
Link Lauren breaks down Travis Kelce’s calamity of a GQ profile, Travis’ relationship with Taylor Swift, Taylor’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl” and more. Then, Link gives a Royal Roundup including Meghan Markle’s “With Love, Meghan” season two trailer, the details of her new Netflix deal, and Prince Harry getting slammed by Queen Elizabeth II’s former press secretary. Plus, Link reacts to Jimmy Kimmel teasing leaving the US for Italy. Vandy Crisps: Go to https://vandycrisps.com/link and use code LINK for 25% off your first order. Beam: Visit https://shopbeam.com/LINK and use code LINK to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off.
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Well, my friends, welcome back to Spot on with Link. Lauren. We have so much to discuss, but let me start off by saying I am hungry. I am sleep deprived. I'm tired. I'm not here to make friends today. I'm here to make history. And I'm going to break down, piece by piece the new trailer for season two of Meghan Markle's Netflix show. With love, Meghan. We're gonna get into all of that. She's got Chrissy Teigen coming on. She's got tan from the show Queer Eye. The show is a total disaster, but she's back in her rented kitchen. I'm also going to break down Travis Kelce's new GQ photo shoot. Okay, this photo shoot is also an utter calamity. This man. I don't know what they were thinking over at gq, but we're gonna be breaking that down. It has the Internet in an uproar as well. We're also gonna talk about Jimmy Kimmel of other topics after we pay some bills. So stick around. This episode is brought to you by Vandy Crisps. Now, you guys know by now these are my favorite potato chips. 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You might know him for playing for the Kansas City Chiefs. I think I got that right. But you also might know him as Taylor Swift's boyfriend. Well, Travis Kelsey, this man is on the COVID of GQ magazine. He did a massive spread, okay? A massive, massive spread with a zillion photos styled by someone we'll get to in a second. But they're calling him America's sweetheart on the COVID And I find this very interesting because they were just calling Sydney Sweeney America sweetheart as well. And it seems like GQ is trying to reclaim that branding, that terminology. But there's nothing America's sweetheart about Travis Kelce in these photos, okay? These photos are an utter calamity. They're disaster. They're terrible. And I will explain to you piece by piece why these photos are so bad and what they tell us about this moment we're in politically and culturally as well. When I look at all these pictures, this is what a bunch of liberal elite stylists sitting around in an office building in New York City or Los Angeles think of rural America. This is what they think a western guy might look like or a Florida man might look like. This is what they think a blue collar American might look like. And I'm here to tell you that is not Travis Kelce. Travis Kelce. This is a man who is a Pfizer brand ambassador, okay, who did advertisement advertisements for big pharma. This is not someone who is really in touch with blue collar America, okay? This is someone who's worth about $90 million. His girlfriend, Taylor Swift also gave Kamala Harris a full throated endorsement, a massive full throated endorsement right before the election. And guess what, Taylor Swift, you got your ass handed to you. And I'm not going to say Taylor Swift doesn't have some catchy songs, okay? I'm not trying to get the Swifties on me. I'm not saying that Taylor Swift is total terrible. I do like some of her songs, okay? Shake it off, Shake it off. August slipped away like a bottle of wine, if you get the reference. But Taylor Swift, she Endorsed Kamala Harris. And then she got her ass handed to her because Kamala lost every single swing state. Taylor thought because she's so famous in music and she's selling out all these arenas and billions and billions of downloads and people coming to her concerts, she was gonna step out of her lane, stray from her core competencies, and endorse a presidential candidate. Well, guess what? She endorsed the wrong one. And Taylor Swift. That's why I feel that her clout has been a little bit down. So what is she doing now? She's trying to lean into the all American thing. Just like Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift. She's guy is kind of like the high school quarterback jock is kind of goofy. He's kind of hairy, he's kind of burly. She's found this guy. So she can feel like she's senior year in high school again. I don't know if she finished high school Taylor Swift, but she can feel like she's back in high school and she's dating the quarterback of the football team, and she's the prom queen. And that's all Taylor Swift has ever wanted. Okay? She has wanted to be the prom queen for her entire career. Well, she also announced a new album. Taylor Swift announced her new album. I believe it's called Life of a Showgirl. And she announced it on Travis Kelsey's podcast. He does with his brother. Now, some people are saying this is a fall from grace, okay? She used to announce her albums on massive shows, and she would do a huge rollout. Now she's on her boyfriend's podcast. I actually think this is pretty smart because she's trying to ingratiate herself again to an all American audience after endorsing Kamala Harris, after being pretty much a liberal elite. That's what Taylor Swift is. That's who she is. So she goes on a podcast. We're also in a podcast era. If you're watching or listening to us right now, you are into podcast. Okay, so her going on an antiquated talk show, I'm sure she'll do that at some point, but I didn't think it was that crazy. She went on a podcast to announce her new album. What I do think is a little weird, and I want to discuss this with you guys. I'd love for you to comment and write in and tell me what you think. Is it weird there's no ring on the finger? Like, there's no ring for Taylor. There's no wedding, there's no baby. She's what, a 35 year old woman. And she's like, life of a showgirl, Life of a showgirl. Where's life beyond that? You know what I'm saying? Is she going to be 45, 55, 65, with nothing to show for herself? She is a high value woman. Taylor Swift, I'm not denying that Taylor Swift is the high value woman. So why have none of these guys put a ring on the finger? Why has she not walked down the aisle? Why is she not, you know, having the American dream and the nuclear family and raising a family? And that's not for everybody. As we talked about in the last episode, it's perfectly fine. They're women who don't want to have kids. I just think it's a little weird. 