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Daily Mirror
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Meghan Markle's surprise Cat Deeley link as This Morning star celebrates pal's birthday
This Morning presenter Cat Deeley and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle have a surprising connection that dates back a number of years Two names that wouldn't automatically be combined in conversation is Cat Deeley and Meghan Markle. While Meghan is living her life stateside with Prince Harry, Cat is entertaining the British public alongside Ben Shephard on This Morning. However, a close pal of both the women helps to bring them together - and he is currently celebrating his birthday. Cat, 48, is close to Soho House director Markus Anderson. And it was the Canadian mogul who helped to play matchmaker to bring together former Suits star Meghan with the prince almost a decade ago. Cat took to social media on Sunday to send a special message to her friend. Among the Instagram uploads as a number of funny photos of the duo from time gone by. She captioned her post: "Happy Birthday to my partner in crime, wine and dine, ride or die @anderson_markus. Thank you for always making my life more FABULOUS, I love you to the moon AND back X" Among the images were the pair enjoying concerts, glasses of wine and cuddling into dogs. The was also a clip of them relaxing in a pool on flamboyant inflatables. Another of the pair's pal's clearly appreciated the love-in, replying with a sarcastic response. Ben Skervin wrote: "He's ok i guess if you like that sort of thing (said the jealous other best friend)." "Fair to Middling at best ?!?!?," Cat sarcastically replied. Markus was more serious in his replying, responded: "I [heart emoji] you Bubbs xxx." And with the Markus connection, comes the Meghan linkup. In her now defunct blog, The Tig, Meghan gave Cat a mention thanks to her friendship with Markus. When a lady knows that everything tastes better "with a little champagne"… well, she's a woman after my own heart,' Meghan previously wrote. "Such is the case with Ms. Cat Deeley. "Not surprising though, given our shared love for partner in crime extraordinaire, Markus Anderson, who you've seen on The Tig time and time again." Meghan previously dubbed Markus the "second most important man in her life". He was often spotted at Meghan's side since they struck up a friendship when the Duchess of Sussex lived in Toronto while filming Suits. Although he did not set up Meghan and Prince Harry, he is said to have played a big part in helping the romance blossom. He reportedly arranged for the pair to meet in private rooms at Soho House and even organised a trip to the boutique hotel Babington House in Somerset. And while there was speculation regarding a potential faltering of the pair's relationship, that has since been played down. Fans were concerned when he didn't make an appearance on her latest Netflix show. However, according to the Daily Mail, the businessman's busy professional life was the reason behind his absence. It means he's travelling constantly analso a pal told the publication: 'He just really is not comfortable in the spotlight... it's not his thing."
Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Meghan Markle faces 'new reputational issue' with 'messy and uncoordinated' reinvention
Ever since the start of Meghan Markle 's romance with Prince Harry, she has gone through many different stages of life - but her transitions have not always gone down well with the general public. Meghan, 43, has always touted herself as an independent person, and has embarked on a number of projects both before and after marrying into the royal family. She married Prince Harry, 40, in May 2018, but in 2020, the two decided to formally step down from their duties as working royals and move to Montecito, California. And the couple still live there with their two children, son Archie, six, and daughter Lilibet, three. According to Ryan McCormick, co-Founder & Media Relations Specialist at Goldman McCormick PR, Meghan's favorability seemed to 'peak' during her royal wedding to Prince Harry, and has taken a hit since then. 'Worldwide interest also appeared to have hit its apex when Markle and her husband first burned their bridges to the Royal Family,' McCormick told Daily Mail exclusively. 'From those two notable events, I've observed the Duchess' popularity is in a steady, slow decline.' Before Prince Harry, Meghan was an actress, starring on the hit series Suits, and an avid lifestyle blogger as the creator of The Tig, where she wrote about style, food and travel. It was quite popular until she had to shutter its doors in 2017, ahead of her wedding. And, while the public opinion about them started to sour after they stepped back from the royal family, it didn't stop them from getting Hollywood business deals. Together, the couple only became more lucrative as they pursued a combined $120 million deal with Spotify and Netflix. Their faces suddenly became splashed across TV screens more than ever as they completed a series of interviews and documentaries one after another. In addition to a tell-all 2021 interview with Oprah - in which Meghan claimed that the royals had 'concerns about how dark [Archie's] skin would be' and was denied professional help outside of the palace - she and Harry also sat down for a 2022 Netflix docuseries about their love life. The six-episode show, which was titled Harry & Meghan, detailed their love story, but also included their true feelings about the royal family, which weren't too flattering, as she claimed they 'fed her to the wolves' when it came to the media. The high-profile duo even included a series of bombshell claims about Prince William, as his now-estranged brother, Harry, alleged that he 'screamed at' him for stepping down from royal