I’ve been trying to do what the Duchess of Sussex does regarding her half-sister Samantha: ignore her completely. Samantha is quite literally THE WORST. Samantha has been selling Meghan out for the better part of a year. Samantha will tell any story to the British media, and the British media laps it up in a way that is just… disgusting, really. I’d like to think that Good Morning America or the Today Show wouldn’t have a weekly feature interview with the estranged half-sister of one of her public figures, wherein the half-sister trashed the public figure week after week. Here is this week’s interview (this was aired today):
That interview – in which she admits to “cashing in” on her half-sister – has been supplemented by Trump-style deranged tweets and various other public comments about how Thomas Markle’s death would be Meghan’s fault completely. All of this is just the Markle family’s way of begging for access so that they can sell her out even further. But don’t overlook the other obvious motive: they want to be famous and they want money. With that in mind, Samantha is going on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK.
Meghan Markle‘s half-sister Samantha Markle is reportedly being lined up to appear on the British version of “Celebrity Big Brother” as Viacom-owned broadcaster Channel 5 eyes a controversial theme. The network is theming this summer’s reality hit as “The Eye of The Storm” and is expected to introduce housemates that have all been caught up in their own media controversies.
The entrance of Samantha Markle, otherwise known as Samantha Grant, would make perfect sense given her controversial views leading up to her half-sister’s wedding to Prince Harry. It emerged that she was responsible for setting up Markle’s father’s staged paparazzi photos and has also appeared on a number of British TV shows including “Loose Women” and “Good Morning Britain” with Piers Morgan, to suggest that Harry would be better off marrying someone else. The 53-year old claimed to have raised the “Suits” actress for a number of years and is thought to be writing an autobiography called “The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister.”
Markle is one of a number of celebs being lined up for the show, which will launch in August on Channel 5, slightly later so as to avoid clashing with ITV2’s hit reality series “Love Island.” Other names suggested include “Bad Girls Club” star Mehgan James, who has been romantically linked with Rob Kardashian, “The Only Way Is Essex” star Dan Osborne and kidnapped British model Chloe Ayling. Channel 5 won’t confirm casting until launch date and declines to “comment on speculation around possible housemates.”
The only comparison I can really make here is maybe… when Omarosa joined the Celebrity Big Brother house fresh off of being fired from her White House position? But Omarosa had a real “job” beforehand. Samantha’s full-time career now is just stirring up sh-t about her half-sister. And the British media keeps paying her, which is absolutely bewildering to me. I wonder how much Samantha is getting from Celebrity Big Brother?
Screencaps courtesy of ITV/Good Morning Britain.
I hope she gets refused entry at the UK border and that the IRS turn up on her doorstep as isn’t she living on benefits?
I remember when Dog the Bounty Hunter was supposed to be on that show but pulled out at the last min when he was refused entry at the border due to his previous criminal convictions – does she have any?
OH, that would be perfect! And hilarious.
You know, i’m so hoping that does happen. The royal pulled some string and got her denied entries.
1. If her participation has been confirmed she must have already received a Work visa for the U.K.
2. The royal family do not (and should not) ‘pull strings’ to interfere with the UKBA or any other agency. I know we collectively dislike the Markles, but please, I’m disgusted by the thought of handing the BRF even more unearned privilege. Ugh
@Anna, I’m hoping for some string pulling myself! She’s absolutely vile and it would serve her right.
@ Clare – I’m sure she’s been cast for UKCB, but technically, her participation hasn’t been confirmed and won’t be until the show airs. A couple of years ago another american was named as a member of the cast — she had to drop out a few days before the show aired because of issues with her visa.
If this show is Celebrity Big Brother, I don’t understand how her sister can technically qualify to be on it. Meghan Markle’s sister isn’t actually a celebrity.
She’ll probably be booted after episode 1 if there are actual famous people on it. It’ll be hilarious if the other has-been celebrities give her the side-eye for betraying her sister. Maybe someone will be bold enough to ask her how she could do that.
Jr. Was in England and he pulled a gun on his girlfriend.
Vonnie is not that good of an actress to keep up the act for three weeks, it was said the producers will pull strings to keep her in the house as long as possible.
I heard she is getting six figures to be on the show.
I couldn’t agree more, Digital Unicorn. Come on, British bureaucracy, now is the time to throw your weight around and deny this minging bitch entry to anywhere in Britain. And if by chance she is allowed to take part in this Z-grade entertainment, I sincerely hope some of the contestants step up and fulfil their public duty and give this greedy, disloyal, attention- and fame-hungry degenerate a right public pasting.
“Now is the time to throw your weight around” omg no. To intervene over a cheap/scripted reality show is a huge abuse of power and would only validate samantha in some any attention is good attention seeking way. Let her become a joke. At least the BRF are not even giving the appearance of Fs left to give. Backs are turned and it should be this way with toxic family like this.
Yes, yes, FLORC. It’s been a trying week down here and I was letting off steam. Of course, you and Clare are correct – make her a joke, because that is what she is. I am suitably chastised. 😞
Welcome back, Florc! You’ve been missed 😊
Hugs all around!
If Vonnie is intending to earn any money out of this BBUK show, that is employment without a WP which is an offense punishable by deportation and possibly fines and other law suits against her. I’ll only believe it when it happens. the nephews and ex SIL were supposed to appear on wedding day but did they? As I said, I’ll believe Vinnie only when she actually appears on the show, she is full of a boat load.
