It’s that time again when the lists are released highlighting high-profile people who had one the best years of their careers and those who had a year they’d like to forget.
In 2023, some very famous names made the list of The Hollywood Reporter‘s “Biggest Winners.” They include Margot Robbie, Christopher Nolan, and of course Taylor Swift. Then, on the other side some of the year’s “Biggest Losers” include Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Earlier this year, it was reported that the Duchess of Sussex was hoping to form some sort of friendship with Swift. But when she was asked to be on Meghan’s Archetypes podcast, she declined. Several outlets reported that despite the snub, Meghan was carefully watching Swift and how she conducts herself in public to get pointers in order to try and duplicate having that universal love the singer gets. However, this was not Meghan’s year as her popularity really took a hit, as did Prince Harry’s.
Here’s more on how the pop icon “won” in 2023 and how the Sussexes lost this year.
The honor Swift received from the publication
Swift was named by THR as one of the “Biggest Winners of 2023.”
The “Anti-Hero” artist had a record-breaking year between her Eras Tour and her concert film of the same name. The tour has made over $4 billion, yes that’s a billion with a “b,” while the movie grossed more than $250 million. Swift also became Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the year. Thanks to that success, her net worth is estimated to be around $800 million and is continuing to grow.
In addition, the songbird has a new man in her life as she’s dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
And on top of all that, she was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year.”
Meghan and Harry named ‘Biggest Losers of 2023’
In the opposite category from Swift, Prince Harry and Meghan were named some of the “Biggest Losers of 2023.”
It’s hard to argue that the Sussexes haven’t had a woeful 12 months. In December 2022, they released what THR called a “whiny” two-part Netflix documentary, followed by Harry’s “whiny” Spare memoir in January. Then in March, South Park didn’t hold back and savagely mocked the duo in an episode titled “World-Wide Privacy Tour.”
In May, the prince and his wife said they were involved in a “near-catastrophic car chase” through New York City, a claim no one else would back up. In June, Spotify canceled Meghan’s podcast and ended its multi-million deal with the pair before a company executive labeled the couple “F****** grifters.” And in November, Family Guy became the lastest show to publicly mock the duke and duchess.
Perhaps the Sussexes will fare better in 2024.
