Meghan Markle tops poll of celebrities people are sick of – with husband Prince Harry coming second

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been dubbed the most annoying celebrities of 2022, just weeks after the release of their flashy multi-million dollar Netflix special criticizing the royal family.

The couple, whose high-profile departure from Buckingham Palace dominated headlines last year, each landed a place on the recently published Ranker. ‘Celebrities you’re sick of in 2022’with the Duchess of Sussex topping the list of figures readers have grown tired of.

The dubious distinctions for the duo are noticeably steeper than where they placed earlier in the year, when Markle was booked at No. 20 while her husband, who fared slightly better, placed at No. 23

Names to complete the top ten this year included Oprah Winfrey, whose interview of the couple last year saw Markle claim that the royal was “concerned” about the skin color of their children, as well as Amber Heard, James Corden, Kim Kardashian and several other polarizing personalities.

That said, in a list that, unlike the Sussexes, also included stars whose reputations came into question this year, such as Kanye West and Ellen DeGeneres, the Sussex team was still figured more prominently.

As of Saturday morning, Ranker’s article indicates that Meghan, a 41-year-old actress who starred in US Suits, received a total of 24,201 votes out of more than 416,000 votes cast. Voting, which is tabulated in real time, closed on Saturday.

Harry, on the other hand, received nearly 21,492 votes, both representing more than five percent of the nearly half a million votes received.

The results, which come from around the world, indicate that the public has had enough of the royal couple, who since moving to the US have managed to stay in the spotlight through a seemingly endless swath of TV commercials.

During an explosive conversation with Winfrey in March last year, Meghan claimed that her sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, left her in tears after a confrontation over which bridesmaids were dressed before the actress’s wedding.

Meghan and Harry’s claims were commented on by a large number of journalists and aristocrats who appeared in productions such as Meghan at 40: The Climb to Power and the most recent Harry & Meghan, released on December 15 after two years in which the couple dominated national headlines.

Speaking with Winfrey, Markle stated that she was ‘silenced’ by The Firm when she voiced her concerns, prompting her and Harry to finally take the step to leave the Palace.

Julie Montagu, who was born in Illinois but moved to the UK 16 years ago when she married the son of the 11th Earl of Sandwich, said Meghan’s struggle with her in-laws stemmed from an inability to “let go” of her dreams of success as a celebrity figure.

Markle struggled to “turn off” the “American dream” and understand that her “duty was to the queen,” an aristocrat said in one of several recent productions about the duchess and her husband Harry. Meghan and the Queen in 2018 at Buckingham Palace

“You really can’t be what you want to be or do what you want to do or say what you want to say,” Viscountess Hinchingbrooke explained.

Your duty is to the Queen and that is very difficult for someone like Meghan.

“Turning off that American dream and accepting ‘now you have to do as we say’ is hard.”

As for the rest of the list, it seemed that the hundreds of thousands of Ranker voters, in addition to their weariness of the not-so-camera-shy couple, would also like to hear less of those who provide them with a platform.

That includes Winfrey, whose daytime show has been off the air for more than a decade.

Names rounding out the top ten this year included Oprah Winfrey, whose interview of the couple last year saw Markle claim the royal was “concerned” about the skin color of their children.

In the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, they said someone in the royal family made a comment about their son, Archie’s skin tone.

However, her successful interview with the royal was apparently enough to catapult the 68-year-old near the top of the series at No. 3 in the poll, while late-night talk show host James Corden, who also interviewed the couple several times over the past year on her late-night show, she came in fifth place.

The comedian, who is also originally from Britain and lives near Harry and Meghan’s sprawling Montecito mansion, has also faced criticism this year for allegedly stealing material from other comedians such as Ricky Gervais.

Also in the top ten was Ellen DeGeneres, another Montecito resident, who placed sixth. DeGeneres, who said goodbye to her longtime spot on daytime programming in May, interviewed the pair in November of last year, a few months before her final taping.

The 64-year-old host has also come under fire in recent years for allegedly allowing a “toxic” work culture to take root behind the scenes of her hit show, with DeGeneres herself accused of treating staff particularly poorly.

No. 5 James Corden, who also hails from Britain and lives near Harry and Meghan’s sprawling Montecito mansion, has also faced criticism this year for allegedly stealing material from other comics.

Pals: Harry previously appeared as a guest on The Late Late Show shortly after moving to Los Angeles with Meghan.

Aquaman star Heard’s largely unsuccessful smear battle against ex Johnny Depp saw her steal all four spots, while the likes of Chrissy Teigen, who came eighth, and West and his ex-wife Kardashian, also arrived. to the top ten.

Kardashian, long a stalwart on such lists, was joined by West after he was largely canceled this year for ranting against Jews, while Heard became the target of ire in the wake of the libel trial involving her ex-husband and ruined their marriage. .

Oddly enough, the last person to break into the top ten was Hilaria Baldwin, the wife of notorious Alec Baldwin, who has made headlines after he fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his western film, ‘ Rust’, at the end of 2021. .

Amber Heard’s failed defamation suit against Johnny Depp led to her stealing all four spots, while the likes of Chrissy Teigen, Kanye West and ex-wife Him Kardashian also cracked the top ten.

Baldwin, 64, has spent the past year claiming his innocence in the accidental incident. It is not clear why his The wife of the Instagram influencer, who is not as famous as the others, made the top ten, in addition to her marriage to the star.

This list, now closed, was published in early 2022 and has accepted votes over the past two months.

Other names that did so included Lady Gaga, Will Smith, and Dawyne Johnson, and music moguls like Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Billie Eilish.