What?! Countless Americans have appeared on CBB over the years and all have benefited financially (not just from their negotiated fee but) from post-exit interview articles and tv appearances. Samantha Markle will be no different if she ends up taking part. It’s all part of the CBB package.
That said, I think she’s a coward at heart (along with all the other nasty things she is) so I’m not convinced she’ll end up doing it.
I’ve always wondered, why do commenters here call her Vonnie?
Her birth name is Yvonne (hence Vonnie). She changed it at some point to Samantha.
When M&H got engaged she changed her married name back to Markle for some strange reason.
I need to see it happen too. I won’t believe it until she is on the show. She might channel dear old Dad and pull a Thomas Markle style stunt and not show up at the last minute.
@Skylark, I mentioned down thread that unless the show works out some WP for Vonnie or unless she is doing it for free. I am not sure how “countless Americans” did it, they could have qualified for any of the tier 1, 2 or 5 visas, I don’t know, but I know that there has to be some kind of contract between the 2 parties that state the conditions of the work experience, either free, or as volunteer, etc in order to obtain a visa that will allow Vonnie to do this job. I read about a certain American boyfriend of a British girlfriend that was deported for doing voluntary work in the UK so what I said is not just left field. I know a RN that has been trying to work in the UK for the past 2 years and she hasn’t succeeded so far, since the tier 1 which she would have qualified for was scraped about a couple of years ago. My belief is since she is in the 18-30 age bracket, she might be trying for the tier 5 etc. Vonnie doesn’t qualify for neither tier 2 nor tier 5 working visa, so she can’t apply under any of those, which leaves us with the question, how will she appear on a pay for participation show in the UK with no permission to work in the UK? Again, I’ll only believe it when it happens.
I love that the interview on youtube has more dislike than like.
This pile on between the media and her family of piranhas is now just plain old abuse.
Sharon Osborne is my new hero for speaking out on what we can all see, yet nobody wants to name.
Probably because slews of people know someone like her and know what they are like. Crazy relatives/friends/coworkers cross all social classes and know no color or religion. They just are. And a lot of people have one or more of them.
I am also bewildered. Is the British media this thirsty? Do they hate Kensington Palace that much? WHY would they do this to Meghan, rather than discrediting her horrible family members?
This is really unprecedented. Somebody in the British media truly dislikes Meghan. Why can’t the Palace shut this down?
Next, the seemingly absent Thomas comes down with…something and ends up in the hospital on his “death bed.”
Hell, if that happens, I hope Meg sends in “the best” British doctor out of her “concern” to make sure dear old dad has the VERY best medical care possible! She shows her “concern”, while at the same time, stops a scam of him bilking sympathy off her (and she doesn’t have to make any personal contact).
That is a great idea. I hope she does it, that’ll call his bluff!
@SSE
He will just run and pretend to be held captive by a cartel.
@magnoliarose – Ha ha ha ha ha!
I honestly think many of the folks in the royal press pack really just feel like Meghan doesn’t fit the image of who deserves to be royal. It’s a combination of classism and racism, though I don’t think they’d be going this hard if she was a white American actress. They ragged on the Middletons for being “low class,” yet you hardly hear a peep about that anymore, from how they report on Kate you’d think they’d always seen her as the epitome of class and every inch the future queen. Meghan has the combination of being American, being from a middle class background, and not being white going against her in a very classist society, plus she’s married to the “bad boy” spare. Combine that with a tabloid culture so gross that it treats Piers Morgan as a legitimate journalist, and a family of shameless grifters and this is what we get. That plus payback for Harry having “the nerve” to call them out with that statement.
Ah, yes, the Harry press statement. That’s probably at the crux of all of this.
Kate’s family has been on the scene for a long time — almost two decades. There’s nothing new to say about them.
I think the general British public like her, or don’t have an opinion either way. Even if she were fully white, I think her family would still be covered because they won’t shut up. They are an unusual case of constant talkers. Even the Kardashians will have each other’s backs in a way this family doesn’t. Bill Clinton had a brother that was kind of embarrassing, but this family tops him.
YES!!!!!
I agree 100%.
For anyone who doesn’t think this is a racism thing, please look at the response to Doria MAYBE sitting down with Oprah. The media was quick to report it and make Doria look bad but they are willingly aiding her white family members by paying and reporting on them.
They completely dogged her mother from everything about her hair to where she lived (called it the Hood with gangs). They’ve never treated the Markle with that must animosity despite the fact that Doria has never uttered a word to them. This is about making Meghan look bad and feel humiliated.
My only wish is that once Meghan gets pregnant, they kill this kind of attention on the Markles. Putting that kind of stress and launching those media attacks against a pregnant woman is just sickening and no one should stand for it. They shouldn’t stand for it now either.
I got the impression people like Doria, but I like her mom so maybe I’m projecting.
Everything you said. To ignore the racism in this is to ignore the obvious. I always laugh about how some LOVED the crappy acting nepotistic Cressida and never said a word about her failed career and complete lack of talent. Seriously, watch Dr. Thorne. Julian Fellowes should be ashamed for highlighting her like he did. But would turnaround to call a real working actress like Meghan a C lister. Chelsy the dilettante has never done anything in her life was supposedly his one true love but Meghan who has everything she has on her own accord wasn’t up to snuff.
That is how racism works.
I think there are individuals who are racist, but I think overall Meghan is well-liked and respected by the general public. I would weigh the general sentiment towards her, which is one of either appreciation or respect, as being greater than what individuals who have an out-of-the ordinary opinion on her do.
