In my opinion, they have peaked.
They will continue to have a following among certain parts of the Black community. If it is true about Doria, exposure of alleged jail time could actually give M a temporary popularity bump…among those most angry about the targeting of Blacks by American LE in the past. I’m sure M would work that angle to her advantage.
The revival of Suits has helped her and WME has been knocking theirselves out on their behalf. But the biggest barrier is that Meghan and the new Harold do not have ‘it.’ They do not have either talent or that certain star-quality magnetism.
The trick for politicians and celebrities is to look real…no matter how fake they are. Bill Clinton was said to make everyone he talked to…feel like he was engrossed in their every word. Meghan can not manage her ego…she is absolutely engrossed in HER OWN every word…and it shows.
As for H, he has morphed into something like Kanye West’s new wife….only he is still wearing clothes at this point. (We shall see what the future brings however.) The public can sense that H is now only a PR accessory to her needs… but not much use beyond that. He has become so Woke that he is humorless…and actually demeaned by awards that look undeserved.
The only thing interesting about them is ‘the feud.’ This is proving problematic as well. Yesterday the online DM headline for hours…was the connection between that LA professor and M&H. These articles that are exposing connections between H&M, Archewell and the Squad make continuing the feud as a source of interest…very problematic….when the target is a young Mother fighting cancer.
Remember this latest ‘rebranding’ is the ‘soft’ side of M…soft dressing guided by an expert…soft ‘events’,like reading to children. Exposure of these connections, no matter how vague, is dangerous to this rebranding. My guess is M now lis struggling on how to still use the title but loose the UK connection.
Finally, I believe they have peaked because M never understood the emotional connection that the RF possesses with most of the UK. It is really like a ‘family’ in a way, isn’t it…similar to…”I can criticize my family, but don’t you outsiders DARE!” Harry had that bond and destroyed it. She had it for awhile…then mocked and insulted it to destruction. Their children never had a chance to build it.
The American connection with celebrities is nothing like that…it is cruelly transactional. If you no longer entertain us, or get old or infirm…get out of our face…no use anymore. If M, God forbid, got cancer…do you think it would cause the emotional uproar in the US that has ensued over the POW? Maybe a creepy update in the media every now and then. How long do you think the sex lives of the older Kardashian sisters will continue to be of interest?
Princess Ann does not need Ozempic, surgery and a boy-toy to be relevant in the UK. But in Hollywood…