The Duchess of Sussex was seen out and about in Montecito this weekend! The photos are very exclusive, meaning that (from what I can see) only Page Six, the Daily Mail and TMZ could afford to buy them. I included some tweets at the end of the post so you can see her ensemble – she wore “a $595 strapless green Malia Mills jumpsuit, which she paired with an olive sweater, a wide-brimmed $128 Panama hat from Cuyana, sunglasses and sandals.” She looked fresh-faced and relaxed as she did some shopping at Pierre La Fond, a gourmet food boutique, and Wendy Foster, a clothing boutique. The Mail dutifully noted that Wendy Foster is “a high-end women’s fashion boutique that specializes in sportswear where clothes go for hundreds of dollars.” Gasp! You mean that a Montecito duchess was shopping for expensive clothes? How dare she!!
Real talk though, I hate this Malia Mills jumpsuit. I hope this kind of look doesn’t come back into style, because you can see clearly how unflattering it is on a woman with a slender/athletic figure (so what hope is there for the rest of us?). It’s giving saggy diaper butt!! But otherwise, she looks nice. I like the braid and the casual sweater over her shoulders. She was with a friend and what appeared to be a casually-dressed bodyguard.
Meghan Markle goes shopping with a friend amid 'Deal or No Deal' backlash https://t.co/HS6mBqHfjJ pic.twitter.com/zimkFiUAzU
— Page Six (@PageSix) October 22, 2022
Meghan Markle likely didn't find any deals at this luxury boutique in Montecito, but she was happy with the buy regardless. https://t.co/gJBfVI5TGY
— TMZ (@TMZ) October 22, 2022
Meghan Markle seen for the first time amid Deal or No Deal drama enjoying a shopping day in Montecito California#Meghan #Markle #time #Deal #drama #shopping #day #Montecito pic.twitter.com/3Iqxtn6BdH
— Shahryar Sultan (@Shahryar_Sultan) October 22, 2022
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Variety YouTube screenshots.
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Wealthy woman who lives in wealthy neighborhood is seen shopping at high end boutiques and spending her own money. *clutches pearls*
I know right?? She must have spent a ton of her own money…
Now that my pearls are firmly clutched, I wonder what she bought in the gourmet food store. I’d love to know 😀
I don’t like the jumpsuit at all, but the color is great.
She is a very attractive, slender woman with excellent taste most of the time.
This is a miss.
I love the braid, her footwear, sunglasses, but not the handbag.
It’s her business how she spends her money.
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@Bluesky: You have to understand that Meghan is not supposed to be able to afford expensive things, let alone shop in high end stores. Tina Brown told us that that Harry and Meghan were not rich and Emily Andrews thinks they will return to the UK when the money runs out.
H&M will be in their 60ties and RRs will still write that just a minute and the money runs out and they will be back!
If anyone should know the Sussexes’ bank balance, it should certainly be… Tina Brown, huh? And I think you mean that Emily Andrews (who apparently still dreams of the Sussexes) WISHES they’d return to the UK and HOPES that their money runs out. These people are so transparent at this point.
The money will run out for Charles and William before Harry & Meaghans. I don’t think William will ever get the crown. And I don’t care if they say a bunch of the money belongs to the Windsors. The British public will demand it back when they get rid of the Monarchy.
Yeah this is a non story. But because it’s Meghan, a non story becomes a story no matter how trivial it is.
No worries, they’ll have a new gripe tomorrow— her podcast comes out on Tuesdays, right? So we’re almost at the end of this cycle of bitching and a new one will start shortly over something else completely innocuous that she says in the next episode.
It does make me really sad for her that she cannot say ANYTHING EVER without these ridiculous pile-ons, but luckily she seems to have reached the point where she doesn’t care, and will continue to say and do whatever she wants, without worrying about what lunatics think about it.
@Lorelei it makes me sad but it also kind of makes me laugh. Meghan could stand up and say that cancer is bad and she wishes people didn’t get sick and there would be some who would twist her words. The lengths they are going to RIGHT NOW to discredit her DOND comments are just absurd and these people sound stupid. Even whoopi sounded stupid with all the “these women weren’t objectified” talk. Riiiiiiiight, not objectified, sure Whoopi.
It really is the kind of thing that’s just reaching the point of absurdity. We know she has another podcast coming out tomorrow AM, I’m already wondering how they are going to twist her guest into a villain and try to slam the episode by….talking about it constantly for the next week.
