Meghan Markle brutally mocked on Sky News: 'Weapons-grade cringe'

Sky News presenter Rita Panahi didn't hold back when she took aim at Meghan Markle's podcast interview with her pal Jamie Kern-Lima earlier this year. In May, Meghan sat down with her smiley friend for a chat about how hard she works - and Sky News Australia star Rita branded it "weapons-grade cringe".

Addressing viewers live on her 'Lefties Losing It' segment, Rita said: "Now I've tried all week to save you from the dangerous, weapon-grade levels of cringe of this following interview - a podcast featuring Meghan Markle - but alas, we must all suffer together. Here is Meghan talking to a woman called Jamie Kern-Lima who seems to be even more fake and insufferable than the Duchess."

She then cut to a segment from the podcast, which showed Jamie asking Meghan: "Very first question, because I think in friendship it's so important and I think so many people also have this question for you, is you know, Meghan, how are you?"

Rita joked with her viewers: "Yes, it really is that awful. The whole hour-long ordeal may have even been longer, I may have blacked out from smacking myself in the head. How else are you supposed to deal with tripe like this?"

A clip then showed Meghan gushing: "Oh my gosh, I work so hard, I appreciate what hard work looks like, I like working hard. I'm still working hard. The moment that everything sells out it doesn't mean that we're done!"

She listed a series of tasks which included writing social media captions, choosing which outfits to wear for photoshoots and filming her Netflix series.

Rita summed up: "Meghan wants you to know she's so busy, she's got no staff, she's out there writing the social media captions herself! So, so busy. Don't forget she's a princess too, and Harry is slaying dragon to rescue her!

"Who's Harry rescuing her from? The family she abandoned before making him abandon his? Don't feel too sorry for Prince Harry - this is a middle aged man, after all, he's about 40 and he chose to embarrass his family, he brought tonnes of grief to the ailing grandmother who supported him throughout his life, Queen Elizabeth II, in her final days."

Fans have flooded social media with the resurfaced clip, with one tweeting: "Sky News Australia don't mince words. Telling it how it is with the insufferable Meghan Markle interview."

Another gushed: "I love that presenter. Watch her on YouTube every time they post a new video." As somebody else said: "I love Rita... she delivers the best zingers with a sweet smile on her face."