35, she's so excited about this new album, Life of a Showgirl, and she's going to do her pop music and in a lot of her songs, maybe because she's infantilized by the entertainment industry and a lot of Taylor Swift's songs, she also talks about how young she is or how she's a girl or she's in young love. I'm here to tell you 35, not young love, sweetheart. I don't know if those eggs are frozen. I don't know if they're on ice. I don't know what's going on. But I'm here to tell you this isn't young love with Taylor Swift. And so I think it's a little interesting, you know, Travis Kelce, is he going to put a ring on her finger? Are they going to get married? Are they going to get engaged? I think that'd be great for young women to see. But Taylor Swift, she's a liberal elite and bringing it back to politics in a way. You know, Taylor Swift, now that I'm thinking just off the top of my head here, we'll get to some more important things in a second. But I'm thinking Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris and Kamala Harris loss. Taylor Swift sort of posits herself as this feminist icon, right? She's all about women and women's rights and women's empowerment. Why would you endorse Kamala Harris? Because of her gender. Kamala Harris, she opened the border. She was put in charge of the border, then oversaw the worst invasion in American history. She's got Lake and Riley and Jocelyn Nungari's blood on her hands. Kamala Harris, she supports men and women's sports. What about Peyton McNabb and all these girls who've been injured or lost out on medals who work so hard. Does Taylor Swift not care about them? This is who Taylor Swift decided to endorse for president, Kamala Harris. This is someone who wanted taxpayer funded transgender surgeries for inmates. Someone who wants war around the world. So, no, I find it a little hypocritical that Taylor Swift calls herself this feminist icon, but she endorsed Kamala Harris, who did nothing to help women. Kamala Harris has done nothing to support women. She wants men in women's sports, open borders and the erasure of women, in my opinion. And Kamala Harris, no kids of her own, no real family of her own. She's glommed on to Doug's. Well, look at. Look at his kids. Look at his daughter. They're not winners. So, you know, you are the company you keep. But as for Travis Kelsey in this photo shoot, it was a mess. It was a total disaster. And we have a list of the pictures here. We have a list of all the pictures. I want to put the rolling pictures back up on the screen for a second, though. I just want to put some of them back up on the screen and get back to what I was saying earlier. Travis Kelsey trying to couch himself as America's sweetheart is not going to work, okay? You can't couch yourself as America's sweetheart when you've cozied up to big pharma and you're dating one of the biggest pop stars on earth who just endorsed Kamala Harris. You understand what I'm saying? That's just not going to work, okay? When you cozy up to big tech and big pharma and you endorse one of the most democrat elite shill folks on earth, Kamala Harris. It's not looking good for you, okay? It's not looking good for you. But I want to go to some of these pictures one by one. Let's look at Travis with the alligator, okay? Let's look at number two. Let's look at that real quick. Travis with the alligator, okay? I don't know what the hell's going on in this picture. This is like alligator Alcatraz but make it fashion. They sat around in a boardroom and they said, oh, my God, let's give him an alligator or a crocodile. We'll put him in waders. We'll put him in the everglades. Oh, all American guys are going to love this. No, guys aren't gonna love it. Girls aren't loving it either. There's nothing sexy, handsome, or interesting about this. Like I said, you're trying to play this sort of blue collar, all American guy. But I'm here to tell you, as someone who's from Texas, I spend a lot of time out west as well, in Wyoming and Idaho, et cetera. Ton of time in Florida. Guys who wear, you know, real cowboy hats and boots and drive trucks, they don't relate to this. This does not look like them, okay? This ridiculous hat. Where's PETA? All you celebrities, where the hell is PETA right now? I don't know where you are, but this picture, an utter calamity. And I hope that animal is okay. Doesn't look like the animals photoshopped in, but I hope the animal is okay. Now let's go to him, number three. And the brown fur on the boat, I want to look at that really quickly. Okay, this picture. Once again, where is PETA? All the liberals are going to be flipping a gasket over this. Where is PETA? Now I get the vibe he's in the Everglades, he's on a boat, he's, you know, riding around. But once again, this is like alligator Alcatraz, but make it fashion. And these people, do they really think that this is going to appeal to all American men? This just shows that the left has lost the culture war, okay? The left, I really don't see any sign of them ever coming back. They've lost the culture war if this is what they think all American guys want to look at and what they want to see. If they think this is what girls are going to want to see and what's going to turn girls on. I can tell you because I've been posting on Instagram and X about this for the last 24 hours. Not one girl, not one girl has said this is a turn on for her or that he looks good. Not one girl. Okay? Now let's go. Let's go to number four. He's in the brown fur, standing with a stick. He's got a walking stick. This picture. I thought I was done with the article and then people started sending me this one. I said, oh, we're not done. Okay. Someone on Twitter, I think they said, this is like Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, but in the Everglades to me. Did you guys ever see Starsky and Hutch? The remake with Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Snoop Dogg? Do you remember Pooh Bear? I think Snoop Dogg's character was Pooh Bear and Starsky and Hutch, and he's had sort of like a pimp cane and a fur. That's what this is. That's what this is to me, it's like a pimp cane and a fur coat. And Travis Kelce. You look like an utter calamity. You look like a joke. And I want to also talk about who styled this. So this entire photo shoot for GQ was styled, and I use the word styled loosely by Law Roach. Okay? Law Roach, or as I might start calling him, Cockroach. Actually, let's say cockroach here. Law Roach styled this photo shoot. Now Law Roach styles Zendaya, who's that actress? She's like tall and skinny. I think she's in the Spider Man. I don't know much about Zendaya, but Law