'I don’t actually set out to make anyone cry!'

I’m doing these interviews for two or three hours without a break in front of an audience and it does get quite intense and it’d be surprising to me if people weren’t emotional about certain points in their life...

From Elton John to Cilla Black, Torvill and Dean to Gordon Brown - the cast of characters who have graced Piers Morgan's Life Stories reads like a who's who of the most influential names from the world of entertainment, sport and politics.

Back this week for an incredible seventh series, Piers joins us to tell us why he never tires of getting a window on the world of some of the nation's best-loved faces.

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