@Becks I like your way of thinking about it better, because of how pathetic it makes them all look, so I’m switching to that outlook from now on
Is there anything but pricy boutiques in Montecito, anyways?
@BlueSky:
The absolute NERVE of this woman to be shopping just to take attention from the shenanigans going on with the RF.
*tsk*
She was buying towels for her 17 million bathrooms.
CocofromCanada I was just about to say I hope she bought some decor for her bathrooms lol. I bet towels from those cute expensive shops would be so soft 🙂
The story will be that she copied Kate’s hat…
Loved the jumpsuit and the whole ensemble. Always love how Meghan looks casual and unbothered while the gutter gossip rags tries to center themselves in her and her husbands lives. Hope this is just one of many times she is seen out and about in her community.
Totes agree. I think they went underground post-Oprah but there’s no need for that to continue. I’m glad she’s slowly making her way ‘out,’ living her life and paying dust to the haters.
Something she said in the Variety interview makes me think she finally understands that who she is as a person and the lucrative commodity created by the tabloid media and a few obsessed individuals are two different things and she doesn’t have to be bound by that. Loving this new era. I need that hat!
Post-Oprah she was pregnant and the pandemic was raging. There wasn’t a whole lot of out and about for anyone. But she and Harry still did the NYC trip and Vax Live appearance later that year. Also the Intrepid Gala.
I also liked how she looked, especially the colors were nice, olive tones and some sort of ash pink/bordeau or something for the hat?
Jumpsuits are not my favorite, but I do not mind the baggy look, she looks relaxed and comfortable.
I,too, loved the relaxed playful style of the jumpsuit. Meghan looks like she is soaking in the Cali lifestyle and it certainly agrees with her. Loved the whole look.
OMG, she looked so incredibly chic! California casual indeed! I find it irksome that the rags write things like ‘backlash’ when there was none; or more accurately, it was something they created out of whole cloth. But still. She’s living her life to its best & enjoying it. As she should!
What has Deal or No Deal to do with her shopping? They should be grateful for the attention since the show is about to start anew. I actually hope she is getting swag or paid to bring attention to the outfit and the stores.
I am agog that there is all this hoo-haw about Deal or No Deal — a faux controversy ginned up by Murdoch and Rothermere minions. We know that Meghan is not allowed to have nice things or be happy without negative judgment on every breath she takes, but this is nutso!
I could not have predicted that so many Meghan haters would pick Deal Or No Deal as the hill to die on. It’s off the charts absurd.
After years of tossing “briefcase girl” around as a slur to insult Meghan, the press now thinks Deal or No Deal was the most prestigious job ever.
I can’t.
@Rapunzel Uoi got it exactly right. Insult her for the job she had, then when she admits she felt degraded in said job and quit, insult her for not appreciating the demeaning job she had. After all, it’s more than she deserved and they think she has too much self worth. They need to remind her she has no value and she is a usurper who tricked Harry into marrying and elevating her value. But her value will come crashing down, even if these people have to take down the entirety of the UK to do so.
It’s a nice deflection from the everything shortage/crisis in the UK. Focus peope’s attention on the unworthy biracial duchess that should never have more or better things than them because of her race, while you pick their pockets behind their backs. It’s a new and improved Southern Strategy.
Yeah I didn’t realize that non story was still being tossed about. 22 year old tries out new thing and decides it isn’t right for her. I suppose all these types dreamed since birth of working for a tabloid , started right out uni and never looked back.
Meghan looks gorgeous and chill as usual. I too loathe the jumpsuit and yet Meghan manages to make it work. It’s probably coat weather in the UK and here she is going strapless.
Strapless, tanned, toned, relaxed and happy. She makes that style look effortless, even while I wince at how that jumpsuit would look on most women. I have serious toned arm envy!
Oh me as well! When I gain muscle, my arms do not look slim and muscled, just muscled. I am sure that there is a lot of Pilates and yoga behind that look.
yeah, she makes it work
Relaxed and happy looks good on Meghan! I see what you mean about the fit Kaiser, but overall, I love this.
Am I missing something here because the deal or no deal story does not seem a big deal? How are they calling this a backlash?
So now, “rich woman goes shopping” is a story?
It’s just manufactured drama to try and make Meghan a liar. Luckily, Meghan supporters found an article from 2017 that echoed what Meghan said (it was actually worse) And I am sure come Tuesday they will find something else to attack Meghan with. Meghan will say her favorite food is pizza and the tabloids will find some hard up person from Meghan’s past to try and discredit her.