Roach styled this shoe. When you look at Law Roach, Law Roach looks like a non binary guy who can't figure out what gender he wants to be with long black hair and wears high heels. This is probably not the person I would have chosen to do an all American, America sweetheart photo shoot with Travis Kelce. Because what you get is a bunch of clownery, okay? If La Roach wants to go style sex in the city, put those women in those ridiculous garments and have them gallivant New York City spreading their legs. That's great. That's a great job and a great client for La Roche to have. But styling the photo shoot for Travis Kelce in the Everglades, that's supposed to be all American, rural blue collar. That's why it was a miss. That's why it was a disaster. Because no blue collar men I know dress like that. Okay? I'm here to tell you what would have been realistic. Actually put Travis Kelce in like cargo shorts, dad jeans, New Balance sneakers, and have him at like Walmart with a shopping list from his wife on the way home from work. That's what they should have done with Travis Kelce. Instead they put him in these ridiculous outfits. So Law wrote, you probably wouldn't have been my first choice. I want to go to one of these pictures. Can we put up a picture of him on the truck where he's sitting on a truck with the waiters on. I want to see Travis Kelce sitting on this truck because he looks so out of place sitting on a truck. I don't think he's driven a truck. Don't think he's been near a truck. He looks way too clean to have been out working in the yard. So Travis Kelsey, I think they really thought. I think they thought, well, you know what? It's cool to be right of center now. Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle was so beloved by the right American eagle selling like crazy. Clearly, clearly. All American Americana vibes are back. Let's put them in some waders and a fur hat on the back of a dirty truck. No, this is ridiculous. Liberal elite pandering. And all of you folks, I've said this for years. You want to sit around with your consultants and your focus groups in Los Angeles and New York, maybe it would behoove you to travel across the country and actually talk to people. I've been to all 50 states, okay? I've lived in several of them. I'm here to tell you, real men don't dress like this. This is not real masculinity. There's nothing masculine about this. And Travis Kelce is not a bad looking guy, but he looks like a joke. He looks like a joke in these pictures. You basically found a dirty truck and you put him in waiters, and you want to appeal to these all American men, and it's just not gonna work. It's just not going to work. Now I want to go to the picture of Travis Kelce from the GQ shoot where he's in the ocean with a yellow vest, okay? This was the beginning of the end. This wasn't the end, but this was the beginning of the end for me. Why is he in the ocean with a yellow crossing guard vest or like a sanitation worker vest? And shout out to the crossing guards, shout out to the sanitation workers. But why is Travis Kelce wearing this in the ocean? It just doesn't even make sense to me. You know what would have made the shoot better? If he was just shirtless in the ocean. You want to appeal to normal, all American folks when they go to the ocean and they swim, they're not in a yellow crossing guard vest. I'm here to tell you, they're just not the only person, okay? The only person who can really pull this type of look off is President Trump. Reminded me of President Trump when he was in the garbage truck. Remember when he did the garbage truck stunt? Because it was incredible, okay? The king of all stunts, President Trump, when he put on that orange vest and got in the garbage truck, I actually thought for a second, you know what? I'm buying it. I'm buying it. It doesn't seem unnatural to me. Sort of like when he went to work at McDonald's, I was like, you know what? He's having a good time. He seems right at home, okay? Because he can actually appeal to working class Americans, the forgotten men and women of this country. President Trump has that knack. And that ability to connect with people and speak to their issues and concerns you. Look at Travis Kelce. He looks like a clown. He looks uncomfortable. He looks out of place. Why are you in a freaking vest in the ocean? It just doesn't make sense. Now get President Trump off the screen for this next thing. I can't have our beloved president on the screen for this next part. What I want to say at the end of this segment is when I look through my messages and my comments, I thought I knew you guys. I really thought I knew you guys better than I did. But I got so many messages from people saying Travis Kelce's chest was too hairy. Everyone said he needs to manscape. His chest is too hairy. He needs to wax it, he needs to shave it. You guys, are we still doing that? Is that the problem? For me, I don't mind a real man with a dad bod and hair on his chest who's been around and seen some things and been some places. Okay? So I thought I knew all of you better than that. But apparently the chest hair is really perturbing to people. The chest hair was not a problem for me. The problem for me was the fact that he looked like a ridiculous clown trying to co opt and cosplay this all American Americana vibe. And it just wasn't tracking. The problem for me is you hired this like black trans, non, binary with like all these wigs on and high heel stylist to do the photo shoot. That didn't really work for me. That just wasn't really working. But we're gonna continue seeing this trend. I think people have seen that Sydney Sweeney was able to generate so much attention for American Eagle, so many sales, they're all gonna wanna jump in. Okay? They're gonna want a piece of this all American vibe. But you can see when it's phony, when it's phony and when it's inauthentic. Sort of like if you remember, we talked a few weeks ago on the show. Beyonce has been leaning into this all American country, red, white and blue. This is someone who was like a supportive of Black Lives Matter. She's endorsed every liberal candidate on earth. Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris. Now she wants to lean in to this all American vibe. Because President Trump won in a landslide in November. Every single swing state, the popular vote. And it's cool now to love your country and to have American values, right? It's not cool to be part of the liberal league. Many of you watching this are conservative, Republican, maga, independents, libertarians, very few of you would probably identify as Democrats or liberals because I think about 20 something percent of the country finds the Democratic Party interesting or likable at this point. And so we're gonna see this trend of brands and magazines leaning in. But Travis Kelce, we wish you well. Taylor Swift, we wish you well with your 12th album. Maybe someday a man will put a ring on the finger, but we have to move on to some more topics. You guys know I am always on the go and in different time zones. Sometimes I need help getting to sleep fast and also getting a good night's sleep. That's when I found Beam's Dream Powder. Beam is proudly founded in America and run by people who share our values, hard work, integrity and delivering results. It's a healthy nighttime blend packed with science backed ingredients shown to improve sleep so you can wake up refreshed and ready to take on the day. Dream is made with a powerful blend of all natural ingredients, Reishi, Magnesium, L Theanine, Apigenin and Melatonin. Like I said, if you can pronounce that, good for you, but it tastes great. 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Meghan Markle is back with season two of her Netflix show With Love Meghan. Now, is it really Season two or is it a bunch of repurposed footage from season one with a couple of reshoots thrown in here? I think this is season 1B. Everybody on X is calling it season 1B because because we've all heard this is not new footage that a bunch of leftover stuff from Season one Netflix isn't too happy with Meghan Markle, the Hollywood Reporter. All of these industry rags are saying she's pretty much been let go from Netflix. They have a first look deal with Netflix. So if they get that first right of refusal if they want to do a new project, but Netflix isn't too enamored with them. I did hear, before we get to breaking down the trailer, I did hear that Megan Markle is going to be doing a Christmas special for Netflix. And I'm here to tell you the last person I want to hear from on Christmas is a washed up ex duchess traipsing around her mansion in jean booty shirt, shorts with her scrawny legs. That's not really who I'm interested in hearing from for Christmas, but maybe around the holidays she can actually spend time with her kids. That'd be great because we never see Archie or Lily. Bet it would be nice for her, I think, to actually spend time with her kids over the holidays. Or, you know, the real royals, the real royalty, King Charles, Camilla, Prince William and Catherine, they will be, I believe, at Sandringham, they'll be doing all of the Christmas festivities that they do as real members of the royal family. Harry, because he decided to abscond from the royal family, shank them and accuse them of racism, he will be alone in the mansion with Meghan Markle doing a Christmas special on Netflix. But be sure to subscribe and come back and like and follow and comment because we'll be breaking that down, I'm sure, as Christmas approaches. But Meghan Markle, not someone I really want to hear from. Christmas is also about spending time with family. And Meghan Markle is not someone with a great track record when it comes to her family. In fact, she disinvited, uninvited that niece. Remember that niece? I believe her name was Ashley or something. She had that niece that she uninvited from her big wedding in 2018. She doesn't really talk to her father. She doesn't talk to Samantha Markle. Okay, fine. But Meghan Markle, the holidays are about family. Where's the family? Where's the family? She had family. The only one standing left is Doria. Doria's gonna cling to them. Doria is really the only family Prince Harry has. And for Prince Harry, he didn't treat his family very well. He didn't treat them well. He says he can't even go back to the UK because he doesn't feel safe. That's who Prince Harry is. He has a public rift with his father. He fights with his brother. He writes about it in a book after Prince William allegedly says, please, please don't talk about our personal life. And Catherine, in your book especially, she's having health issues, but this is who Prince Harry is. So the holidays are about family. I'm curious to see what this holiday special is like. She'll probably be dragging in her C and D list friends, but now we have to break down the trailer for season two of her Netflix show like it's the Zapruder film. Okay, I want to go piece by piece through this trailer, and I want to start off by talking about the fact that Jamie Kern Lima is one of her best friends coming to cook with her in her kitchen on the new show. Now, Jamie Kornlima. I don't know much about this woman except for the fact that she looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss. Like she looks like a Dr. Seuss character or something, but not as likable. So she looks like she'd maybe be in the Lorax. Jamie Kern Lima is apparently one of Meghan Markle's new besties that she has coming to cook with her. Because Meghan Markle, these are supposed to be her close friends and family. I'm here to tell you, it's staff. It's Daniel the hair and makeup artist again. She's dragging his ass back for season two. She has no real friends. It's all staff. It's all staff or people she's in business with. There are no real friends. But Jamie Kern Lima, I thought, where do I know her from? Where do I know her from? Oh, that very cringe interview Meghan Markle did where she said, the power of yet. The power of yet. Let's roll that clip. I don't know what I'm doing yet. Yet. My business hasn't gotten traction yet. No one's picked up my book proposal yet. Yes. I haven't found my soulmate yet. Everything is yet. The power of yet. The power of yet. These insufferable liberal women sitting around a mansion going, the power of yet. The power of yet. We have to have good vibes and namaste. The power of yet. Ladies, do you understand what the rest of the country does? They get up. They go to work each day. They come home. They cook dinner if they can. They try and spend some time with their loved ones. They have real things going on. They're taking care of a sick friend, relative. They're doing things okay. They're not sitting around mansions going yet. The power of yet. This is what happens, okay? These are like those housewives start taking ssri, they start taking drugs and popping pills. Maybe they're getting into their kids drug. Then they start drinking at 9am this is not good, okay? These two sound like drunk wine moms, soccer moms with too much free time. Meghan Markle, in that interview, I remember she was sitting there and she's like, I'm in no makeup. I'm in no makeup. And the other girl's like, you're so brave. You're so brave. You know? You know who's brave? People go and serve our country, okay? Overseas to put their lives on the line. You