From Florida governor Ron DeSantis to Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur and Britain’s Prince Harry, here are 10 people who are expected to make headlines in 2023.
– Ron DeSantis –
Will Donald Trump’s former apprentice, popular Florida governor Ron DeSantis, turn on his one-time mentor by challenging him for the Republican nomination for president?
Trump is already gearing up for a potential battle with his MAGA (Make America Great Again) disciple, whose stock has soared among Republicans.
DeSantis won a landslide re-election in November’s midterms, in which Trump loyalists fared badly. The property mogul has coined a nickname for the self-styled anti-woke warrior: “Ron de Sanctimonious”.
– Kristalina Georgieva –
The 69-year-old head of the International Monetary Fund will have her work cut out for her in 2023 to try to head off a new global debt crisis triggered by escalating inflation and interest rates.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, driving up global food and energy prices, the Washington-based fund has provided around $90 billion in support to 16 countries. Her message to countries that may need digging out is: act early.
– Prince Harry –
Britain’s royal family is bracing for more potentially damaging revelations as Prince Harry prepares to release his highly anticipated memoir “Spare”.
Harry has promised an “unflinching” account of life inside The Firm in the book, which will hit the shelves on January 10.
In perhaps a sneak preview, he accused his brother William of a furious response to his plans to quit royal life but insisted in a Netflix docuseries aired in December that he had few regrets about leaving.
The 38-year-old self-exiled royal and his wife Meghan are already divisive figures in Britain following their tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021, in which they accused unnamed senior royals of racism.
– Bob Iger –
Disney’s longtime CEO has been called back from retirement to try and work his old magic on the struggling entertainment company, which is burning through cash in its quest to attract streaming customers to Disney+.
But the 71-year-old faces a tall order to return Disney to the glory days of his 2005-2020 tenure.
He will also have to negotiate the aftermath of Disney’s row with Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor terminated the self-governing status of Disney World in Orlando after it criticised his “Don’t Say Gay” law banning the teaching of LGBTQ issues in schools.
– Ons Jabeur –
Tunisia’s tennis heroine, who became in 2022 the first Arab woman to reach a Wimbledon final, will attempt to win her first Grand Slam title in 2023.
The 28-year-old world number two, dubbed the “Minister of Happiness” in her homeland for her cheerful disposition and multiple successes, already has three WTA titles to her name.
– Sydney McLaughlin –
US hurdler Sydney McLaughlin, who smashed her own world record in 2022 after winning two Olympic golds (400m hurdles and…
