PIERS Morgan has hailed Nicola Sturgeon as "the most natural leader in British politics".

The GMB host praised the "impressive" SNP chief for her skill in dealing with the media after her ITV interview last night.

3 Nicola Sturgeon was branded 'Britain's most natural political leader' by Piers Morgan last night Credit: Reuters

3 The GMB host hailed her 'impressive' interview skills Credit: Alamy

The pair often clash on Morgan's show, but he heaped compliments on Sturgeon after her telly grilling.

The First Minister was excluded from the first leaders' debate - which was a head-to-head between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

But she - along with Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson, Nigel Farage of the Brexit Party and Greens co-leader Sian Berry - was quizzed afterwards by host Nina Hossain.

3 Sturgeon during her ITV interview last night

And Morgan was clearly impressed with her interview skills - even if he didn't agree with everything she said.

He tweeted: "Without passing any judgement on the content of what she says, Nicola Sturgeon is the most natural leader in British politics.

"So impressive in media interviews."

His comments racked up more than 7,700 likes and around 1,000 retweets.

During her interview, Sturgeon denied a deal had already been done between the SNP and Labour, rubbishing claims by Johnson.

Without passing any judgement on the content of what she says, @NicolaSturgeon is the most natural leader in British politics.

So impressive in media interviews. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 19, 2019

She also repeated her claim she would not put "any Tory" into power.

And Sturgeon also ruled out a coalition but said she would consider a "more informal arrangement" that included a second Scottish independence referendum next year.

And when quizzed on which political leader she'd like to "spend time with" in the I'm A Celeb jungle, she joked she'd take Johnson or Farage.

But only so she could “subject them to all the really gory things”.

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Earlier this month, after a typically heated debate on GMB, the SNP leader refused to tell Morgan any naughty secrets.

She told him he was "the last person on the face of the planet" she'd admit any sordid stories to.

And the pair clashed on Twitter in the summer when Sturgeon defended USA World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe after Morgan blasted the footy star's "stupendous ego".

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