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Piers Morgan delighted as 'UK's oldest twin' gets cardboard cutout of him after beating Covid

Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid were left delighted when they caught up with one of the UK's oldest twins.

Lilian Cox was heartbroken when her sister Doris Hobday died last month after battling coronavirus, which she caught herself but survived.

But the 96-year-old, who became known as one half of the Tipton Twins, was in good spirits when she appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday.

She'd even showed that she's got her hands on a cardboard cutout of Piers after saying he's replaced Jason Statham as her crush.

Lillian was being interviewed by a regional ITV News channel when Piers and Susanna excitedly introduced her.

Lilian Cox appeared on Good Morning Britain with a cardboard cutout of Piers Morgan (ITV)
Piers and Susanna Reid were delighted to see Lilian looking so well (ITV)

Piers said: "She wasn't quite herself when we interviewed her but she's bounced back.

"Lil has bounced back and she's worked out really what's important in life."

The show then cut to Lilian, with the interviewer asking her: "Lilian, I know you loved Jason Statham, do you want to meet him?"

Lilian said: "Oh no, I don't want him, there's a bloke I want now right by me."

Lilian and her twin sister Doris Hobday, who died in January after battling coronavirus (BPM MEDIA)

She then picked up the cardboard cutout of Piers.

"Bloody lovely he is," she said.

But she issued a word of advice to the TV presenter, adding: "You've got to start taking your hands out of your pockets."

Lilian beat Covid herself (ITV)

Lilian's twin sister Doris died in January after testing positive for coronavirus.

Lilian's granddaughter Kerry Clarke, told The Mirror that she didn't tell her that her twin had died while she was in hospital battling the virus herself.

Kerry said: "We explained this week that Doris had died and said 'nan, we couldn't tell you before because you were so weak.'

She's swapped her old crush on Jason Statham for Piers (ITV)

"It's heartbreaking, she's in shock. She can't believe it because she's okay and Doris didn't make it.

"It's heartbreaking, she keeps looking up at the sky.”

*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV

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