duties, bullied him and his wife out of the royal family, and even broke a pact to never trade negative stories about each other in the press. At the time, members of the world's media couldn't believe their eyes as they witnessed the family feud, with NBC's Daisy McAndrew slamming the couple for making no effort to apologize for their role in the breakdown of Harry's relationship with his family, and CNN's Max Foster pointed out how one-sided the documentary was. That same year, Meghan also launched her 'Archetypes' podcast on Spotify, where she interviewed various power players like Andy Cohen and tried to 'subvert the labels that try to hold women back.' However, the podcast didn't seem to take off, as it was promptly canceled after one season. Meghan, Harry and the Spotify team produced only one 13-episode series of a podcast for the company, and then split. They were later called 'f***ing grifters' by Bill Simmons, who was the Head of Podcast Innovation and Monetization at Spotify at the time. The couple did not issue a response, instead relying on their initial joint statement with Spotify when it was first canceled, which read that they had, 'mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together,' per The New York Post. But Meghan appeared to be undeterred as she returned to podcasting this year, producing a series with Lemonada Media called Confessions of a Female Founder, where she interviewed various female CEOs like Spanx's Sara Blakely. However, that also seemed to flop, as it has not been renewed for a second season. Now, fast forward to just three years later: 2025, and Meghan is once again back in the public eye as she launched her lifestyle brand, As Ever, and her hospitality show on Netflix. In short, Meghan's back in the limelight, this time seemingly on her own terms. Her Netflix show, titled With Love, Meghan, which featured celebrity guests like comedian Mindy Kaling, has already been renewed for a second season, and amassed 2.6 million viewers in the first week, according to People. All three of Meghan's As Ever collections have sold out as well - even though the brand has been plagued by a number of mishaps, including overselling stock, like the apricot spread. Now that she'll be on our screens for what appears to be the foreseeable future with Netflix, it begs the question - are all of these lifestyle ventures enough to save her public image? According to multiple experts, it's possible that she can build back and reimagine her public image, but the clock is ticking. Now that she'll be on our screens for what appears to be the foreseeable future with Netflix, it begs the question - are all of these lifestyle ventures enough to save her public image? 'I do think Meghan is actively working to reshape her public image and she's using these projects as tools to do it,' Stacy Jones, founder and CEO at Hollywood Branded, confirmed exclusively to Daily Mail. 'As Ever and With Love, Meghan both feel like intentional pivots. She's clearly moving away from the more polarizing royal commentary and leaning into lifestyle and wellness - all categories that are softer, more commercially friendly, and easier for audiences to connect with,' Jones explained. However, it's not just the effort that counts here, it's the results. Jones said that Meghan's attempts to reshape her public image will depend entirely on the 'execution.' 'The intent is there, but the follow-through hasn't landed cleanly,' she shared. 'When your brand is under a microscope, even operational hiccups feel like PR disasters.' The CEO believes that Meghan's show on Netflix is actually the smarter way to go in terms of building back some goodwill with the public. 'It's personal, curated, and focused on things that feel warm and aspirational,' she explained. 'It allows her to control her own narrative, without overt royal commentary - which is a necessary step if she truly wants to evolve how she's perceived,' Jones continued. 'She's building a brand that stands on its own - one where she's not defined by titles, but by values, taste, and personal curation,' she said. 'The challenge is that the public has a long memory and high expectations. Reinvention is possible, but it takes consistency, humility, and a clear sense of who you're becoming - not just what you're distancing from.' Katrina Owens, founder of Knockout Marketing Directive Inc, seemed to agree. She shared that although these new projects 'signal a very clear shift to a controlled, lifestyle narrative,' there's still one problem. 'The problem with curated aesthetics and aspirational living (as depicted in these projects) is that they still feel like a nod towards her past life as a royal, even if its unintentional,' the personal branding and publicity expert told Daily Mail exclusively. 'I don't think that these new projects are different enough in brand and concept to simply enable audiences to forget her past in the royal family,' she admitted. Owens believes that the projects will allow Meghan to rehabilitate her image eventually, but noted that there's still a lot of work to be done, due to the fact that her projects have all seemed to be 'short-lived.' 'The lack of follow-through creates a new reputational issue where audiences see her trying to shift away from her past in a way that feels messy and uncoordinated,' Owens said. 'This only amplifies the parts of her persona that have been highlighted in the past through royal-related narratives (for example: being difficult or hard to work with),' the expert continued. 'So if she is really going to transform her public perception, she needs to invest in long-term strategy that consistently positions her alongside just one or two of her media assets.' It seems like only time will tell where Meghan's new ventures will lead - but one thing's for sure, is that there's a lot riding on it.
Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The subtle signs that hinted at Meghan Markle's latest business foray as the Duchess's wine goes on sale
With the Duchess of Sussex 's love of a good tipple well known it was perhaps inevitable that her next business foray would be into the wine market. Tomorrow Meghan's Napa Valley rosé wine will go on sale on her As Ever website. Sourced from the famous wine-growing region in California, up the west coast from her Montecito mansion, it has been described as having 'soft notes of stone fruit, gentle minerality and a lasting finish'. While the sale of the alcoholic beverage is a major pivot for Meghan's lifestyle brand - which previously sold a collection of jams, honey, teas and baking mixtures - it nevertheless remains an unsurprising move considering that the Duchess has made no secret of her love for a glass of wine. In fact, Meghan's fondness of the tipple was the inspiration behind the name of her first attempt to create a lifestyle brand - 'The Tig'. The name was short for Tignanello - a red wine that Meghan is known to be particularly fond of. Through her lifestyle blog, which was active from 2014 till 2017, Meghan wrote about an array of topics including food, travel and fashion. Intertwined throughout her posts were her affection for wine. In one recipe Meghan shared how to make a red wine hot chocolate and her blogs about her travels around the world always found time to honour wine o'clock. In one post she spoke about enjoying wine during a trip to Mdina, Malta, and in another she wrote a bottle of rosé she paired with lobster on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy. More recently, she was seen day drinking throughout her latest Netflix series With Love, Meghan. The mother-of-two, 43, invited all of her closest celebrity pals, including Mindy Kaling and Roy Choi over to a luxurious farmhouse in Montecito, a couple of miles away from her actual home. And she certainly showed how to be the perfect hostess, as Meghan supplied a range of alcoholic beverages for her guests throughout the eight episodes. She mixed up a range of cocktails such as mimosas which she enjoyed with her best friends Kelly Zajfen and Suits co-star Abigail Spencer, and sipped wine alongside chef Alice Waters. Celebrity friend and The Office star Mindy appeared slightly taken aback by the offer of an alcoholic drink when Meghan declared let's 'have a little beverage' alongside their frittata in episode two. 'I like just a wink of fruit flavour in my bubbles,' explained the duchess, before offering the actress an array of juices that could be added to the champagne. 'I think this is the earliest that I've had alcohol in a long time,' replied Mindy, to which Meghan joked: 'Oh, welcome to Montecito.' 'Am I going to get hammered?' a concerned Mindy questioned - but the Duchess was quick to reassure her, adding: 'No, that's why I'm feeding you.' The duchess ended her series with a glass of bubbly in her hand where shed hosted a brunch outside with her close friends and family members - including Prince Harry and her mother Doria Ragland. The decision to launch the wine on July 1 has raised eyebrows among royal fans after it was quickly pointed out by hundreds of people on social media, that it is Princess Diana's birthday. Royal commentator Victoria Arbiter replied to the post on social media with exasperation by simply writing: 'July 1st, Diana's birthday...' A slew of royal fans also complained at the timing, with one claiming Meghan was 'literally dining out on Diana's memory', and another said the choice was 'tacky'. And although the price tag of the wine is yet to be confirmed, another royal watcher claimed: 'She is using Diana to flog cheap wine.' 'Nothing if not predictable by now,' said another, as one chimed in 'she is incredibly tone-deaf'. The Sussexes have long shown little respect for the tightly regulated royal calendar and would regularly make news while other members of the family were on engagements - a big royal no-no. Meghan didn't mention the late royal in her post announcing the wine, but the duchess has previously spoken about Diana, describing her as 'someone I wish I'd had the chance to know'. To celebrate the day she was born, July 1 is often used by friends and family of Diana to share memories and talk about her impact. Last year Sarah Ferguson shared a touching tribute to her 'dear friend' and former sister-in-law by calling her a 'kindred spirit' and 'pillar of light and love'. And a few years prior the Daily Mail's celebrated royal correspondent Richard Kay and close friend of Princess Diana published his own heartbreaking tribute to her legacy. Her birthday was still such an important date that it managed to get both of her sons, now sadly estranged, to one of her favourite spots for reflection in 2021. Despite having barely spoken to each other and having an 'incredibly strained' relationship after two years of rows since the couple's decision to emigrate to America, both William and Harry attended an unveiling at Kensington Palace's Sunken Garden. They had gathered, along with Diana's brother and sisters, to unveil a new statue of the princess 24 years after her death in a horrific car crash in Paris in 1997. William and Harry put aside their personal differences and stood shoulder-to-shoulder to unveil the bronze statue of their mother. In a very rare joint statement released that afternoon, the brothers said: 'Today, on what would have been our Mother's 60th birthday, we remember her love, strength and character – qualities that made her a force for good around the world, changing countless lives for the better.'
