Inside Meghan's struggle to crack Hollywood and the one project that actually worked for her: How the Duchess went from 'briefcase girl' on Deal or No Deal and failed TV pilots to her big break on Suits... years before her luxury life
In fact the Duchess of Sussex's life at this time was remarkably simple with Meghan working a number of jobs to get by in Tinseltown while she waited for her big break.
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