I do think, however, in her case, that it’s unfortunate that people in her family are so easily willing to sell her out. In the case of other people who have dated Harry or William, I’m not sure they had family members willing to sell their stories to the tabloids.. If they did, I think the British media would have paid them off too. In that sense, I don’t necessarily think the British media are preferential — they were willing to illegally tap Prince Charles’s and Diana’s phones and air their conversations about the tampon and Squidgy nicknames, and being English, white, and at the highest levels of British society didn’t protect them from having those conversations disseminated to the public.
I also think most of the general public thinks the Markle sister and father are horrid people, and don’t generally like or admire them, but may click on stories like we do because it’s like watching a train-wreck on the highway. I know that’s the reaction I’m having any time I see story about them on this site. I don’t care for them but I aim bewildered by how their brains operate, and will click on a story out of shocked fascination that they have no clue that people think they’re horrible. It’s basically the same reaction I have when Donald Trump tweets.
It’s simply about ratings. Even American media works the same way. The only way she could be denied a platform is if advertising dollars were effected. Even this blog covers her. Why? Advertising. Money talks.
This pile on between the media and her family of piranhas is now just plain old abuse.
Sharon Osborne is my new hero for speaking out on what we can all see, yet nobody wants to name.
oops! Excuse the repeat pls……phone issues. 🙂
She was getting trashed on Twitter this morning. FFS Seriously all this bitch care is money, nothing else. Doesn’t give a damn about Meghan or anyone else. In her own words, ‘Money make the world goes round’. I also do tihnk she has mental health problem that shouldn’t be exploited on TV. Just want her to go away.
I think it’s more jealousy than anything else. Vonnie is a failed actress/model. She’s always said she felt dear ol’ dad should’ve helped HER more, not lavished as much attention and time on Meghan. THIS is what eats at her blackened soul.
My first thought was that Vonnie, in her mind, is finally getting her turn at being a star. She can now prove that she is the best actress the world has ever seen and that she is more deserving than Meghan. It’s like a version of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane.
I tell ya . . . childhood psychological wounds are an absolute b*tch. They just never go away.
Wasn’t she in her late teens when Meghan was born? She should have been out of the nest by then and not needing attention lavished on her. Meghan was a child, of course she was going to get more attention – the same attention that Vonnie got when she was a child.
Likewise, simple arithmetic tells you that she couldn’t have helped raise Meghan. Maybe she babysat a bit when Meghan’s father lived with her mother? I babysat as a teen and never had the illusion that I was raising anybody’s children. I was just there to make sure they didn’t burn the house down.
I think you’re onto something there, Jan. Meghan needs to leave this in the hands of the top brass of The Firm. There is only so much they will to,erase from the gutter press in Britain. Also, no matter what happens, this parasite will never be Royal or rich or famous. Infamous, maybe, but never happy, because as someone stated above, her soul is black. Meghan needs to continue to be happy and show her happiness. There’s no better revenge.
**tolerate. Bleergh. Sausage fingers…
Vonnie is 17 years older than Meghan, there is no reason for her to feel any resentment towards Meghan due to their father paying more attention to Meghan. Meghan and Vonnie oldest daughter are in the same age group, so Vonnie was already out the family home (or close to that) at Meghan’s birth. And Meghan lived with BOTH her parents for the first 3 years of her life, so maybe Vonnie is projecting her resentment for Doria on Meghan? Because if she is resentful of her father paying more attention to anyone, it should be at Doria. But I’m not even sure that applies, Doria was TM Sr. wife while Vonnie was his daughter, apples and oranges.
I am furious that this POS gets even ONE SECOND of attention pulling this kind of crap. Seriously, like Digital Unicorn asks, can’t she be refused entry as a threat to the crown or something? She has threatened Meg verbally for over a year (that we know of!). What’s the point of being related to TQ if she can’t pull some strings??? HMMM??? lol. Being a bit sarcastic on that last sentence, (but not really! lol).
I’ve never watched a BB show, but someone here said in another thread, that they vote people off? Now, wouldn’t it be special (thank you, Church Lady!) if Vonnie got voted off first and had to wheel her sorry a$$ out of there with all eyes boring into her traitorous back?? hahahahahahahaha! Yeah, that’ll “make it better” by a bit 😊
It changed to vote to save a few years ago.
What is this breathy speaking voice???
I’ve never heard her speak and this made my skin crawl.
It is very practiced and measured to try to sound soft- spoken and reasonable and sympathetic, but her micro expressions of contempt and disgust belie her true nature. Also, half-sister snake should have rinsed with biotene to fix that sticky, dry mouth speech-sound that is picked up so well by the mic. I could only watch about half of the video. She is revolting, as is the morning program that paid her.
UGH!!! GROSS!
I’ve wondered if perhaps she has had a long-time thyroid condition. One symptom is an enlarged tongue, which Samantha sounds like she has. I can’t get thru her interviews for many reasons, one being I get a little nauseated listening to her speak. Can’t they fit a furry little outdoor wind-screen to her mic to cut down the noise? Either way, shes infuriating to listen to. That calculated and measured tone and cadence gives me vibes of psychosis.
It is the deranged “victim” voice that people like her try to use to make themselves look like they are just unfairly categorized.
Hunter….doesn’t she have MS? I have RA and often Sjogrens Syndrome occurs with auto immune diseases. It causes tear ducts and salivary glands to dry up. I have it and it is extreme dry mouth but there are things that can be done/used to manage the condition.
I only got through about 10 seconds before I had to click off because her clicky mouth immediately grossed me out!!
