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Meghan Markle interview

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Sarahsquareddd · 18/10/2019 15:35

“No one has asked if I was ok” (alight msiqiote but typing on phone)

What are people’s thoughts? Good on her i think but equally she can leave public eye

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NoSauce · 18/10/2019 18:54

The gutter press followers like LouiseLouisa87 for example.

GrouchyKiwi · 18/10/2019 18:56

TSSDNCOP I think it's simply more than the unpleasant posters have.

Gingerkittykat · 18/10/2019 18:56

Can someone post a link to the interview please?

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SunshineCake · 18/10/2019 18:57

I saw the clip today and was moved enough to send her a card. She might have tonnes of privilege and no money worries but she's made of flesh and bone like all of us are and has the same emotions as any new mum would have. All she did was fall in love and some people will never accept her and think they own her.

CurryAndCobra · 18/10/2019 18:58

If she is "struggling", no one is stopping her and her family from moving out of the public life. This is yet another attempt to stay in the news. She probably is annoyed with all the positive attention and media coverage that Kate has been getting of late.

NoSauce · 18/10/2019 18:58

Some people are really dim.

Bluerussian · 18/10/2019 19:00

Seemed like a reasonable interview and it was only towards the end when she was asked about her feelings. It was pleasant, she handled it well and has no doubt moved on since.

chicken2015 · 18/10/2019 19:00

I really felt for her in interview and I do not understand who some people can be so uncaring and how the media are so awful. She was a successful woman in her own right before she married prince Harry.

PicsInRed · 18/10/2019 19:00

The way she's been treated has been absolutely disgraceful. When Kate married and had kids, the disdain turned to affection and admiration and she's largely been left alone since. With Meghan, marriage and a baby has only made the attacks worse. The snide comments on the baby were revolting.

It's revolting.

PicsInRed · 18/10/2019 19:02

50 years from now, people will look back at this and know exactly what all this was really all about. 🤨

Ohdeariedear · 18/10/2019 19:02

She has moved around the world to be with her partner
She has got married
She has a batshitcrazy family
She was pregnant
She has a newborn

Each of those is pretty stressful, Put them all together in a relatively short timescale and I think any normal person would find it hard. And that’s before you add in the royal family/spotlight/press attention angle.

I think it’s incredible that she is still upright to be honest.

PortiaCastis · 18/10/2019 19:04

Oh yes those awful low kerb licking comments about a 4month old baby really showed those posters up for what they are.
Arseholes

purplepalace · 18/10/2019 19:05

I'm first to admit I'm not a fan of hers, I don't like that she's so spendy and more celebrity than royal and I find Harry so arrogant.

However... I really did feel for her in this interview, and I'm sure he feels helpless to protect her (just like with his mum) the oddly timed law suit against the mail and weird secrecy over christening etc. Is a knee jerk reaction to feeling very vulnerable.

I hope this has a happy ending and she becomes easier to accept (I was impressed with the low key wardrobe on the tour and that they tackled some very real and gritty problems in South Africa with grace) I'm finding her a bit more likeable...at the moment, for me, the jury's out

kateandme · 18/10/2019 19:06

i dont know how anyone could stand what she has had put her way.its horrid.and when you read that statement from harry a week back i think it showed in his words too just how awful it had hit them.
she isnt superhuman.she isnt unlike any one of us.yes she is in the public eye and an actress.but noone could get a thick skin to the kind of shit that she has had.its bullying,often racist and always vile.

we are literally at an era where people are collapsing and commiting suicide over abuse online.there should have been more to stop it imo.
and the comment about stepping away are laughable.they arent doing anything different to many many others but somehow they are a target.

i really feel for her.i dont care if she loves the limelight or is a diva or actress.nothing she has done or been deserve how they have been slated.

AnyFucker · 18/10/2019 19:06

I like her. I think all these fuckers should get the fuck off her case.

NoSauce · 18/10/2019 19:07

She has her own money. Maybe it’s that she’s spent? She seems more a celebrity than the other royals because she’s a fairly well known actress. Harry is nothing like arrogant.

NoSauce · 18/10/2019 19:08

Well said Kate.

PortiaCastis · 18/10/2019 19:08

I agree with AF nasty fuckers should get off her case

FreshwaterBay · 18/10/2019 19:09

@LouiseLouisa87

You sound like a bully.

ShirleyPhallus · 18/10/2019 19:09

we are literally at an era where people are collapsing and commiting suicide over abuse online.there should have been more to stop it imo. and the comment about stepping away are laughable.they arent doing anything different to many many others but somehow they are a target

Totally agree with this. The documentary about Jesy from little mix showed how vile online bullying is and had overwhelming support. How does anyone think this is any different?

Cohle · 18/10/2019 19:10

I do feel sorry for her, but equally I think the interview was a little ill-judged. She doesn't seem to show any recognition of quite how privileged she is. It just opens her up for more criticism.

MissEliza · 18/10/2019 19:10

Definitely she's had been through a lot of life changing events in a very short space of time but wouldn't visiting Southern Africa and seeing the daily struggles and limited life opportunities make you count your blessings?

PortiaCastis · 18/10/2019 19:11

It's very easy to be an arsehole from a keypad though!

TiddyTid · 18/10/2019 19:12

Oh bless her. She's had massive life changes in a short amount of time, plus intense scrutiny on top.

She's only human.

BubblesBuddy · 18/10/2019 19:13

Why be interviewed? Kate isn’t. She should step away from the limelight. Just do the job she’s got herself.

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