Piers Morgan Tonight: Meredith Vieira on Matt Lauer’s new contract

This evening on “Piers Morgan Tonight,” American journalist, television personality, and game show host Meredith Vieira joined the program for an honest and entertaining sit down.

After co-anchoring “Today” for more than five years, Vieira shares a special friendship with NBC’s Matt Lauer, even poking fun at her former colleague’s new $25 million annual contract:

“I was heading towards the bathroom, and I proceeded to vomit, after I heard those numbers.”

All playful joking aside, the NBC News contributor has nothing but kinds words for Lauer:

“I’m not surprised, he deserves every penny,” confesses Vieira. “Matt’s really, really a talented broadcaster. And he’s a lot of the reason why “The Today Show” does as well as it does.”