It is such a wild cycle of nonsense.
Don’t forget avocado-gate. She said she likes avocado toast and suddenly she’s an avocado cartel all by herself 🙄
What I don’t understand are people like Claudia Jordan, who I suspected back from Deal or No Deal liked a bit of attention, but who apparently can’t stand to let Meghan talk about her own life experiences. So now the BRF and BM object when Meghan speaks about herself when she lived in England, but Meg is not supposed to speak about her life before becoming a Sussex either? Since when has anyone else who had achieved great fame ever have to live by this cockamamie rule, it just feels like the arbitrary “protocol” nonsense all over again. It’s like anyone else can speak about her life but she can’t, otherwise they’ll chime in?
The avocado thing was beyond the pale, seriously. They grow them in California. That’s pretty much the only kind you can get in So Ca – CA grown avocados. Cartel, wtf.
the only backlash is the one the british tabloid press created about her comments so now they can claim there is a backlash bc they created one…..see how it works? It’s so messed up.
Seriously! How are they not ashamed of themselves?? Is the pay that good?
This. The fact that dummies fall for this every single day makes me bananas. Poor Meghan, she cannot win with these people, ever.
@Sunny, it’s ludicrous. Someone else came out over the weekend too; I believe it was a makeup artist who worked on the show. She was going on about what a great opportunity it was, how it helped her launch her career— you know, the SAME thing Meghan said. And another former DOND “briefcase girl” came out to claim that what Meghan said about padding the bras wasn’t true. Or something. (I only saw headlines, didn’t click on any of this trash.)
It’s just gross that we’ve reached a stage where, from now on, anytime M says anything, ever, people like this will come crawling out of the woodwork to contradict her, knowing they’ll be able to make some $ AND get their names out there in print.
They’ve really managed to turn her into a reliable tool for attention-seeking bitches to latch onto. It’s now well known that the fcking tabloids will pay and give a platform to anyone even tangentially connected to Meghan, no matter how tenuous that connection is, and plenty of people are going to take full advantage of it. She’s become a commodity to them, not a human being. It’s sickening.
There is a Sun article from 2017 from another woman who worked on the show which basically confirms everything Meghan says. Including the bra padding. These women are just ridiculous clout chasers looking for their 15 minutes of fame. Nobody will even remember this story in a week’s time or any of these women looking for attention.
It’s so silly for that woman to try to negate Meghan’s experience. Maybe the bra padding wasn’t deemed necessary for that particular woman, but the bra padding is obvious in the photo of Meghan in the red dress. Like to the point where I’m surprised that photo was released.
I love the outfit. It’s relaxed and casual. Some people don’t always want to wear skin tight, figure forming clothes.
I agree. Fashion shouldn’t mean “make women look the smallest possible.” Women deserve to take up space.
Shawna – well put!! I 100% agree.
I love this, Shawna! Do you mind if I steal it?
And it has pockets!
Suppose we’ll see you-know-who in a jumpsuit soon?
I like the outfit too. I wish I could pull off hats like that but alas, I cannot, lol.
I too like the outfit. I’d wear that jumpsuit — I like comfy/casual yet cute outfits like this in the summer/warm weather. My head and hair are too big for hats like that even though I love the look, lol
The jumpsuit is awful and it does nothing for her – a rare fashion misstep IMO. The hat and braid are cute though.
Glad to see her out and about in her own neighbourhood, shopping with a friend and living her best life!
Honestly that outfit would not look good on anybody. Some designers must be high on something to come up with creations like that jumpsuit.
She’s going shopping and looks comfortable like most normal people want to be. Another time she was snapped shopping and people were complaining about how she was “overdressed”. Smh.
@Msiam: I still remember when Meghan wore that khaki/camel Banana Republic dress on the South African tour and she was described on this blog as looking like a stuffed sausage.
I have a girlfriend that lives in Montecito have been to this center several times. It is charming, quite small, and the two stores mentioned are quintessential Momtecito shops that you would pop into after have a coffee at the Pierre LaFond cafe. Last time I was there there was no parking, people were enjoying themselves sitting outside and in the little park right in front of the shops. I’m sure Meghan was not the only famous person there that day, famous people go there all of the time, mostly unnoticed.
She can’t live her life in an attempt to placate the press. They don’t pay her bills. They’ll never be satisfied with anything she does. She wouldn’t be free of the royal family if she let the media control her. And on and on and on. Let the woman live.
