Outspoken broadcaster Piers Morgan has taken another swipe at Meghan Markle after she spoke openly about the “negative connotations” associated with ambitious women.
The Duchess of Sussex spoke candidly on the first episode of her new podcast Archetypes where she expressed that she never felt the negative effects of the word “ambitious” until she started courting her husband Prince Harry.
In the episode, which featured Serena Williams, the 41-year-old said: “I don’t ever remember personally feeling the negative connotation behind the word ambitious, until I started dating my now-husband.
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“And apparently, ambition is a terrible terrible thing, for women that is, according to some.”
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However when her comments landed on social media, Piers, 57, had a lot to say about it.
Commenting on a tweet that highlighted Meghan’s remarks, Piers hit back and wrote: “It’s not your ambition we dislike, Princess Pinocchio.
“It’s the vile way you trash the Royal Family whilst simultaneously exploiting your royal status for millions of dollars as with this podcast,” he added.
Sharing their thoughts on Piers’ tweet, fans were clearly left divided by his views.
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One person wrote: “Nobody likes you Piers. Go sit down and shut up why don’t you. Ambitious shouldn’t have a negative connotation. Unless you think it’s ok for them to be parasitic losers like the ones your stuck with. “
Another chimed: “Aww, is Piers still upset that a woman exercised her right to never speak to him again?”
But others appeared to be on the presenter’s side and offered an opposing point of view.
One person penned: “Wasn’t the podcast supposed to be about Serena Williams? This is why people don’t like her – because she comes across as perpetually vengeful and bitter. Hard pass on the podcast.”
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Meanwhile another added: “She herself married into The Royal Family, no one made her. She will spend the rest of life harping on & on about what SHE did. Keep throwing The Royals under a bus while she claims it’s being ‘Ambitious.'”
For her new podcast series, Meghan introduced the show by saying: “Hi, I’m Meghan. And this is ARCHETYPES – my podcast about the labels and tropes that try to hold women back.
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Over the course of the next dozen episodes, we’re going to live inside and rip apart the boxes women have been placed into for generations – boxes like diva, crazy, the b-word, sl**.
“Some of these words – these labels – are harsh; they’re abrasive.
“And I want to get to the bottom of where they come from, why they’ve stuck around for so long, and – importantly – how we can move past them,” she added.
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
