KEIR Starmer is so right to face down his massive unpopularity, as proved by these examples of people who bounced back from being hated to become the nation’s darlings:
Piers Morgan
Hated as the editor of the Mirror where he fell for faked photos, hated when he subsequently went to the US and attempted to end guns single-handedly, and hated when he came back to the UK, Piers hasn’t gone anywhere. Even today he can be found in a short clip on a social media site that you scroll past, revolted. Offering hope to Starmer.
Ed Balls
Ed overcame being personally unlikeable and part of an unlikeable government to take the Piers role on Good Morning Britain, to a national chorus of ‘Why is Ed Balls on this?’ Now everyone has come to love him and the entire nation is up before 6am waiting for GMB to start. Sure, Susanna Reid is also a presenter, but Ed is the main attraction.
Russell Brand
Russell’s career looked over after multiple accusations of sex crimes, but his reinvention as a New Age conspiracy guru who then, without ulterior motive, converted to Christianity won the public around. Now he’s released a new book about it and has been taken once more to the nation’s bosom before the minor matter of his upcoming trial.
Noel Edmonds
Noel was hated for Noel’s House Party and the blobby monster it spawned, but refused to listen to his detractors and came back with Deal or No Deal. Resulting in his being exposed as a weird megalomaniac who believed the cosmos was helping him manifest TV jobs then moved to New Zealand where he’s also unpopular, but definitely back.
Amanda Holden
The star of Big Top and marrying Les Dennis then shagging Neil Morrissey became overexposed when her career took off thanks to Britain’s Got Talent, but responded by simply refusing to go away. Now the familiar sight of her arse in a bikini in the Mail is a fixture of British life everyone just accepts, like weeks of drizzle.
Bonnie Langford
Bonnie went from being am annoying multipurpose celebrity to the incredibly annoying Doctor Who assistant Mel Bush. But by hanging in there on the lower rungs of fame she was able to return to the show once it became terrible again. It’s surely now hit such lows that her own spin-off Dalek musical is not far away.
Ed Sheeran
In a way, Ed has to be respected for ignoring the galactic storm of hatred directed at him and still doggedly continuing to make his godawful music. If there’s a lesson to be learned, it’s that however much people are screaming at you to stop, just carry on regardless. A lesson Starmer seems to have taken firmly on board.
