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A Statistical Breakdown of Piers Morgan’s Obsession With Meghan Markle
Piers Morgan mentioned Meghan Markle 834 times between November 27th, 2017, and May 20th, 2021
Piers Morgan is an English television personality and journalist who previously served as the host of the popular British morning show Good Morning Britain until he suddenly quit in March 2021. These days, whenever Piers Morgan is trending on Twitter, there’s a 99.9% chance that it’s about something he said, wrote or implied about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
Allow me to summarize the history of their relationship. Piers followed her on Twitter. She messaged him, thanking him, and they struck up a conversation. They met up once for drinks at a London pub, during which time he bought her three dirty martinis. Afterwards, she met the love of her life, Prince Harry, and they lived happily ever after (not even close but roll with it). And Piers has made it his mission to trash her publicly ever since for ghosting him and not inviting him to their wedding. If Meghan Markle farts too loudly in an enclosed area, trust me, Piers will let us know.
During his most recent Twitter meltdown related to Meghan, the cogs started turning in my head: can I quantify his obsession with Meghan Markle? Piers’ preoccupation with the comings and goings of Meghan has always struck me as the actions of a jilted lover, hellbent on ruining the life of a woman who spurned him to satisfy some jaded vendetta. Many agree with this deduction and frequently fling this accusation at him. Still, he hides behind the veneer of journalistic integrity and insists that his coverage of the Duchess is fair and warranted.
To determine whether or not this was true, I took a deep dive into Piers’ Twitter, as well as his columns for the Daily Mail and the segments run on the GMB from November 27th, 2017 (when Prince Harry announced his engagement to Meghan) to the current date, May 20th, 2021. I conducted this research principally to whet my curiosity on the matter and because I think numbers help tell a story. It is easy to dismiss one-off occurrences and anecdotal evidence, but data points gathered over an extended period allow for a fuller view of the issue.
