As we look back on 2022 and ahead to 2023, there’s certainly been some moments we wish we could forget – but for now, let’s focus on the positives, shall we?
These stories from the past year have warmed our hearts (even during the December frost), so to celebrate, we’ve rounded up our winners for 2022, from Meghan Markle sharing her story to the England women’s football team triumphing in the European Championship.
We also saw a number of big social media trends have their moment in 2022, be it the ‘barbiecore’ aesthetic – or just the ‘core’ suffix in general – or the negroni sbagliato (ooh, stunnin’), which was surely TikTok’s most talked-about cocktail of the year.
An honourable mention goes to Florence Pugh, who had a blinder of a year with her performances in Don’t Worry Darling and The Wonder, with the blockbusters set to continue in 2023. Then there’s Wordle, the daily vocab game which had us all addicted at the beginning of the year – and what about the year in TV? The White Lotus, Stranger Things, The Crown and Bridgerton all had us glued to our sofas, and discussing every fan theory.
But without further ado, let’s get into our official winners of 2022 – these are the people (and er, random things) that really made 2022 their year, we reckon:
Meghan Markle
No doubt it’s been a hard year for Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, in some ways, but the Duchess of Sussex herself has said she’s happier than ever living life in Montecito with her family (if you haven’t watched the couple’s very honest Netflix documentary, where have you been?).
She’s served some beautiful red carpet looks, she launched a podcast and she received the Ripple of Hope human rights award alongside Harry – now that’s a winner right there.
The England women’s football team
