Denise Welch hits back as Meghan Markle remark sparks furious backlash
Loose Women star Denise Welch has hit back over a social media backlash at her defence of Meghan Markle.
TV star Denise, 65, came out in support of the Duchess of Sussex this week after seeing a clip of royal biographer and commentator Angela Levin criticising her in a TV discussion.
Angela, who has been outspoken about Meghan and her husband Prince Harry before on Good Morning Britain, was a guest on TalkTV where she ended up cutting her appearance short after being accused of trolling. Denise shared the TalkTV clip on X, where Angela was shown complaining about Meghan's promotional photos for her new jam range and claimed they looked "set up".
But presenter JJ Anisiobi pointed out that it was just PR for a product Meghan was trying to sell, and told Angela: "With respect, Angela, you sound like a social media troll."
After a heated exchange, Angela said: "You're here to fight me so why don't you say goodbye?" and waved at the camera. JJ replied: "I'm not here to fight you, I'm just laying out the truth to you... You don't want to be challenged," but Angela then left the interview video link.
Denise also shared a clip of Alex Beresford tackling Piers Morgan about his Meghan comments on Good Morning Britain that led to Piers storming out of the studio and eventually quitting. She wrote alongside the shared videos: "What an absolutely vile woman @angelalevin1 is. Why is she allowed to continually trash, insult and verbally abuse Meghan Markle in public forums???"
But some of those commenting on Denise's post began a backlash against her, criticising her for her own comments on Loose Women and telling her Angela should be able to make whatever remarks she wanted.
One person wrote: "Why not, even if she was? Free speech. Not everyone has to like the harkles." Another added: "The same reason you’re allowed on TV…free speech" followed by a clown emoji. Someone else commented: "We’re not keen on you either," prompting Denise to hit back with a series of crying laughing emojis.
But others agreed with Denise's opinion, as one person commented: "Absolutely @RealDeniseWelch, I couldn’t agree more! The bullying is unreal." Someone else wrote: "I honestly honestly don’t know how people are allowed to keep getting away with this constant bullying. It’s just so gross and really really dark. Glad someone stood up to her."