You know what’s awesome? You or anyone else don’t get to dictate what she does.
I resent your comment. I am not trying to dictate anybody’s spending. I was just merely trying to say that as a famous person she has to watch how she does things so her detractors don’t twist it all around against her. My belief does not matter at all to Duchess Meghan I was just expressing a thought.
If she doesn’t care what her detractors think, then how she spends her money and what she wears is irrelevant. Try this nonsense on Kate, whose lifestyle is funded by taxpayers. Meghan makes her own money, she can spend it however she wants, optics be damned.
Lol, how dare she show her face after the Deal or No Deal DRAMA…which lasted like 15 minutes.
I’m wondering how Kate will manage to copykeen this jumpsuit.
Ugh, and imagine the fawning headlines, “Daring Kate’s elegant shoulders set new fashion trend”
@Chaine, I’d be laughing hysterically at your comment if it wasn’t so likely to be true 😒
I feel most (but not all) of the copy keening charges are a stretch, but I will recant my statement if we see Kate in a jumpsuit in the next few months.
Given her lack of *upstairs padding*, she wouldn’t be able to hold up a strapless jumpsuit. But I can see her copy-keening the hat. Remember she copied Jecca Craig’s signature casual look for the cover of British Vogue I believe it was — correct me if I’m wrong.
I seem to recall Kate wore a hat like Jeccas during the Waity years too.
The backlash comes from the same ones who constantly criticize.
Not that I can afford it, but 595 is literally not that outrageous these days… Which is insane, but yeah, the last sundresses I looked at were upwards of 300… Guess I won’t be wearing any sundresses this summer *laughs nervously in order not to cry*. And all the affordable sunglasses are last season’s shape, and if I want this season’s shape, it’s going to be 150 and up, thankyouverymuch.
I just found Malia Mills jumpsuits on Poshmark for far less and I’m sure there are other sites with sale prices. The UK media just takes the highest price they can find for it and never consider markdowns.
Here in the UK we have a formula for these things:
Highest price we can possibly find/imagine/assume x Number of Bathrooms in the Montecito Mansion + How keen Will & Kate are feeling that day (scale of 1-10) ^ Angela Kelly’s gossip quotient (calculated based on her mood, need for attention, and desperation for relevance) = How Much Did Meghan Spend Today
@Beenie – now that TQ is gone, the formula needs to be recalibrated to replace the AK factor!
If Kate wore something that cost $495, they’d be calling her, like, “as frugal as the Queen” (lol) because most of her clothing is in the four-digit-range.
The trashloids and trolls desperately want the Deal or No Deal thing to be a controversy but its just some old game show. It hasn’t been on TV here in the US for years. Hopefully the next iteration ends up dropping the scantily dressed women. Meghan looks happy, free and chic.
I’m sorry but loooooooooooool. No, she does not.
Pocket watching the only self-made millionaire to marry into the royal family while they sit on golden thrones and hoard properties that could house everyday Britons is bizarre to me. You don’t want the black lady to have nice things. That’s it.
Your statement is so offensive I won’t even entertain it.
I think she looks great.
She’s wearing such a fun outfit. I love that.
She and her husband do not have a responsibility to restrict the spending of their own money as it is all theirs and not taxpayer funded like those “working royals” (and the non-working pedophile Andrew).
All Meghan has to do to “give ammo” to the British trash rags is breathe. That’s not her problem. Those papers need to focus on why taxpayers are funding 4 homes for the lazy prince and princess of wales who are on yet another taxpayer funded vacation while their subjects can’t feed their kids or heat their homes.
Running these photos is nothing more than their excuse to once again talk about what Meghan said about Deal or No Deal… which is something she had talked about in 2017. This entire “backlash” is being made up and driven by these rags because they literally have nothing else they can go after her with.
A responsibility to whom? I know you are not implying that its Meghan’s responsibility to control what the trashloids write about her, when she is out here living her life? She is not some politician (or royal) living on public tax dollars, remember?
IIRC, this person also thinks that it would be a “bad look” if H&M moved again and that she’s worried they’re spending too much money.
Then what was the point of leaving the BRF and moving to California if they still have to live their life scared of what the British tabloids will say? This boutique is likely no more expensive than anything Kate wears or shops and she’s buying it solely with personal funds. They live in a huge mansion so a shopping trip isn’t exactly breaking the bank.