Folks Im no fan of her’s but Vonnie is a quadriplegic, controlling her breathing, use of her lungs and muscles that make the respiratory system work is one of her biggest challenges. For any regular Joe, you just breath and not even think bout it, but for her, muscles that help respiration easy are paralyzed and makes breathing a struggle for the quadriplegic/or person with MS. Please don’t go there.
She certainly doesn’t make it any easier to feel any compassion for her, by conducting herself the way she has chosen to.
Ok. Breathing and speech execution aside that woman is vile. Her expressions as other note are hateful. So, her breathing and voice might be labored, but she chooses to use her energy to expel hate. And that is being attacked. Not her physical struggles.
I agree with Masamf . People need to stop and think that, as vile as this woman is, she is a quadriplegic and has been so for decades. That takes a toll on someone physically and mentally.
You have a point.
If her condition were that delicate or precarious, she would not be flying across the ocean to participate in a reality show. She’s also not a complete paraplegic. She should be careful though, because she is on disability and most likely Medicaid here, and it’s all income dependent. Especially the disability! If it can be proved that she can make money (like a CBB paycheck and media paychecks) she could lose it. And she can’t sell Meghan out forever, she’ll eventually run out of stories.
Mamsf and OkiePokie: In my opinion, Samantha does NOT deserve our sympathy! Multiple Sclerosis is a horrible disease (a friend of mine’s mother has had it for over 30 years), but it doesn’t make people act like vile narcissists. There is something seriously, diabolically wrong with this woman, and it is not physical. I feel so sorry for Meghan, who is probably feeling completely helpless and depressed. She’s in a new marriage, a new country, and has intense scrutiny on her every moment of every day.
@Heather and @Emgee, we are not saying her condition is delicate, which it is, but that’s not the argument. We are saying that making negative comments about Vonnie’s labored breathing is low, even for us CBers. Lets attack her as the hideous and nasty person that she is or personality but leave her disability or what contributes to or is an outcome of her disability out of the discussion. My intention is not to diss anybody on here, there are folks that didn’t know why she speaks that way and thus made comments without that knowledge. But doubling down despite getting all info on her condition is not the way to go IMVHO.
Mamasf – I was not aware that she has a long term illness/is disabled. I assumed she was playing up the breathy voice (like Paris Hilton does) to appear serene/ladylike/calm. I 100% agree with you that there are plenty of things about her to question, dislike and mock, but her disability/illness isn’t one of them.
She could have breathing issues due to the ms.
What a trash heap. She needs to get on her hands and knees and thank God for Duchess Meghan. No one would want her if not for her famous “sister.” I’m hoping she gets voted out the first day. That’s still how this show works yes?
This interview was a car crash of psychopath/ sociopathy – not sure which but definitely something sinister.
The glib superficial charm on display made me want to heave my breakfast.
Notice all through-out that she keeps insisting Meg call their father. Definitely either a trap or a condition of her being able to secure any more deals.
I also found it comical that she insisted that she had regular contact with her sister then cites 2015 as the last time she actually spoke to her, which I believe was the result of some family occasion or tragedy.
I have a family member like this and Meghan should be afraid. Very afraid. These people are not normal and so do not operate by the usual rules of decency.
I think many, many people have embarrassing family members, so in that way, people can empathize with Meghan. The more these idiots yap the less sympathetic they become. Meghan should not say one word, she should not visit or contact them. Just take the high road and let these losers hang themselves.
I have some relatives that have no sense of boundaries. They do not accept that Bank of Magnolia is closed for business.
That was a straight up lie. She hasn’t talked to Meghan in YEARS! Her story changes but I would argue the last time they spoke was sometime around when Thomas’s mother died. Meghan went to the funeral with Trevor and it seemed to be the last time many of the Markle saw her. That was back in 2011-2012 sometime.
The worst thing that could happen to someone like Samantha or her father is that they end up alone with no family or friends around that really care about them. Enjoy the fame and money now, when the tabloids turn on you it will not be pretty.
Everyone already thinks they’re trash and is wondering how Meghan turned out so normal. No one respects them. They’re delusional.
She’s so highly concerned about Dad’s health, yet is traveling out of the country for this gig?
The IRS and disability benefits folks may be interested in this little “job”, too.
Right. She couldn’t be there for his birthday, when she has so little pressing, but expects Meghan to be after all that has transpired.
Exactly! These people are so transparent. I cannot understand why they are being paid to lie. And the hypocrisy! If she’s so concerned she should be by her fathers side. She talks like Meghan is some world class surgeon refusing to treat her dad.
Unless BBUK obtains a WP for Vonnie, she should be arrested and deported from the UK for working without a permit.
O the tears! Quel drame!
OMG. She’s such trash. I know I say this in all these threads but – poor Meghan.
She is honestly one of the most vile people out there whose last name isn’t Trump. Everything about her oozes hate, it would be frightening if it wasn’t so pitiful. How exhausting must it be to hate someone with every fiber of your being, the way she appears to hate Meghan.
Her own mother and children have disowned her and said that she has always hated Meghan. Meghan has the life that she feels she should have had – the jealousy and bitterness pour out of her soul, eyes and pores.
The breathy voice could be a symptom of the MS, honestly. I think that there is a mental health issue stemming from bitterness at her health condition, on top of never having been able to be successful at her dream. It’s a real thing that happens when something so horrific happens to one’s body. So, I do have sympathy for her there. BUT – it doesn’t excuse her behavior or the British press for entertaining this mess.
Even brilliant people, Stephen Hawking (sp?) for example, were complete, entitled jerks to their significant others and people in their lives, most likely stemming from bitterness at their physical limitations.
