About
Katie Hopkins is a British television personality and a columnist for “The Sun” newspaper, who is known for her controversial opinions.
Origin
Katie Hopkins’ first appearance was on the third UK series of “The Apprentice” in 2007. She gained negative reception for her views which she expressed on camera, such as her views on overweight people.
Spread
After a 6 year break from television, Katie Hopkins returned as a guest on “This Morning” where she said she judges children on their names, and wont let her children play with other children with “lower-class names.” She gained negative reception for her views.
Other Controversies
Fat people
Katie Hopkins expressed her opinions that all overweight people are lazy and that they need to stop making excuses. After expressing these opinions , Katie Hopkins decided to gain 3 stone (42 pounds) and then lose it all again in order to show that overweight people have no excuses.
Scotland comments
Katie Hopkins made a comment on Scottish life expectancy based on a NHS report from 2011, after a helicopter had crashed in a pub in Glasgow, killing and injuring several people. She apologized for this comment, stating it was “just bad timing”
After a Scottish aid worker was diagnosed with Ebola after visiting West Africa, Katie Hopkins tweeted “Little sweaty jocks, sending us Ebola bombs in the form of sweaty Glaswegians just isn’t cricket. Scottish NHS sucks.”
Autism/ADHD
Katie Hopkins has made several tweets that ADHD is caused by bad parenting. These were met with negative reception from several support groups and the public.
Search Interest
Search results for “Katie Hopkins” started trending in 2007, following her appearance on “The Apprentice” and varied results after her appearance on this morning.