It doesn’t make sense to me when wealthy Black and biracial people who are private citizens have to care so much about what white people with less money will think.
@Lolo: Huh? Which public? They make their own money and can spend it as they like. Your concern is misplaced and should be for the working taxpayer funded royals.
LMAO sit all the way down now. She has exactly ZERO responsibility to do any of that. She can buy what she wants, wear what she wants, and say what she wants, and it has exactly nothing to do with the RF. The ONLY reason to try to push some kind of sense of “but the optics!” on her is because it’s another way to try and silence her.
I think the Duchess looks great, I like that outfit on her. I think it would have been a nice touch if Meghan had carried a briefcase, lol. Just kidding.
What I like most about these photos is that, she clearly didn’t call the paps. A lot of celebrities look directly at the photographer and are dressed very clearly for the shot, full face of makeup. Not naming names, but we all know who I am referencing. Meghan looks genuinely unaware of the paps and I love that!
I love Meghan, but we can be real here: this was a pap walk. And that’s fine!
@Jeannie you think she did? I guess I am naive. She looked pretty casual to me
So every time she goes out with a friend for a coffee and a bit of shopping it’s a pap walk? Is she supposed to hide out at Casa Montecito for the rest of her life?
Can you elaborate, Jeannie? How is it relevant to anything whether it’s a pap walk or not? How is it supposed to impact our opinion of anything about her?
If she was and got paid to wear the outfit or shop certain stores, I’d say go for it.
I don’t think so. She doesn’t need a pap walk.
@Equality, ITA! Obviously I have no idea if this was one or not, but the fact that Meghan has regained the freedom to do whateverTF she wants to do wheneverTF she wants to do it makes me so happy for her.
@FormerlyLithe, Jeannie was just sharing her opinion. Chill
@Lorelei said: “@FormerlyLithe, Jeannie was just sharing her opinion. Chill”
I asked @Jeannie to elaborate because I’m genuinely curious about why she wrapped her opinion in the language of covert trolls: “I love Meghan, but…”
We’ve seen that when it comes to discussions around Meghan, seemingly innocuous opinions/observations can suddenly grow clawed feet and run around causing the kind of mayhem that apparently means she is the most terrible person who has ever walked this planet.
Language shapes thought. So if the people who actually like her are starting to adopt the phrasing used by her haters, guess who’s winning?
The photos were controlled by TMZ and Daily Mail. There is no way Meghan would set up a pap walk with photographers linked with those papers.
If this was sourced to one photographer like Misha Harman then it would be plausible.
@FormerlyLithe, I only said that because you were demanding how her comment was relevant, why it should impact our opinions of Meghan, etc. You seemed super annoyed that she even suggested it, and I was just pointing out that she has the right to share her opinion.
The thing is, I think while we both love M, we disagree on one fundamental thing: I don’t believe that anyone who says, “I love Meghan, but…” is not a genuine fan and that’s the language of “covert trolls.” I believe it’s possible to adore her but at the same time, think she makes some missteps, or not agree with every single thing she says. 🤷🏻♀️
@FormerlyLithe, PS I apologize for the “chill,” I was…in a mood yesterday.
@Lorelei, I’m so glad I came back to check responses because I often don’t. Thank you! Your apology has made my day even though it is undeserved. Meaning, you said nothing wrong. You were right to call me out for my response to @Jeannie. I wasn’t chill that day either but that’s no excuse. I’m sorry.
You also said: “I believe it’s possible to adore her but at the same time, think she makes some missteps, or not agree with every single thing she says.”
And you are right. Meghan is human. It is possible to love and support her without cosigning her approach to everything. That is normal adult behaviour. Sometimes I think too darned much. And then I become really unchill! I think about how the reason we preface comments about Meghan with “she’s not perfect” is because there is such a barrage of negativity aimed at her always. It was the same with Diana. “Diana was flawed…” we’ve seen it again and again from the very people who say they loved her. It’s as if we’re worried we’ll be seen as too biased, too stan-like if we don’t qualify our support. I see that as the haters impacting our behaviour without us realizing.
We mock the obvious trolls sharing obvious lies. But I worry that we underestimate them. They provide cover for the ones who are more careful with their systematic campaign to render Meghan too toxic to touch. All because they want to deny her a supportive community and freedom to live her life as she desires.
