas to publicise his new TV show
Mr Morgan, 44, joked of his ‘Sin City’ wedding: ‘You know what it’s like - you have a few drinks, spend too long on the blackjack table, get over-excited and decide to do something silly.
‘I have to say, Paris scrubbed up to be a beautiful bride. It was magical.’
However, given The Mail on Sunday columnist’s reputation for self-promotion, it will come as little surprise to discover that the wedding was staged for his forthcoming ITV1 show
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Uncomfortable: Paris and Piers lean in for an unconvincing kiss
Although the 15-minute service at the Little Church of the West was not official, there were times when the Britain’s Got Talent judge feared it may have gone too far.
‘Well, I don’t think I signed anything, so I’m pretty sure it’s not actually legal,’ he said.
‘Having said that, we did go through all the vows, so I can’t be entirely sure.’
Miss Hilton, 28, wore an Enzoani ivory dress for the ceremony, and was given a diamond-encrusted ring by Mr Morgan.
The new Mrs Morgan: Piers and Paris celebrate their 'union' with their famous witnesses, including Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley
They met in a hotel room beforehand and chatted on the bed for the ITV show Piers Morgan On...Las Vegas, which airs on Saturday.
Miss Hilton said: ‘You can do anything here, it’s crazy. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!’
In real life, Mr Morgan proposed to Ms Walden, the daughter of former Tory MP George Walden, earlier this month, during a romantic stay in Paris.
But Ms Walden took the Vegas wedding in her stride.
‘When I told her the news, she just shrugged her shoulders sadly and said, “How can I ever compete with Paris Hilton?”,’ Mr Morgan said.
Mr Morgan - who last year divorced Marion Shalloe, his wife of 17 years and mother of his three sons - has been dating Ms Walden for four years, after falling for her when he interviewed her for men’s magazine GQ.
Mr Morgan, who has an estimated £15million fortune, recently spent £4million on a five-bedroom house in Kensington, West London – buying it from Ms Walden’s father
Paris with current boyfriend Doug Reinhardt
Piers with his fiancée Celia Walde
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Piers interviewed Paris Hilton on the bed of his suite before their Las Vegas 'wedding'
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