Priyanka Chopra gets severely trolled for new reality show 'Activist'

Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra is facing severe backlash from celebrities and netizens alike on Twitter for co-hosting Global Citizen competition series 'The Activist'.

Priyanka will be seen alongside popular singer Usher and American dancer Julianne Hough in the five-week reality show.

The Activist is described as 'a competition series that features six inspiring activists teamed with three high-profile public figures working together to bring meaningful change to one of three vitally important world causes: health, education, and environment'.

Netizens has criticised the shows for its competitive streak where the activists are pitted against one another for creating awareness program. The contestants have to 'go head-to-head in challenges to promote their causes, with their success measured via online engagement, social metrics, and hosts' input'.

Actor Jameela Jamil tweeted, "Couldn't they just give the money it's going to take to pay this UNBELIEVABLY expensive talent and make this show, directly to activist causes? Rather than turning activism into a game and then giving a fraction of the much needed money away in a 'prize…?' People are dying."

While another Twitter user pointed out Priyanka Chopra's previous stance on Indian activists

"Priyanka Chopra, who has remained Modi's supporter through thick & thin, as he jailed students, activists, poets & intellectuals in India.... is hosting called "The Activist" show to promote social justice in America!! The hypocrisy is nauseating," the Twitterati stated.

"I'm confused: Is this an advanced Marxist critique to expose how competition for money and attention pits activists against each other + undermines deep change? Or just the end of the world?," said another.

One of the netiznes even called out the program as gross and horrific for its hypocritical content.

"This is truly horrific, lol. A reality competition show on who can be the next Insta-activist? It's performative at best, and kinda makes light of the hard work a lot of grassroots organisations do on the ground, on a daily basis. Gross."

Another user commented, "Some days I wonder if we are living on the worst timeline. And almost daily, my wonders are confirmed." And one person wrote that they "haven't seen the tl this united in hating something since Gal Gadot sang Imagine way back in the first month of March 2020."

The show is set to premiere late in October.