PIERS MORGAN has shown his "anger" at missing out on being named the sexiest male TV host.

Chef Gordon Ramsay took top spot on the list of sexiest male TV show hosts, followed by Richard Madeley and Jonathan Ross.

The Hell’s Kitchen star saw the highest influx of positive tweets that included the word “sexy” over the last year on Twitter.

Piers shared his disapproval of the findings on Twitter to his 7.9 million followers.

The Newick-born TV star shared a link to the list, writing "WHAT!" and sharing a single angry face emoji.

The 56-year-old, a former student of Priory School in Lewes, was ranked seventh on the list overall.

A number of Piers’ fans were quick to defend the former Good Morning Britain host, tweeting their support of the Sussex resident.

One fan said: “I’m watching him [Gordon Ramsay] now but you’re still my number one crush.”

Another added: “Robbed. Easily 6th.”

But not all were as friendly, with one person responding: “Well that has made feel unwell, Morgan should be happy with a mention in the top 100,000.”

He was also beaten by David Attenborough, Paul O’Grady and James May.

The Great British Bake Off duo Paul Hollywood and Noel Fielding ranked eighth and ninth, followed by Jeremy Vine.

At the opposite end of the scale, fans found Adrian Chiles, Noel Edmonds, Alexander Armstrong, Ant McPartlin and Bear Grylls to be among the least sexy male TV personalities.

Celebrities including Jamie Oliver, Trevor Phillips, Nick Knowles, Eamonn Holmes, Louis Theroux and Gary Lineker also featured in the study.

Peter Bennett, head of brand marketing at PlayOJO – who conducted the study - said it was interesting to see how online sentiment for the celebrities varied.

"Although it's clear that all the stars featured in the analysis are hugely supported by fans online, it is interesting to see how online sentiment varies from person to person,” he said.

“It's also encouraging to see that the majority of interactions around the male stars on Twitter are positive and complimentary - particularly given the volatile nature of online forums.”