Meghan Markle supported by TV star against 'unfathomable' backlash: 'Beating her down is almost a sport'
The Duchess of Sussex is no stranger to criticism onlineMeghan Markle has been supported by TV star Charlene White amid the backlash she receives.
Loose Women star Charlene, 45, has spoken out on the criticism the Duchess of Sussex, 44, has faced over the years, describing it as “unfathomable”.
Charlene believes that for some, “beating [Meghan] down is almost a sport”.
Meghan Markle supported by Charlene White over backlash
Speaking to the Daily Mail at the British Diversity Awards, which she helped host, Charlene said: “We could do an episode [of Loose Women] that features Harry and Meghan and people will be chatting about it on socials for like weeks and weeks afterwards, and I just cannot get my head around people getting so deep and meaningful and also hateful about someone they’ve never met before in their life.
“It blows my mind and it’s unfathomable to me. I like discussing her, because I think it’s important that we talk about her without the intention of trying to get clicks and trying to beat down yet another woman.
“I think that’s really important, when for some beating her down is almost a sport.”
Meghan on ‘complicated’ relationship with social media
The Duchess of Sussex has previously spoken about the negativity that comes with social media.
Last January, Meghan returned to Instagram after many years off the social media platform. She had deleted her social media accounts ahead of marrying into the royal family in 2018.
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It blows my mind and it’s unfathomable to me.
But last year, Meghan made a big return. Since then, she has used her page to share family and personal updates as well as information about her lifestyle brand, As Ever, and other endeavours.
However, she made the conscious decision to turn off comments on all of her posts.
Last October, Meghan explained her decision as she appeared at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington DC.
‘I have had a very complicated relationship with social media’
She described her decision to limit interaction and turn off her comments on social media as both personal and intentional. She clarified that it was about “not just protecting myself or the people that work with me, but also the supporters”.
She said: “I have had a very complicated relationship with social media, as you can probably imagine.
“There are certain things that I have done, just for my own self preservation. But also that I’ve applied to the brand and for the people that are incredibly supportive.”
Despite the criticism, Meghan still receives much love from her supporters.
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