know who's brave? People who are taking care of their sick relatives and family members, all of that. That's who's brave, okay? The men and women in uniform. You're not brave for doing an interview with a full production crew. And you only put, you know, moisturizer on. That's not brave. But that's who Meghan Markle is. She wants us to believe she's this girl who came from nothing. She came from nothing. She lived above a garage. She lived above a garage, but she went to a fancy private school and her father worked in the entertainment industry. And then he sent her to Northwestern. He sent her to Northwestern, okay? But she wants us to believe she came from nothing. She's a self made woman who pulled herself up by her bootstraps. That is not who Meghan Markle is, okay? She is an elite, out of touch woman who is going to be in her rented kitchen cooking on her Netflix show as Rome burns. That's who she is at this point. Now we have some footage of the trailer up on the screen. And in the trailer there's another person we see, and that is none other than Chrissy Teigen. So Chrissy Teigen is one of these best friends Meghan Markle decides to have over to her kitchen to either cook or make candles or make like, I don't know, vagina pine cones. I'm not sure what she's doing, but she's in this kitchen, this rented kitchen because she won't let them film in her real house. But she has Chrissy Teigen come over. Chrissy Teigen, I'm not going to read you the post. She's made very bizarre, almost pedophiliac. Post online. Very weird. Post online. Before her clout is down, she's married to John Legend. If you don't know who she is, she was good friends with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. But what I'm noticing when we look at the trailer for season two of Megan Markle's Netflix show, she is following fallen her A list friends like Beyonce and Oprah and Tyler Perry, they want nothing to do with her anymore. It's a bad day when Tyler Perry doesn't even want to talk to you anymore. Oprah doesn't want to be associated with you. Beyonce doesn't want to be associated with you. So she can't find any real star power. So she's at the bottom of the barrel digging for Chrissy Teigen. That's what Meghan Markle is doing. She's at the bottom of the barrel scraping like, is there anybody? Like, she's calling her agents. Is there anyone we can get from my cooking show, Help, help, help. And they send Chrissy Teigen, Teigen's washed up ass over there. Chrissy Teigen. That's it. That's the cooking show. That's what y' all are doing. And I'm here to tell you also, while this woman traipses around and her rented kitchen and this fake production crew that probably comes and cooks things before. And while she's putting together flower arrangements and talking about joy and kindness, kindness and sharing moments of joy, this is someone who did a sit down interview with Oprah and shanked her in laws who gave her everything. Her in laws who threw her a massive wedding. Okay, who gave her royalty, a title, a town. Sussex. Okay. A county. Okay. They gave her everything. And what did she do? She left. She left and she shanked them and she treated them like dirt and she kicked up nothing but trouble in the Queen's dying days. And Queen Elizabeth II's dying days, may she rest in peace, what was she dealing with? Meghan Markle and her PR nonsense, accusing them of all of this buffoonery, tomfoolery and malarkey. That's who Meghan Markle is now speaking of. Queen Elizabeth, who Meghan Markle shanked, treated like dirt, didn't respect. I'm still upset, okay? I'm still upset that Meghan Markle named her daughter Lilibet after the late queen, even though she's never met the queen, never stepped foot in the uk, Never met anybody in the Commonwealth. I don't think Lilibet even knows other members of the royal family because she's been kept sequestered away in a mansion. I don't even know if the kids exist or if they're artificial intelligence at this point. But this is just My opinion, I don't want to get sued because these little hucksters over in Montecito, Harry and Meghan are litigious. But Queen Elizabeth's former press secretary did an interview where she ripped Prince Harry. And it's a big deal. When someone from the palace, a former aide, a press secretary, a communications advisor, when they decide to speak out publicly against another senior member or former senior member of the royal family, this is a big deal. Let me read you a little bit about what's going on. And if you're in the royal community, you've already seen this article. But Queen Elizabeth II's press secretary for 12 years has ripped Prince Harry in a scathing document. Prince Harry needs to stop portraying himself as the victim, she says, because the public has had enough of hearing how awful his life is. According to the former palace staffer, Elsa Anderson slammed Harry for his Woe is me antics and the scathing new documentary about the exiled royal. Speaking in Channel 5's documentary, Prince Harry, My Terrible Year, what a name. She says that she worked very closely with Harry before his royal exit and that the duke is too impulsive. We've seen that, okay, when he wore the swastika and the Nazi outfit wasn't someone who had great judgment. I know we're not supposed to bring that up anymore, but when he was wearing the swastika, Prince Harry and doing all this dumbass stuff and falling out at nightclubs, you can't blame it on the royals. And you can't always blame the paparazzi because you were the one putting yourself in those situations. So you were impulsive. Let me read you this final quote from her. Stop being the victim and start being the hero of the piece. Start writing your own script. I think people are just getting a little bit tired of how Prince Harry thinks the world is against him and how often his life is. Thank you. Someone has said it. Okay. Thank you. Someone has said it. Prince Harry, every time he opens his mouth, every time he does an interview, I don't feel safe. I'm under attack. Da da da da da. My life is terrible. I'm a victim. I'm so sorry, Prince Harry, that you were born into British royalty. Okay? Had you played your cards right, had Meghan Markle's bird brain frickin denim short wearing ass played her cards right, y' all would be over in the palace eating crumpets and scones, having high tea, and all you'd have to do are some royal engagements where you go cut rock ribbons. That's all that was expected of you. But you're lazy asses and you want to be in Montecito and do reality shows like the Kardashians. That's who Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are. They're not even at the Kardashian level. They're almost