They know that the best way to do that is to gradually shift support by making us scrutinize her every move and pick apart everything she says and does. And they get our buy-in by convincing us that they actually love her. That their criticism comes from a place of love. When nothing could be further from the truth. But we might not even realize how the very people we distrust and disagree with are shaping our thinking.
“I love Meghan, but…” on the surface sounds perfectly reasonable and benign. Which makes it a perfect passive aggressive weapon. That’s the reason why I reacted the way I did to @Jeannie’s comment.
But I shouldn’t have. I could have gotten my point across a different way. Or just minded my own business. Again thanks for calling me out. And being so cool about it.
Not a huge fan of the jumpsuit either. I think it could look good on someone but not here. It looks comfy though so maybe that’s what Meghan was going for instead. You can get things that are comfy and look good but since it’s a private trip to some local shops, she may not have seen the need to wear something super fashionable.
A food shop and a boutique – how is this showing Meghan as a wild spender?
Agree with Kaiser, that outfit is not good. I just don’t even know where to rest my eyes.
Also there’s a huge Deal or No Deal Backlash, even Lainey’s column touched upon it and Stephanie hit better points than Whoopie I think did. I think sadly that everything she said is getting picked apart, but Stephanie at least stayed on point. Which is, she knew what the job was, it sounds like parts of it sucked, but if you knew and willingly did it, can you retroactively call something foul? I wish everyone would move on from it. She can’t say boo without criticism.
Also I saw some Tweets with a writer who knows the In Cut writer who said that Meghan needs to apologize. I honestly don’t get that one. Meghan was asked a question about Variety, she wasn’t negative in her response, but I am seeing a bigger backlash with some of the media that I thought would never go there.
If you lived through something, whatever the circumstances, you can call it foul afterward. And, once you have signed on wouldn’t you be obligated to continue for a certain amount of time even if you did hate it? How many actors have done work that they said they regretted afterward but they completed the project because of obligation and contracts, etc? It’s just that Meghan can’t take a deep breath without over-analyzing and criticism.
Doesn’t she also say that she was grateful to have the job because it gave her insurance and a paycheck? Which she needed? A lot of people in general have to work in crappy jobs (which they knew would not be great even when they apply) sometimes because they need the money/their options are limited.
That’s it right there. I’ve had some crappy jobs in my life but they were what was available when I needed a paycheck and you bet I feel free to talk about how crappy those jobs were. I don’t dwell on the past any more, but if someone were to bring it up, I’d say exactly what I thought. What a bizarre criticism.
I really don’t see this huge backlash you are talking about. Yes there has been commentary in the gossip press and tabloids but for the average person who is not into celebrity gossip they probably have no idea about any of this drama. It’s a storm in a teacup and no sensible people care. Meghan knows everything she says will be dissected but she speaks her mind anyway. I respect her for that.
What huge back lash? A former housewife that need publicity to get her career going.
Nothing on the internet ever goes away, video of Howie Mandel asking the girls to show their legs outside a club, one replying,”Howie we’re not dress for that”
Huge backlash where? And by who? A couple of clout chasers? Surely you are not taking the Murdoch trashloids seriously? And I don’t know or care who “Stephanie” is but name a person who hasn’t taken a job they later regret, even if they knew upfront what it was all about? Plenty of actors in Hollywood have taken roles that they later regret for a variety of reasons, including that they are exploitive. Viola Davis said she regretted taking her role in The Help even though she was nominated for an Oscar because the movie played into all kinds of stereotypes. Should she have “known” what she was getting into?
Mostly on Twitter all. I had to start blocking hashtags because it started driving me mad.
I agree with all of you about you are allowed to have feelings about a job that you took in order to pay bills which really wasn’t fulfilling you. But I have seen Claudia Jordan double down, other women who were on the show speaking up and of course people digging up old videos. So bizarre to me since the entire podcast was really good and I think too many people are focused on a couple of sentences.
Stephanie writes for Lainey Gossip. I was surprised to see her take on there, but I have sensed a cooling from Lainey in general.
The Cut thing is weird. I saw that start about 4 days ago because of a friend of the writer of the piece. Some are saying Alison got fired and people are trying to blame Meghan. Alison hasn’t been online since August.
Yeah, saying “even Lainey” touched on it is not a sign of some huge backlash, since Lainey regularly covers royal gossip, especially anything to do with Meghan. It would be like saying “even Kaiser talked about it!” yes, she did, because that’s kind of her job.
and yes, you can absolutely call something foul in retrospect, especially as you’ve gained more experience. That’s true for so many people, especially women – you might have known a situation was a little sleazy/sketchy but were okay with it, and then you look back in 10-15-20 years and think “yikes, that was REALLY sleazy and I can’t believe we were all okay with that.”
