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To ask who is the biggest grifter you've seen?

594 replies

2025ohdear · 20/02/2025 16:41

I remember Anthea Turner punting flakes at her wedding. Carol Vorderman was always quick to front a financial product. Just seen Carole Malone on my timeline oiling on about weight loss jabs.

Any others spring to mind?

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LoudSnoringDog · 23/02/2025 21:02

That LadBaby couple

AstonsGerbil · 23/02/2025 21:04

Dylan Mulvaney.

The Nike advert pushed me over the edge. Grifting and offensive.

CuppaAndABiccie · 24/02/2025 08:51

Candace Owens and Russell Brand.

Both completely devoid of principles, and will continue to flimflam and say and do anything which keeps the right-wing grift machine rewarding them 💰💰💰💰💰

NewMrsF · 24/02/2025 18:36

Ashley James.
uses her kids to sell everything. Pretends to be a feminist & pretends to be a lefty but advertises Coke, Nestle et al.
oh and pretends to hate having big boobs (she had average sized tits) but gets them out at every monetary opportunity

Figgygal · 24/02/2025 18:37

Farage
Captain Tom's daughter
Harry and Meghan

KmcK87 · 24/02/2025 19:05

Jack Monroe for sure is up there

KmcK87 · 24/02/2025 19:09

Just seen munroe bergdorf mentioned, she was a mutual with an account on Instagram that was literally just “pay reparations to black folk, pay up” like literally telling people in comments to send money to them

Umidontknow · 24/02/2025 20:47

Harry and meghan are both unbearable

2Pudding · 25/02/2025 07:48

Initially at the start of the pandemic I gave Boris the benefit of the doubt. However when he made everything about survival of the fitter led to ableism and vilification of disabled people
I had numerous people on Facebook tell me I was a scrounger and should die and healthy and productive ive!!

I am an intelligent women, with a professional degree, who worked in a role ,for 25 years ( working or training prior to this, Think I signed on for 2 weeks in my late teens/early 20). When these comments were made I was sheilding but work from home.1 lost my my mum.durig Covid-19 a nd didn't go to her funeral.

BORIS is not Intelligent he is schrwed, manipulative and self-centred. He lied continually about his breaches of the codes and those of his ministers. He is an entitled male who because of his privileged background believes he can do no wrong

DancingFerret · 25/02/2025 08:56

"I am an intelligent women..."

Really?

Foy19 · 25/02/2025 12:13

DancingFerret · 25/02/2025 08:56

"I am an intelligent women..."

Really?

Unnecessary comment @DancingFerret Hmm

JHound · 25/02/2025 12:21

Nigel Farage
Klandace Owens
Musk’s latest baby mother.

JHound · 25/02/2025 12:22

ElsaLion · 20/02/2025 17:29

Probably Meghan Markle, considering how much she seemingly conned the RF and public. Honestly, a £32 million wedding for a twice divorced actress! Personally I didn't have a good feeling about her from the start, and have since been validated.

Twice divorced?

JHound · 25/02/2025 12:27

ElsaLion · 20/02/2025 18:22

@Kiwi83 She has been divorced twice - look up her marriage annulment from Joseph Giuliano.

Oh dear.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/20722289/meghan-markle-first-husband-joe-giuliano/amp/

These are false allegations and conspiracy theories built without any proof.
No documents, pictures or any other sources confirm that Meghan Markle ever got married to a man called Joe Giuliano.

BadlyDrawnRoy · 01/03/2025 18:30

LunaNorth · 20/02/2025 17:36

Capt. Tom’s daughter takes some beating.

Boris Johnson manages to make very little intelligence go a very long way through sheer grift and bluster.

Meghan Markle, obvs.

But the ultimate has to be Trump, surely?

Trump, by a mile. Even more o, know he's doing his damndest to wreck world peace. Talentless orange wazzock.

JandamiHash · 01/03/2025 18:58

Deboragh · 22/02/2025 09:55

Obviously Megan is up there, but for years it was, still is Amanda Holden, apart from shagging Les Dennis, where did she come from. On a similar vein, Cheryl Tweedy, and Victoria Beckham.

Amanda Holden is a very good actress and singer.

Where did Cheryl Tweedy and Victoria Beckham come from?! Only two of the world’s Biggest girls bands. Did you not know this?

Labelledelune · 01/03/2025 21:05

He’s been there’s loads including today.

Petuniaspetal · 02/03/2025 07:08

I have revised my choice to Elon Musk, pillaging the usa in exchange for his contracts worth 1 billion dollars within the last month of trumps dictatorship. All the while raiding medicaid medicare social security, etc etc etc....A super grift if you like.

Gardenservant · 02/03/2025 17:41

It's Trump by a country mile. A disgusting person. He leaves all other grifters in the dust with his crypto coins, gold watches, gold sneakers etc. He has already damaged the US irreparably.

Cakeface19 · 02/03/2025 17:52

All those bastards that are responsible for the Post Office scandal. Paula Vennels et al. They’ve got blood on their hands. They’re the top grifting class. Fraudsters. They jailed innocent people. Poor souls took their lives because of their disgraceful actions and behaviours.
And the majority of those affected still are fighting for compensation whilst the tossers from Fujitsu and the Post Office still work or draw bloody massive pensions.

2Pudding · 02/03/2025 19:20

Thank Foy19, maybe if DancingFeet doesn't believe I am not intelligent, they could respond with an well thought out intelligent response rather than labelling

Vitriolinsanity · 02/03/2025 20:35

@JandamiHash oh come on, whilst she was in it you cannot possibly say with a straight face that Victoria can sing.

I love her for many reasons, but singing is not one of them.

daleylama · 11/03/2025 22:56

RawBloomers · 22/02/2025 00:59

The Environmental Law Foundation is a charity with an income of approx 120k last year. The Good Law Project is set up as a company limited by guarantee that, nevertheless, gets its 4million+ income mainly from donations.

So not that similar.

Thanks for that bit of juice ! They certainly like to imply that they're a charity

Petuniaspetal · 12/03/2025 05:46

Petuniaspetal · 02/03/2025 07:08

I have revised my choice to Elon Musk, pillaging the usa in exchange for his contracts worth 1 billion dollars within the last month of trumps dictatorship. All the while raiding medicaid medicare social security, etc etc etc....A super grift if you like.

I'm quoting myself here to add this, which supports my vote for musk based on his current activities...the more I discover about him the more I realise he is someone to be genuinely scared of. 😱 I definitely won't be going to usa now.

CoffeeCantata · 12/03/2025 06:41

Bubbles456 · 20/02/2025 17:44

Stacey Solomon. Quite how she's gone from an X Factor finalist all those years ago to now presenting multiple primetime TV shows, flogging everything from cleaning products to deodorant, and her multiple homeware ranges etc. is beyond me!

She's positioned as an interiors and home organisation guru but to me she comes across as fake, phony and just not very intelligent.

Definitely!

But I think TV is rife with people like this nowadays. I guess it's some executive's idea of making it less elitist 🙄and creating more 'relatablility', or something mad.

There's a reason why it used to be elite people on the telly! They generally had expertise and knew what they were doing/talking about. You might learn something by watching them. I want David Attenborough-standard people if I'm going to pay a license fee, thank you.

I'm old, but honestly! When I see one more thick celebrity bumbling through some banal experience for our benefit, or some mediocre twit who's been picked up the media folk as someone we can all relate to, I switch off.