This is Samantha’s shot at being the center of attention and feeling important. She’s not going to go easily and she’ll take down anyone who gets in her way.
EXTREMELY SAD!
My cousin’s fiance’s mom also has MS. I met her very briefly at the engagement party and didn’t really interact with her. Apparently my cousin and his fiance were apprehensive about the fact she wouldn’t behave but she shut up when she saw how much food my aunt and uncle provided for the party and had it professionally catered. But from what my cousin’s fiance has told me, she is really hard to be around. When my cousin and his fiance do go visit her (she lives in upstate NY), it’s never longer than 24 hours. She is apparently bitter about having MS and lashes out a lot. According to my cousin’s fiance, for awhile her older brother and his wife were living with the mom to keep an eye on her and they had to move out because his wife was so depressed and gaining weight at the treatment she was receiving at the hands of the mom. Now I’m not saying everyone with MS acts like this, but I don’t know many people who have MS. I just found it interesting I know someone with a family member who has it and she does everything she can to limit contact with her mom.
MS is a “prime of life” disease so it hits people when they should be technically at their peak and debilitates them so yeah, it does engender some bitterness in people who wouldn’t normally be bitter. That said, it also engenders bitterness in people that weren’t that nice to begin with. I think the latter is Samantha. She was always a heinous person and then she got MS.
MS or any other chronic illness does not define your character.
I have a friend with MS who is one of the kindest persons around. People with chronic illnesses come with all kinds of character traits, from great empathic persons to real as****es, same as other people too.
Statements like this only intensify the stigma of chronic illnesses (same as all the success stories of “overcoming” a chronic illness only increases the stigma that you only have to be strong enough).
Greeting from somebody who has lupus and hates nothing more than the “oh, it is only your lupus that makes you feel…. or behave…..”. Argument. Its dismissive and denies my feelings.
^^^THIS. It is all about perspective.
What Lara said. We are not defined by our disabilities, we define those disabilities. Disability is not inability and hiding behind and using one’s disability as an excuse to be mean to other’s is just plain horrendous.
Kara thank you so much I co-sign times 1000. I have severe chronic migraines and I have the same frustrations when people put me in a “chronic disease” box. 100% agree/hear/endorse this statement. This woman is a horrible person who happens to have MS.
THIS. A good friend of mine has MS. She’s not only one of the nicest people I know, she dedicates all her spare time to patient advocacy on behalf of the MS community.
Lara, you don’t know me, so you don’t know what I’ve seen people I love go through. Let’s just say that I speak from a great deal of experience on this one. But, to your point, the person in my family who has endured so much is still sweet as can be because it is their nature. But they had a rough road with lots of questions and quite a bit of acting out in-between. I happen to know several people who struggle emotionally because of their life-changing disabilities (and I think Samantha Markle might be one of them), as do others who have mentioned their experiences here. This is not about generalizations and stigmas, etc. It is about the truth and people have different truths. Perhaps yours is different and thanks for sharing as well. Here are some facts: “Depression can occur in up to 50 percent of MS patients and is three times more common than in the general population. Up to 40 percent of support partners, such as caregivers and spouses, may also experience depression at some point in life.”
It’s a real thing and I do believe that perfectly okay people can be impacted. Not everyone, but obviously many. Not an EXCUSE for being terrible to your half-sister, but I’m just saying that it could be one of the REASONS.
Exactly this.
Magdalin
Any onset of a physical limitation can cause depression. It’s not as simple as saying it’s up to 50% it can be anyone. And sweet people can turn bitter from circumstances, but it’s still how they process it. Some adjust faster. Some internalize. Some unpack all their stuff and feel cheated. Many ways. What I’ve noticed is some people just don’t stay there feeling bitter. They understand we are not owed anything in life and to adapt.
It’s character. It’s spirit. And it’s highlighted greatest when we struggle.
By what I can figure samantha has long hated Doria and Meghan from the start of their presence in her father’s life. So, this illness should not be a factor at all or a single reason to justify her hateful acts. Her general bitterness was long established.
I have encountered too many people with chronic illnesses who aren’t repulsive to believe it is an excuse for Vonnie’s behavior.
@lara Thanks for sharing your story. Hugs if they are welcome.
Madgdalin
Of course a chronic debilitating illness has an impact on your mental health, and can lead to depression and/or bitterness. But this kind of emotional blackmail is not the typical behaviour of a depressed person. I have been down the dark road of selfdoubt, of feelings of worthlessness and guilt for not functioning properly anymore. And it took a while and a great supportnetwork to find my way back into a life that is not the one I planed, but one I love and build for myself. Everybody processes an illness different, but the basics charactertraits are usually formed long befor and from my experience in the chronic illness community, depression and withdrawal are far more common reactions than the entitlement Samantha shows.
I get annoyed being shoved into a box too. I’m under 30 and I have chronic pain and fatigue from fibromyalgia. I also have chronic migraines. Most of the time I do okay acting “normal” and getting through life looking half way fine. But every once in a while I crash hard emotionally. I’m irritable, frustrated, sad, and basically grieving what my life used to be and what I thought it would be. I recently had the hardest weekend of my life emotionally because of struggling with what I can and can’t do and I was in extra pain on top of it all.
