A splashy, multi-million-dollar Netflix special certainly gave Meghan Markle and Prince Harry a chance to spark a global conversation about their grievances against the British royal family and racism in the UK tabloid media.
But even with the couple’s ability to win glitzy humanitarian awards and command the loyalty of their Sussex Squad fans on social media, the constant news, tweets and think pieces about them has evidently made them tiresome to a large segment of the U.S. public. Meghan and Harry, respectively, have landed at No. 1 and 2 on Ranker’s online poll of “Celebrities You’re Sick of in 2022.”
As of Friday afternoon, Meghan received a total of 23,600 votes out of the more than 415,900 votes cast, while Harry received 20,967. The voting will continue through the New Year, though a Ranker spokesperson expects that interest in the poll will trail off after Jan. 1.
It also appears that Ranker voters would like to hear less from some of the Sussexes’ celebrity friends. Oprah Winfrey, Meghan and Harry’s Montecito neighbor and blockbuster-interview confessor came in at No. 3 on the poll, while late-night talk-show host James Corden came in fifth and Ellen DeGeneres, another Montecito neighbor, came in sixth.
In some ways, it’s mystifying that the Duchess and Duke of Sussex lead the list, given that others in the top 10 have arguably been more polarizing and, in one case, even harmful. Amber Heard landed at No. 4, while Chrissy Teigen came in eighth…
