“If you are confiding in someone, it needs to be the woman in your life. If that woman is your mother, you may as well scuttle back under her petticoats and let the real women in pencil skirts and tortuous heels get on with the job of husband-hunting.”

English media personality and far-right political commentator

Katie Hopkins is an English media personality, far-right political commentator, former columnist, and businesswoman. She came to wider attention in 2007 as a contestant on the third series of The Apprentice. She later became known for outspoken public commentary and a highly controversial social media presence, both of which drew significant publicity. Her reputation rests less on a single work than on repeated appearances in the media and the reactions her views have provoked.