like oxygen tlc. They're like way below Kardashian level at this point. The Kardashians actually turn a profit and sell their ridiculous products. But Prince Harry, I'm glad the former press secretary for Queen Elizabeth has spoken out because he's always playing the victim card. And I've seen this with friends in my own life. I used to have this friend. I remember he had his 30th birthday a few years ago, has to be 35 now. He drank too much, partied too much, was always getting into trouble, was into drugs, could not get his life together. Anytime he tried to talk to him, he would say, I watched my dad die when I was 10. My dad died right in front of me when I was 10 and he's pouring another drink. We all know people in our lives who blame the past for their current misery, right? They are slaves to the past, anything that's happened to them. And I think that's what Prince Harry is, right? He wants to do this perpetual victim card. And in Hollywood, being a victim is profitable, right? They played the victim card in the original six part docu series. He played the victim card in spare. They played the victim card in the Oprah interview. They're probably gonna play the victim card in season two of her With Love Meghan wannabe cooking show. This is what they do. They're living in an era of Hollywood where playing the victim can make you a little bit of money, get you a little bit of fame. But you're not a victim, okay? You were in the royal family and all you had to do was show up for some engagements. That's it. You weren't even in line to be king that close to. You were what, fifth in line for the throne. That's what you are right now. I believe you got William, George, Charlotte, Louis, and then you got Prince Harry. All you had to do was eat crumpets and scones and show up for ribbon cuttings. Wasn't good enough for you. So you want to be a perpetual victim, Prince Harry, and it's sad and it's pathetic for a 40 year old man. And it's also a turn off. Prince Harry used to be the most eligible bachelor on earth. Prince Harry, this ginger prince, women lusted after him. He was hot, he was masculine, he'd play sports. He was shirtless. He was in the air Force, the Royal Air Force force. Now he's just a little beta male bitch boy. That's all Prince Harry is. And it's all he will be if he doesn't get away from this woman and reassess his life. Because you're in charge of your own life. If you're not happy where you are and how your life is, change it. But you got to stop playing this perpetual victim card. Anyway, we will be back with season two of Meghan Markle's cooking show finally drops. Breaking it down one by one by one. I could only make it through a little bit the first season. We'll see how far make in season two. But now we have to move on to none other than Democratic shill Jimmy Kimmel. Now, Jimmy Kimmel, he's teasing the idea that he might leave the United States. I believe he has Italian citizenship. He might leave the United States because he can't stand President Trump. Even though he lives in the Hollywood Hills in a massive mansion and has properties all around the country. And his life is hunky dory. And he has a TV show, a TV show on ABC owned by Disney. He might leave the country like Rosie o'. Donnell. We actually have a clip of him discussing this with Sarah Silverman. Let's a take a look.
MultiCare Representative
A lot of people I know are thinking about where they can get citizenship.
Customer
And I do have Italian. I did get Italian citizenship.
Lauren Link
You do?
MultiCare Representative
Oh, that's amazing.
Customer
I do have that. And what's going on is, is as bad as you thought it was going to be.
MultiCare Representative
Way worse.
Customer
It's so much worse. It's just unbelievable. Like, I feel like it's probably even worse than he would like it to be be.
Lauren Link
Now Jimmy Kimmel says what's going on? He can't articulate what's going on. This is what liberals do, okay? Rich liberal elite to sit around watching msnbc. This is what they do. They say the way the country is right now, the current climate with what's going on. What's going on? The stock market just reached an all time high. The s and P500. The border is more secure than ever before. Literally ever before. Crime is coming down. People are getting jobs, people are healthier. We're getting men out of women's sports. What's so terrible? Terrible. We're getting peace deals done around the world. When Jimmy Kimmel goes on these shows and these liberals are comforting each other with everything that's going on right now, with everything that's happening right now. Shut up. Please. Please shut up, you little beta male. Jimmy Kimmel. I can't stand all this crap. If Jimmy Kimmel wants to leave the United States, go. You sound like a liberal elite for even saying I might go, move to Italy and live in the countryside in my mansion. Go. I don't give a shit. Nobody's gonna miss you, Jimmy Kimmel. We're not gonna miss you. Your ratings are down. Your show sucks. You're not funny. You're not entertaining. You haven't been funny since you lost the weight. So go. Move to Italy. Go move to Ireland with Rosie o'. Donnell. You guys can do a reality show. Why don't Jimmy Kimmel and Rosie o' Donnell do a reality show? They will move into a little cottage in Ireland together like tlc, and we'll just roll the cameras and I guarantee you in about 12 hours he will be back on his private jet, flying to Hollywood to go back to his old life. Okay, we've seen this before. Celebrities say they're going to leave America because of President Trump. You're not going to leave America, okay? All of your investments and your investment properties are up, up, up and up. But they have to come on TV and sing their little swan songs and sing for their supper and do what they have to do because they're owned by Disney. Like the women on the View, the women of the View, these winches. They go on TV and talk about how horrible the country is and how scary things are and we could be snatched off the streets by ice. No. Y' all get in black Escalade cars and go back to penthouse apartments and make millions of dollars a year. And all you have to do each day is come to an air conditioned television, television studio and get your hair and makeup done and talk for an hour. That's it. Okay? So these liberal elites, they want to get together and coddle each other and say the world's coming to an end and everything's so terrible, but it's anathema to reality. Now we have another clip of Jimmy Kimmel speaking about Trump Derangement Syndrome. And this clip is probably one of the most ridiculous things I've seen in a long time. It's from 2024, but let's take a look at it.
