Meryl Streep, Al Roker, Queen Elizabeth II, and other celebrities are receiving ratings on their home offices on Twitter. Here are some of the best and worst, ranked.
- Room Rater, a Twitter account, has rated the home offices of prominent celebrities, like Beto O'Rourke, David Spade, and Josh Groban — as seen on Skype and Zoom.
- Zoom and Skype calls have become popular for business meetings, on-air interviews, and virtual events during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Claude Taylor told Business Insider that he and his girlfriend, Jessie Bahrey, created the account "to provide lighthearted content for these troubling times." Taylor is also the founder of Mad Dog Pac, a political advocacy organization.
- Taylor noted that highly rated rooms are well lit and have depth to them, which means you can see the back of the room instead of just a wall or bookcase behind the subject.
- "If you're going to do a bookcase, make it interesting. Add a little bit of yourself to it," Taylor said and added that a plant and good lighting can lead to a high rating.
- Here are some of the best and worst home offices ranked by Room Rater.
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12. Room Rater gave former US representative and presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke's office a 0/10 rating in his recent interview with Cambridge Union. One Twitter user replied that it was "an excellent interview, though!"
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Oh, dear god. Organizing rescue mission. Blink twice if you can hear me. 0/10. @BetoORourke pic.twitter.com/q8UKPyeL3O
Source: Cambridge Union/YouTube
11. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal didn't do much better with a 1/10 rating for his background during a charity concert charity for Artists Striving to End Poverty called "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration."
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Hostage video with closet. Fortunately, he's not a tweeter. 1/10 #jakegyllenhaal pic.twitter.com/MFRpvSyYKG
10. Room rater gave members of the United Nations Security Council a collective 2/10 rating, although comments on Twitter suggest that Germany is the best of the bunch with a bookcase and some flags in the background.
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These are members of UN Security Council. 2/10. @UN (collective rating) pic.twitter.com/opwubjo2Ly
T9. Songwriter Josh Groban's backdrop for his performance at the "Take Me to the World" charity concert ranked slightly higher at 3/10, thanks to adequate lighting.
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An arty, well lit hostage video. 3/10 @joshgroban pic.twitter.com/Hk6I0rZ5XR
T9. Actress Meryl Streep tied with Groban for a 3/10 at the same charity concert, where she performed "The Ladies Who Lunch" with actresses Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald.
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Clearing space for Oscars/Tony Awards. Cheers. 3/10 #MerylStreep pic.twitter.com/7PQsQ78JnW
7. Former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Democratic presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, received a 4/10 rating for his bookshelf backdrop during an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
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Pete on the dangers of cutting one's own hair. @petebuttigieg 4/10 pic.twitter.com/KtcG2rmlrH
Source: MSNBC/YouTube
T6. With a large plant and two lava lamps, actor David Spade received a 6/10 rating for the backdrop for his continued version of the late show "Lights Out" from home.
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Functional room. Great plant and table. Point off for not turning on purple lava lamp. 6/10 @DavidSpade pic.twitter.com/fzm73trNVU
Source: Lights Out with David Spade/YouTube
T6. US senator Mitt Romney tied with Spade for a 6/10 for his home office during an interview with ABC 4 News. Room Rater was of the opinion that had he angled the shot a little differently, Romney would have done better.
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This is a potential 9 with an bad angle issue. Mitt happens. 6/10 @MittRomney pic.twitter.com/CIPReKirnH
4. Meteorologist Bill Steffen received a 7/10 rating thanks to these playful cats having a brawl during his forecast.
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Bill's Man Cave is a 5 but adding two points for on air cat fight. 7/10 @bsteffen pic.twitter.com/SaU4dJDp7p
Source: Wood TV 8/YouTube
3. Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse received an 8/10 rating for the kitchen backdrop to his speech about spreading kindness amid the pandemic.
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Nice kitchen. Copper pots. A lot of spoons. Close blinds. Add light. 8/10 @Emeril pic.twitter.com/jYRwtVD2ms
Source: Emeril Lagasse
2. Producer DJ Khaled received a 9/10 rating thanks to the artwork displayed in the background during his second performance for "Saturday Night Live: At Home."
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This art is simply amazing. We love it. Easy 9/10. @djkhaled pic.twitter.com/4SmKj72D6B
Source: Variety
1. Finally, Queen Elizabeth II's home office received a perfect score from Room Rater — 10/10 — in her April 5 address to Britain.
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Perfect lighting. Flowers in focus. Background soft. Well played. 10/10 @RoyalFamily pic.twitter.com/KaYuKoo3tb
Source: The Washington Post
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