I think that what the half sister has done is absolute garbage behavior. But I don’t think there’s a single person with a life altering chronic illness – especially one that shortens your lifespan – that hasn’t gone through some serious changes in personality, even if they’re temporary. Its effing HARD to go through this stuff, especially because loved ones who aren’t going through it can’t fully grasp the crap you’re dealing with no matter how much they want to help you. People who aren’t dealing with chronic illness get leeway for going through a rough patch and being less than wonderful to be around – I’m not holding chronically ill to a standard that other people aren’t held to. That being said – illness doesn’t discriminate. So there’s lovely people who deal with this kind of thing and more often than not continue being lovely people with some unhappy blips. But there’s just as many shit people who stay shit people or get worse as a result. It’s insane how much pain and losing control of any aspect of your life can affect someone.
I think any illness can alter someone’s general personality, no matter how kind.
However, in this instance, I think the sister’s behaviour is pretty extreme. Almost everyone becomes irritable in the face of illness; an extreme few go to the media to talk about and betray their sister. I think there’s a very clear distinction there.
The sister can be irritable and cranky as she wants in private….you know, like everyone else on the planet. It’s not necessary for her to be irritable on tv, hacking away at her sister publicly. Chronically ill or not ill at all — very few people do that.
Now, let’s play, ‘What if the Ragland family was doing this’ …..
OMG! Thankfully they are not!!!!
Her maudlin posturing is obviously fake. People like that are nuts. Stay away.
The media cannot turn the public opinion against Meghan by using Samantha. The family is through as far as the public is concerned. That is my opinion. A big danger is the alleged money spending on clothes, shoes, and so on. That could make the public hate Meghan. The trouble is, everything Meghan wears or carries is thrown into this pot.
Now there is one fashion blog, on which also other Royals are covered fashionwise and if one of them wears something again, it is mentioned that the dress, shoes, handbag is a repeat. Not so with Meghan. You will find, that she has worn something before only if you do some digging. For example the handbag Meghan carried on the event of the opening of the Nelson Mandela Museum cost an outrageous amount of 600,- Pound. When you klick on the link, and who does that, you come to a page which shows two photos of Meghan if you scroll down that is. The first photo is from May 2017 and if you click on it you will discover that she had that bag already then, so it was bought privately. The information is there but it is somewhat difficult to obtain.
I have no idea if this is done on purpose. It would indicate that somebody who runs a fashion blog about Meghan does not necessarily like her.
I would like to know if the money for the clothes Meghan wears at private events are from the same money she gets for clothes for official events? Furthermore I would like to know does she really pay anything for these clothes?
It’s definitely intentional on the part of the press, many of these supposed totals even include her wedding gown. Kate hardly steps out of the house wearing anything other than custom McQueen, most of which never gets reworn & yet they talk about her like she’s rummaging through the bargain bins for her outfits.
And that is only recently! Before Meg arrived, they were pretty brutal to Kate and her spending habits. Now Kate, the English Rose, is a saint and can do no wrong.
I really like both women, and it totally ticks me off the way the press is playing saint and sinner with them.
They also give ridiculous prices to some of her clothes.For one of her outfit they said it cost £21,000 but when you research it,it actually cost around £500 so where did this £21,000 price tag come from?…. they know their readers wouldnt question it and want to create that narrative
It’s like a dog whistle for clicks. Reprehensible behavior.
Honestly, I’d be amazed if they were even paying the tag price in some cases. These clothes get world wide acknowledgement when the royals wear them at events. I’m willing to bet a decent amount of it is a publicity trade, same as it is with celebrities.
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The royal family is not allowed to take freebies.
@WendyNerd
They do it anyway. We will call it creative accounting. The designers can sell them something for 5 dollars and then it technically isn’t free. They fight and scratch to dress them and it is in their interest to give them huge breaks.
@WendyNerd, the royals AND all celebrities have taken “discounts” on cars and on everything else for eternity, yet you don’t hear anyone call them out on anything. Maybe Meghan too is taking “discounted” dresses, they all get discounts, none of them pays full prices. They either get discounts, or they just loan the outfits for a tinnie tiny fraction of the cost price, but they always get away with everything. Yet Meghan is the only one that gets accused of and called out for paying full prices on her outfits, major eye roll from me.
Regarding “freebies”…
They do. Some are discounted items.
Some are gifted to family to be gifted to royals. Much like how Pippa was the source for gifts to kate. Pippa would be sent an item customized for kate or george or whomever in that family. The gift would be received. Worn. And the ID would be published as publicity. It happens OFTEN.
Or they are outright freebies. Early late years of marriage had this. Notably the helicopter ride was admitted to as a “gift” from a friend. Which… has terrible optics. Co steering what surrounded that helicopter loan it’s a lot.
But yes. Freebies often. And yes. Meghan is being treated as her role always called for. The spare’s wife.
This falling out between family members happens. But why is the British press stirring this up? Asking Sam if Meghan and her father have been in contact is no one’s business. I know the media wants more clicks, but I really thought the questions in that interview were almost worse than the answers. It’s really gone too far.
No.
This is just speculation, they said ch 5 might be in talks for her to join the show. But she is very ill & they would have to make arrangements for that but the palace also has the power to stop it just as they stopped Megs ex sister in law & nephews from giving a commentary about the wedding on ITV. Even if she goes on the show, I think she would be voted out 1st. I am no fan of Meghan as some of you may know but the truth is her siblings are an attention seeking nuisance. They use the strained relationship MM has with her father to make themselves relevant. They feel they should be entitled to whatever she has achieved which is a wrong way of thinking. The brother is all about making money & tries to speak on behalf of the sister & father he doesn’t get along with. The siblings were quiet for 1 month because they made thousands from the wedding TV contracts but it seems they want more. And the people who are helping the siblings stay relevant is the press, websites & blogs. If everything the siblings say or tweet was ignored they would keep quiet. I think she should however reconnect wth her dad because the way she has treated her dad is not presenting a good image for her. She’s smiling & waving to people while her 73 yr old father receives abuse online.