Customer
I laugh when people say, oh, you've got Trump Derangement syndrome. If you're a reasonable person, you should have Trump derangement, Derangement syndrome. And by the way, I Think he has derangement syndrome about us, too. The fact of the matter is this is a dangerous person. This is a stupid person, and that's a bad combination.
Lauren Link
So Jimmy Kimmel wants to say he's scared he might leave America. President Trump is a stupid person. He's a dumb, stupid person. He's so stupid, he won every single swing state in the popular vote and he's executing on his vision every single day. Nobody on the left can. The left has no identity right now. And this isn't even a partisan statement. There are many liberal journalists coming out and saying the same thing. The left has no identity. They don't have Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg. None of these guys can hold a flame to what's happening on the right. They can't keep up with the culture. They can't keep up with the times, they can't keep up with the messaging. So Jimmy Kimmel can go on there and say they're stupid and the Republicans are dumb and Trump is stupid. No, not really. If they were so stupid, they wouldn't be getting everything done that they promised. Promised right now. But speaking of stupidity, Jimmy Kimmel, who I imagine is not in Mensa, he has put up a billboard protesting what's happened to Stephen Colbert. So he put up a billboard saying that he's voting for Stephen Colbert for the Emmys and he wants Stephen Colbert to win an Emmy. And he's so, you know, perturbed that Stephen Colbert was canceled. And you know why he's so shook by Stephen Colbert's cancellation? Because they're coming for him next. Jimmy Kimmel knows that if Stephen Colbert was canceled, he might be on the chopping block too. 2. Okay. It's like final Destination. This is like Final Destination, male liberal television host, and none of them are going to make it out alive. That's what's basically going on here. Jimmy Kimmel, your ratings are in the gutter. Your show sucks. Your show is terrible. It's boring. There's nothing funny. The monologue's probably written by ChatGPT, in my opinion, and that's the best they can do. So you can go out there and bemoan the fact that Stephen Colbert has been canceled and put up a billboard in Hollywood for all of your liberal friends and virtue signals. Stephen Colbert was canceled because he was running a $40 million deficit. If I was running a business and I ran a 40 cent deficit time and time again, my business would probably close. You know what I'm saying? If your business is running a deficit at all at that level, it's not sustainable. So Stephen Colbert's cancellation, it's not about censorship. The left wants to say they're being censored. No, it's the free marketplace that's canceling, you guys. The free market is taking y' all out like, like the trash because you can't keep up with the, the culture. And people would rather look at a TikTok or a podcast than tune in every night to these liberal elite shills, telling them that the country's terrible when they're going out and they're having a good time and they feel like things are hunky dory or at least getting better. So Jimmy Kimmel, we wish you well. We wish you well, Jimmy Kimmel. We can place bets in the comments. Do you think Jimmy Kimmel will still be on the air a year from now, 18 months from now, 24 months from now? As for Meghan Markle, we also also wish her well in season two of her her wannabe cooking show. I'm not sure there's any real cooking. It looks like she did toast. She had some toast and she cut bread and she put together flour arrangements. So we wish her well. Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, we wish them well. I'm sure they'll be on her Life of a Showgirl tour. They'll be out on tour doing Life of a Showgirl because she's gonna be a showgirl till the end of time. She's the last showgirl. Taylor Swift. She thinks she's a show girl and I'm glad she has fixed her two left feet. She's taken those dance classes and she looks great. As for you guys, guys, thank you for liking, following, subscribing, commenting and sharing our episodes. You know I adore you. We will be back on Friday on YouTube with a little mini episode. We have one topic we couldn't get to earlier in the week that we're going to discuss that has to do with Sydney Sweeney and advertisements and body image. So we're going to break that down a little bit. But be safe, kiss your loved ones and I'll see you on the next one. Bye.
Spot On with Link Lauren
Episode: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Botch Blue Collar America, and Meghan Markle's Phony Season Two Drop
Release Date: August 13, 2025
In this episode of Spot On with Link Lauren, host Link Lauren dives deep into the latest cultural and political happenings, offering sharp critiques and unfiltered opinions. From Meghan Markle's latest Netflix endeavors to Taylor Swift's shift in public persona and Travis Kelce's controversial GQ photoshoot, Lauren doesn't hold back in her analysis. Additionally, she touches upon Jimmy Kimmel's recent statements about possibly leaving the United States, rounding out a robust discussion on the intersection of celebrity culture and American identity.
