60 bottles of Bollinger, a tactical cheese sandwich, glittering guests and a Raffles after-party... stars detail Piers Morgan's VERY raucous Christmas party on social media

• The stars were out in force for Piers Morgan's Christmas party at Kensington's Scarsdale Tavern on Thursday
• The GMB star, 54, shared a hilarious exchange with his cricketer pal Kevin Pietersen, 39, who claimed that he had served prosecco rather than champagne - something Piers furiously denied in a video from the night
• On Friday morning, he caused ructions by posting a picture of his receipt from the night on Twitter, which proved that he had bought 60 bottles of Bollinger at a price of £4200
• Other social media action included Holly Willoughby lining her stomach with a cheese sandwich, Gary Lineker's son George teasing an after-party and Kate Garraway ensuring she didn't miss work two days in row

The stars of TV and sport were out in force for Piers Morgan's annual Christmas party at Kensington's The Scarsdale Tavern on Thursday evening.

So naturally social media was littered with snaps from the party - to hilarious effect, with cricketer Kevin Pietersen calling Piers out for serving prosecco rather than champagne - however Piers took to Twitter to share his receipt and confirm he purchased an eye-popping £4200 worth of Bollinger. 

As well as the prosecco banter, Piers' Good Morning Britain co-star Kate Garraway also revealed she left the bash early on for fear of missing work - having overslept earlier in the day and missed her return to the show, while Holly Willoughby revealed she attempted to avoid a hangover by munching a cheese sandwich. 

Cricketer Kevin appeared extremely disappointed with the fact that the journalist and TV star decided to serve prosecco rather than champagne - as he shared a video and branded Piers 'a fraud'. 

He continually jibed Piers about the change in drink as he shared a caption reading: 'Sooooo disappointed in @piersmorgan. Serving Prosecco when he invited us saying he’s a champagne boy! You Are A Fraud!' 

Defiant Piers hit back at the claims as he stated: 'I only serve Bollinger... You just can't taste the difference.' 

Ensuring he proved his point, the cheeky star took to Twitter the following morning to share a copy of his receipt which appeared to confirm that he had bought 60 bottles of Bollinger - for a price of £4200.   

Holly ensured she wouldn't be getting too merry for the bash as she shared a selfie with a sandwich while adding the playful caption: 'Tactical cheese sandwich before tonight’s Christmas festivities'. 

Kate Garraway was making playful reference to her mishap earlier in the day, after she was late for her first day back on Good Morning Britain since her return from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. 

She shared a snap with her co-stars and wrote: 'Hmmm @piersmorgan ‘s Xmas drinks - a dangerous event to go to for a woman who over slept this morning and missed her first @gmb show back after jungle .... but am leaving @errongordon @lauratobin100 @tvsrichardarnold & @ranvirtv to drink my share ... am off to bed .... I promise'. 

After being late for work just one day before, Kate took to social media the following morning to reveal she was ready for work despite the raucous evening the night before, as she shared a dishevelled selfie. 

She tagged her co-star Ranvir Singh, while adding the caption: 'Just to reassure @ranvirtv & the rest of the @gmb crew - am up , dressed , hair washed ( albeit not brushed) & on my way!!!'

Ranvir was taking to Instagram herself as she shared a selfie with Christine and Holly and wrote: 'Happy families @itv with these lovely women @christinelampard and @hollywilloughby - Happy Christmas everyone !'

She even poked fun at Kate's tardiness, as she penned: 'Finally got to give this gorgeous woman a squeeze after @imacelebrity ! @kategarraway and her stunt double in the same place at the same time. Let’s hope she’s got her alarm clock on for @GMB'. 

Piers shared a sweet snap with James Blunt - yet made a joke that he was being kissed by the crooner, as he penned: 'A pub laden with mistletoe & beautiful women - and this was the only smacker I got. @jamesblunt #XmasPubBash'.

Confirming her friendship with Piers' son Spencer as well as Gary Lineker's son George, Georgia Toffolo shared a stunning snap with her arms wrapped around the two stars' sons. 

Piers and Gary then posed with their boys, with George making a joke about who would continue the party at swanky nightclub Raffles, as he added the caption: 'Which 2 are gonna end up in Raffles...'

As an avid sports fan, Piers' guestlist was loaded with stars, with footballer Gary also joined by fellow legend of the pitch Frank Lampard, who Spencer posed with and added a caption reading: 'Annual Xmas drink with this gent'.