And whose fault is it he’s receiving abuse? No one cared about this man until that wedding sheningans and even then,people still supported him and blamed Meghan.Now they are seeing him for who he really is.If he really cared about reconnecting with Meghan,he would have listened to her,stopped going to the press,stop accepting money from them and would have told his damn kid to shut up by now.This man doesn’t care for anyone but himself
So you advocate the victim reaching out to the abuser. Very interesting take on what is clearly a highly dysfunctional family.
At this stage Meghan reaching out to her father is the same thing as her reaching out to her sister. The only rational way to deal with that sort of manipulation is to stay away from it.
People who reportedly cry she should reach out to her father are also the same ones who are “shocked” when he then spills the contents of private conversations with Prince Harry.
TM is not ill, no man who has just had a heart attack repeatedly does an 8 hr round trip every month to do press interviews as well as scoffing McDonalds at every opportunity.
No. You must set boundaries with toxic people.
I had never watched anything featuring Vonnie. She is very good at manipulation. I found *myself* getting sucked into her narrative. It makes me nauseous. That kind of manipulation using guilt about a parent’s LIFE and trying to force Meghan to communicate only to betray her is not always easy to brush off. I am sure Meghan understands cognitively what her family is doing to her, but the emotional complexities are likely incredibly difficult. I hope that she can find peace in doing what is right for her. It isn’t easy.
My sister would do something like this to me.
She has Borderline personality disorder.
Megan’s only choice at this point is no contact. So very hard while someone smears her, but you can’t have a healthy relationship with someone behaving like this.
The irony is, the sister publicly shaming Megan for not being in touch is probably why Megan hasn’t been in touch!
Yes! This is a no-win situation. :-{
I won’t listen to her at all. Or read her words anymore. It is too vile. Too upsetting. Life is too short for such mean spirited balderdash.
Could see that coming a mile away. I gave up watching that show a few years ago, it’s a shadow of its former self. For anyone who doesn’t know, CBB started out as a charity fundraiser with a few nice celebrities doing a lightweight charity gig, being nice people.
First glance at the photos made me think it was Chewbacca or something. The coat matching her hair colour is really on point. I think she is starting to actually resemble the diarrhea that spews from her mouth. You are what you eat.
What a complete SH!TSTAIN of a human being don’t let her in UK
I think most expected this interview to happen. She hired an agent so she will be everywhere especially if this CBB mess is true. Meghan just needs to keep living herself. No one takes the Markles seriously. They had a period in the beginning where people might have given then the benefit of doubt but that has long passed. Their agenda is clear.
I also laughed at her explaining she wasn’t with her father on his birthday because of the miles between them yet she seems to be travelling all over the place for interviews. If her dad was on his deathbed like she claims then why it is up to Meghan only to be with him? Where are the other children and grandchildren?
They just want Meghan to show up for a photo op.
Well, her dad isn’t on his deathbed. It sounds as though he had a wake-up call of some sort of possible cardiac event (a blood clot can temporarily block an artery, for instance, which is very scary) and may even have had surgery or something considered a procedure that he thinks of as surgery. I’m sure it was scary for him, but typically people who do recover have the potential for becoming healthier than before if they follow medical guidelines.
If he really needs money for medical expenses (doesn’t sound as though he does), I’m sure Meghan will help. She probably has as much contact with him as she ever did but just isn’t publicizing anything. She did invite him to take part in her wedding, but he decided ultimately not to do it for valid reasons. Any toxic family members like her half-sister may very be putting ideas into his head at a vulnerable time when he’s feeling his own mortality.
Of course he not on his deathbed. He is driving back and froth from Mexico to L.A quite frequently these days. Meghan doesn’t owe anyone of them a damn thing, including her attention seeking father. She is doing the right them removing that toxic from her life.
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Considering he was photo’d buying crap at McDonald’s AGAIN just a few days ago, he hasn’t had any kind of a wakeup call. The only prod he’s gotten is from Vonnie, to try and make $$$ off Meghan’s happiness.
Her father is not a victim. He is a victimizer. His other children are frequently estranged from him and he has never even met his grandchildren by his son. Meghan owes him nothing. Not even another second of her life.
Abusive parents use this narrative of being owed to abuse and manipulate people into thinking they are being mistreated when the opposite is true.
Besides, he is hardly destitute. He has a pension. He has other children that he isn’t selling out and they can help him. All these interviews should be enough for fake medical bills anyway.
Truly loathe this family.
(Clearly The Duchess & her lovely mother are excluded but I don’t consider them part of this steaming pile of crap family)
A new platform for pay against a half sister she doesn’t know. Reeks of desperation..
How disgusting. I hope this backfires so badly on channel 5.
Oh, I forgot to say that when I saw the photo first, I thought this was some gritty new film Reese Witherspoon was in. Lol… thought it was her ‘Monster’ moment,
Hahaha. Her Oscar Bait role of a lifetime.
So many missed opportunities for Samantha to just say, “I can’t answer that, I just don’t know.” Instead, she keeps making assumptions.
I hope the British television audience just rips her apart. Destroys her. Makes her look and feel as awful as she truly is. She’s a horrible person.
I hope they/we don’t. She’s just not interesting enough to provoke anything more than a pained eye-roll and a sad head shake. I suspect polite (because she’s in a wheelchair) disinterest is the best she can hope for.