Lauren begins her critique with Travis Kelce's recent photoshoot for GQ, labeling it an "utter calamity" (07:10). She argues that the styling failed to resonate with blue-collar America, highlighting the disconnect between Kelce's public image and the intended "All American" vibe.
Link Lauren (07:10): "This is what a bunch of liberal elite stylists sitting around in an office building in New York City or Los Angeles think of rural America. This is what they think a western guy might look like or a Florida man might look like."
Lauren dissects specific images, such as Kelce posing with an alligator and wearing a crossing guard vest in the ocean, questioning the choices made by stylist Law Roach.
Link Lauren (15:45): "Travis Kelce trying to couch himself as America's sweetheart is not going to work... You can't couch yourself as America's sweetheart when you've cozied up to big pharma and you're dating one of the biggest pop stars on earth."
She contrasts Kelce's failed attempt with President Trump's earlier efforts to connect with working-class Americans, suggesting that Kelce lacks the authenticity needed to appeal to his target demographic.
Transitioning to Taylor Swift, Lauren scrutinizes the pop star's recent actions, particularly her endorsement of Kamala Harris and the announcement of her new album on Travis Kelce's podcast.
Link Lauren (20:30): "Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris, and then she got her ass handed to her because Kamala lost every single swing state."
Lauren contends that Swift's political endorsement alienated her core fan base, leading her to pivot towards a more "All American" image in an attempt to regain popularity.
Link Lauren (25:50): "She announced her new album, 'Life of a Showgirl,' on Travis Kelce's podcast. It's an attempt to reconnect with the All American audience after her political misstep."
She further questions Swift's commitment to traditional American values, noting the absence of typical milestones like engagement or family in her public narrative.
Lauren shifts her focus to Meghan Markle's anticipated Season Two of her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan. She casts doubt on the authenticity and originality of the new season, suggesting it primarily repurposes content from the first season.
Link Lauren (30:15): "Is it really Season Two, or is it just season 1B with some reshoots? It feels like a rehash rather than genuine new content."
Critiquing the choice of guest stars, Lauren highlights Meghan's inclusion of Chrissy Teigen and other perceived low-tier friends, implying a drop in Meghan's social standing.
Link Lauren (35:40): "She's dragging Chrissy Teigen into her rented kitchen cooking show because her A-list friends like Beyonce and Oprah have distanced themselves."
Lauren also touches upon Meghan's strained familial relationships, referencing past controversies such as uninviting a niece from her wedding and ongoing tensions with the royal family.
Link Lauren (42:05): "Meghan disinvited her niece from her big wedding and has cut ties with her father and Samantha Markle. This show feels disconnected from authentic family values."
Adding to her critique, Lauren cites a scathing document from Queen Elizabeth II's former press secretary, who criticizes Prince Harry for perpetually portraying himself as a victim.
Link Lauren (48:30): "Prince Harry needs to stop portraying himself as the victim. The public is tired of his woe is me antics."
In a surprising turn, Lauren addresses Jimmy Kimmel's recent statements about considering leaving the United States, allegedly due to his disdain for President Trump.
Link Lauren (55:20): "Jimmy Kimmel can't stand all this crap and is thinking of moving to Italy. But seriously, no one's going to miss you. Your ratings are down, your show sucks."
She mocks Kimmel's comments, attributing them to typical "liberal elite" behavior disconnected from the realities of the average American.
Link Lauren (58:45): "If Jimmy Kimmel wants to leave America, go. Nobody's going to miss you. Your show is terrible, and your ratings are in the gutter."
Lauren further ridicules Kimmel's support for Stephen Colbert, claiming it as a futile gesture amidst declining popularity.
Wrapping up the episode, Lauren sarcastically extends well wishes to Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Meghan Markle, and Jimmy Kimmel, questioning the authenticity and future of their respective endeavors.
Link Lauren (1:05:10): "Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, we wish you well. Maybe someday a man will put a ring on the finger, but we have to move on to more important topics."
She teases an upcoming mini-episode focusing on Sydney Sweeney and her influence on body image through advertisements, promising more pointed critiques in future episodes.
Travis Kelce's Photoshoot:
Link Lauren (07:10): "This is what a bunch of liberal elite stylists sitting around in an office building in New York City or Los Angeles think of rural America."
Taylor Swift's Endorsement Fallout:
Link Lauren (20:30): "Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris, and then she got her ass handed to her because Kamala lost every single swing state."
Meghan Markle's Authenticity:
Link Lauren (35:40): "She's dragging Chrissy Teigen into her rented kitchen cooking show because her A-list friends like Beyonce and Oprah have distanced themselves."
Jimmy Kimmel's Departure:
Link Lauren (55:20): "Jimmy Kimmel can't stand all this crap and is thinking of moving to Italy. But seriously, no one's going to miss you. Your ratings are down, your show sucks."
Prince Harry's Victim Narrative:
Link Lauren (48:30): "Prince Harry needs to stop portraying himself as the victim. The public is tired of his woe is me antics."
To provide precise context, here are the time stamps referenced in the notable quotes:
Link Lauren concludes the episode with a mix of sarcasm and critical foresight, emphasizing the ongoing trend of "liberal elite pandering" and the apparent disconnect between celebrities' public personas and authentic American values. She encourages listeners to engage with the content, hinting at more incisive discussions in future episodes.