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Who is Patrick Christys? Journalist says Meghan Markle wants to be 'high-class Kardashian' after Oprah interview

'Who is this woman? She's just a Poundland soap actress,' said Christys on talkRADIO

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s controversial tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey on CBS has been dominating headlines since it aired. And it has seen a polarizing effect. On the one hand, there are those who believe that the couple was wronged by the royal family. On the other hand, there are those who have called Markle a sucker for attention.

British journalist Patrick Christys, in a similar vein, likened Meghan "wanting to be a high-class Kardashian". Speaking to talkRADIO, Christys said, "Prince Harry who is an actual Prince comes in to join his wife. He should be the star of the show. Who is this woman? She's just a Poundland [a British variety store chain founded in 1990, selling most items at the single price of £1] soap actress. She wants to be a high-class Kim Kardashian."

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Who is Patrick Christys?

Patrick Christys, as per his website, is an award-winning freelance journalist, broadcaster, and political commentator, whose experience in news spans across media, be it print, online, radio, or television. He is a regular on Sky News, the BBC, and talkRADIO.

Christys used to host a UK breakfast show on Love Sport Radio, for which he won the Radio Academy’s prestigious 30 Under 30 Award. As per his website, he was the youngest ever Overnight Editor at both Express.co.uk and DailyStar.co.uk simultaneously. He has reported from conflict zones in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. He also made a documentary, traveling the migrant route through Morocco and into Spain.

Christys later tweeted, “I see the old tried and tested method of calling someone a racist without officially naming them so they don’t make you go to court to prove your allegation got a good airing on CBS last night.”

This was an opinion that has been shared by many on social media. One Twitter user said, “Oprah/Meghan was more like a Kardashian type TV show & I think doesn't deserve the level of attention it got of serious news.”

Comparisons with reality shows aside, the royal family 'drama' has also received commentary from reality show celebrities in the US. Bethenny Frankel, who rose to prominence as a contestant on the reality competition series ‘The Apprentice: Martha Stewart’, and later became a main cast member in the Bravo reality television series ‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ had things to say about Markle.

She tweeted, prior to the interview: “Cry me a river...the plight of being a game show host, fairly unknown actress, to suffering in a palace, w tiaras & 7 figure weddings for TWO WHOLE YEARS to being a household name w @Oprah on speed dial, fetching 7 m for interviews, hundreds of millions in media deals.”

Frankel, however, apologized after the interview aired. She wrote: “I watched M & H sit down. Emotional distress & racism must feel suffocating & powerless. I’m a polarizing, unfiltered(often to a fault)flawed person w a voice. When I heard of the interview,during a pandemic, it felt like a surprising choice. I’m sorry if it hurt or offended you.”