IF, and it’s a big if, she does the show, I think she’ll be completely out of her depth (UK CBB is not US CBB) and will quickly fade into the background with the younger, more tabloid, home-grown zelebrities taking centre stage. She’s all talk now but the reality of being in a house with far bigger and more interesting (I use the term very relatively and carefully) personalities who won’t care a hoot about what she has to say as they’ll all be too busy talking about themselves and vying for camera time and faking showmances in the hope of ‘career’ resurrection. She’ll likely be out before she’s had time to settle in. And then go home, unnoticed, with no fanfare and her sad tail between her legs.
That would be the best outcome.
I was thinking that people would want to pay attention to the younger, more attractive celebrities.
TV is a visual medium, and there’s nothing to inspire interest in her from that standpoint for this type of show; I did wonder if she was jealous of Meghan because she’s, well, prettier.
You’re absolutely right – it would be better if she just fades away and is quietly shown the door. She obviously knows how to stir up controversy, but let’s hope she’s out of her depth.
What is CBB like in the UK? Do the audience and tabloids follow the CBB show and its contestants with greater interest than its US counterpart? What can Samantha expect to face at the UK CBB?
Samantha barely knows Meghan. And yet she has been selling stories for more than two years. Ugh.
I am happy that Meghan has a caring and loving parent in Doria. And the RF has surrounded her with love and support. I wish Meghan and Harry a very long and happy married life.
Pippa Tips and Instagram marshmallows seem so genteel in retrospect. Poor Meg.
It will soon be a case of diminishing returns..if it’s not there already. These people say nothing new. How many ways can you say “Meghan won’t talk to us?” It’s boring and media outlets won’t continue to pay.
This is why I think (hope) that the US Weekly article will do damage to Samantha. Meghan doesn’t care about her which means she can’t get a rise/contact out of her. It’s the whole opposite of hate, is indifference thing. Samantha is nothing to Meghan and not all that pleasant to deal with and there is zero chance of future contact. If I were a tab, I’d drop her. It also just hit me, there are pictures of a teenage/early 20s TJ with a baby Meghan but there are NO pics of a teen Sam with baby Meghan. They were never close.
We can all boycott by not watching. Not that I watch any big brother anyway.
She should have been ‘boycotted’ a long time ago. Had she been, CBB would not even be on her horizon. We’re all to blame for paying attention, negative and otherwise, because attention is what’s gotten her to the point of being a ‘get’ on UK CBB.
Serves us right. She’s just doing what grifters do and we’ve enabled it. It’s us collectively that need to take a long hard look in our mirrors when we’re hand-wringing over how all this is impacting on the woman at the centre of it.
“Serves us right. She’s just doing what grifters do and we’ve enabled it. It’s us collectively that need to take a long hard look in our mirrors when we’re hand-wringing over how all this is impacting on the woman at the centre of itIt’s us collectively that need to take a long hard look in our mirrors when we’re hand-wringing over how all this is impacting on the woman at the centre of it.”
I agree with this.
What is Samantha doing to “stop building walls and start building bridges” with her own estranged children? Samantha is insufferable.
She and Dolores Umbridge were separated at birth.
The funny thing is, this might be a blessing in disguise. I have no doubt this toad creature will utterly destroy herself and all her bullshit. UK reality shows are ruthless. By the time they are done, she’ll be forced back into the hole she crawled out of in the first place out of public shaming and humiliation.
I don’t think she is ready for the Brit tabloid take down. It is like a blood sport. When they go for the jugular they don’t stop until the person is too ashamed to be seen in public. Every sordid detail about her past will come out and people she associates with will use her like she is using Meghan.
So go on with your bad self Vonnie but I hope you have a hovel to hide in for the next decade.
Is it bad that I’m kind of looking forward to watching her eat shit?
I’ve never seen her ugly face before now. And I had no idea she’s a quadriplegic. The only place I ever read about her is here, because I love this site but otherwise refuse to give her clicks. I hope she doesn’t make it onto the show. I don’t understand how they have mouthpieces to begin with. I can’t wait til they all go away. My heart goes out to Meghan. It’s hard enough when normal busybodies push survivors to reconciliate with their abusers, which happens ALL the time, but it’s got to be so much worse on a worldwide scale.
She has a very smackable face. That expression! I didn’t even realize who she was at first, but my body recoiled in disgust when I saw her picture.
I feel bad for Meghan – but she has Doria, thankfully.
She really does look so much like her dad. Thankfully, Meghan doesn’t. >_>
Looking forward to watching how this trainwreck unfolds on TV
I hope her new family has assured Meghan, frequently and with love/humor, that her relatives aren’t even in the running for worst/most embarrassing royal relations. Royals have been sold out by various siblings, cousins, etc. since the dawn of time. At least the Markles are just an embarrassment. The real discomfort comes when half your family is on one side of a war and the other half — yeah. Queen Alexandra, among others, could speak to how difficult THAT is.
This, too, shall pass, dear duchess.
The definition of “celebrity” is quite lax in Oxford English isn’t it.
The evil step sister hasn’t even spoken to her in over a decade. Absolutely shameful, vile woman. Karma!!
The evil step sister hasn’t even spoken to her in over a decade. Absolutely shameful, vile woman. Karma!!
This woman is an absolute abomination.
Ugh. This woman is disgusting. Poor Megan; she shouldn’t have to deal with this BS.
One can tell she and Meghan are sisters. They have a similarity about them. I think it’s the nose and mouth.