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Meghan Markle Shares Her No. 1 Rule for Baby Names: 'I Will Say This to Every Woman in the World'
Meghan Markle revealed her advice when it comes to choosing a baby name during the season finale episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder The Duchess of Sussex has previously spoken about the name meanings for her children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet Meghan also compared it to naming a business, after changing her brand's name from American Riviera Orchard to As everMeghan Markle has some wise advice for parents-to-be. In the season finale episode of her Lemonada Media podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, which dropped on May 27, the Duchess of Sussex hosted Spanx founder Sara Blakely in a conversation about navigating motherhood and launching a business. Meghan, 43, compared starting a brand to a "SurveyMonkey" due to the pressure to get "everyone's approval." "You're like, 'What do you think?' " the Duchess of Sussex said. "It's no different — I will say this to every woman in the world or every person in the world who's going to have a child — if you have an idea about what you are going to name that baby, you keep it so close to your heart, until that baby is born and it's named. Don't ask anyone's opinion," she continued. Meghan is a mom to a son, Prince Archie, 6, and a daughter, Princess Lilibet, 3, with her husband, Prince Harry. Meghan and Harry did discuss the idea of their daughter's name with the royal family, as it was inspired by his grandmother Queen Elizabeth's childhood nickname. A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex previously told PEOPLE, "The Duke spoke with his family in advance of the announcement, in fact, his grandmother was the first family member he called. During that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honor. Had she not been supportive, they would not have used the name." When it came to their son, the couple revealed in 2022 that they were choosing between Archie and Harrison as his first name, and they ended up choosing to use Harrison as a middle name. On the podcast, Meghan said naming a baby was "not dissimilar to naming your company." The Duchess of Sussex initially revealed her lifestyle brand would be called American Riviera Orchard, but she later changed the name to As ever. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! In an Instagram video, she said, "Last year, I had thought, 'American Riviera, that sounds like such a great name.' It's my neighborhood; it's a nickname for Santa Barbara, but it limited me to things that were just manufactured and grown in this area. Then Netflix came on, not just as my partner in the show, but as my partner in my business. which was huge. So I thought about it, and I've been waiting for a moment to share a name that I had secured in 2022, and this is the moment, and it's called As Ever." "As Ever essentially means as it's always been, and if you've followed me since 2014 with The Tig, you know I've always loved cooking and crafting and gardening — this is what I do," she says. "And I haven't been able to share it with you in the same way for the past few years, but now I can, so as things are starting to trickle out there, I wanted you to hear it from me first." Read the original article on People
Hindustan Times
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
American Airlines flight attendant reads aloud handwritten note from Meghan Markle
An American Airlines flight attendant has revealed a heartfelt note Meghan Markle had shared with the crew during her recent commercial flight. Flight attendant Nina Vida took to TikTok to read out a handwritten thank-you note Meghan gave the crew after Vida and her co-workers expressed their happiness at getting the chance to serve the Duchess of Sussex. Vida's now-viral TikTok video is captioned, 'No picture but I love a hand written note.' 'You guys will not believe who I had on my flight, who I had a pleasure of serving,' Vida said in the video from her hotel room. 'The queen, the princess, the Duchess of Sussex.' Vida said Meghan was 'beautiful' in person, and praised her for being 'so sweet.' She said that Meghan shared the note with the crew after they gave her a handwritten note that read, 'It's a pleasure serving you! Love you real bad.' The crew's note was signed off as the 'AA girlies.' 'Dear AA girlies, thank you for the love, hospitality and handwritten note — you know me well,' Meghan wrote in return. 'All love right back to you.' Vida added that Meghan signed off with 'Forever, Meg.' Vida also opened up about her brief personal exchange with Meghan, saying the Duchess complimented her manicure. 'She also said she loved my nails, and the captain on my last flight said they were intense,' Vida explained. 'So, sir, it doesn't matter what you think. The queen says she likes them.' Meghan is known for being very fond of handwritten notes. Years ago, she wrote in her now-defunct lifestyle blog, The Tig, that 'handwritten notes are a lost art form.' 'The idea of someone taking the time to put pen to paper is really special,' Meghan said at the time.