I sent Stephanie a response. You can know what you’re getting into, but you can’t always know ahead of time how you’re going to feel about it later. I’ve taken jobs purely for a paycheck, I’ve known what the jobs are and I’ve known that they weren’t what I wanted to do with my life. What I haven’t known is the environment once I got into them – what the boss was like, the coworkers, the day-to-day operations, the way the employees are treated. Some jobs felt ok, so I stayed for a while – some were like, nope, this feels wrong, I’m out of here.
Agree Eurydice. It’s just a weird comment that I saw Lainey make, there was some comments on Pajiba about it and some other places I follow. I am just like…she’s allowed to say that job I took for reasons was not the right fit for me and I wanted something more. It’s bizarre to me.
Totally agree with your comment Eurydice. I read Stephanie’s write up, and was taken back by it. I saw her headshot and she looks like a person of color. If she is, it’s disappointing that she would join in piling on. The write up was offensive.
The “backlash” is driven by the British tabloids and Rupert Murdoch owned rags.
Scarlett Johansson has complained about being objectified throughout her career, even calling out Iron Man 2. Many others have done the same with zero pushback. Another suitcase girl was interviewed in 2017 and said the same things as Meghan.
I am only bringing this up because a lot of Black women I follow on Twitter were giving different takes on it. Everyone was standing up and ready to throw down for her during the funeral, but a lot of people were rolling their eyes at her about this. I am calling BS though. She’s allowed to have feelings about things and I am baffled how many people are acting like she’s a hypocrite for taking a job to pay her bills.
I don’t think the backlash for some of this is coming from Rupert Murdoch. I really do want to know though what is going on with Alison. I thought parts of the article were written weird, but I didn’t think it was a bad article. I liked Variety much better honestly. But that was just my preference.
I don’t understand this bit about the Cut article, that Meghan is supposed to apologize. As you say, Variety asked Meghan the question, she didn’t bring it up, and it was Variety that noted the article was “snarky”. IMO, it was, and apparently that didn’t go unnoticed elsewhere – including by Meghan, judging by her response to Variety’s question (which was brief, and polite). But wasn’t Davis the one who wrote it that way? Either she had a particular point to make, or it was supposed to be some uber-sophisticated NYC take. Her choice, and passed by her editors – so why is Meghan supposed to apologize for feeling a little hurt by it, which is what I got from her comments to Variety?
There is always Rupert Murdoch backlash – that’s how he makes his money, by attracting the haters. But I think much of the rest of what you’re seeing is what passes for debate on social media. People can’t just discuss a subject – there have to be sides. Somebody has to be the lightning rod and then there are defenders and detractors.
You are talking about gossip blogs , some insignificant websites and some comments on Twitter. This does not equal a huge backlash! The Kanye West situation, even the recent stories about James Corden and Olivia Wilde created what I would call a huge backlash. Not Meghan’s DOND comments. Which I would describe as a small backlash relegated to tabloids, gossip sites and a small corner of twitter.
Did M call DOND foul or are you deliberately misquoting her? You say you’re sad that everything she says is getting picked apart yet you misquote her and voice a rumour from Twitter that is unrelated to this post. I’m not feeling your sadness.
? What is that?
No. Here’s a link to the writer who knows Alison. https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/meghan-markle-complaints-the-cut-journalist-allison-p-davis-unpaid-leave/c7625ecb-728b-4eb7-82a5-004db13c2172?app=applenews
I only found the tweet from the article and went down a rabbit hole of what is going on with that.
https://twitter.com/brooke/status/1582832416527241217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1582832416527241217%7Ctwgr%5E8cd12615d8a2e62c1a7eb9eca7502c9511c34b58%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhoney.nine.com.au%2Froyals%2Fmeghan-markle-complaints-the-cut-journalist-allison-p-davis-unpaid-leave%2Fc7625ecb-728b-4eb7-82a5-004db13c2172
I am talking about some separate things that seemed to hit at the same time 5 days ago.
First, people came out of the wood work to critique Meghan for saying something about Deal or No Deal.
Same time there was this article and tweets about people trying to claim Meghan got Alison let go because of complaints about The Cut article. I was saying for the first time I am seeing people I follow who have either been neutral or supporters of Meghan looking at her sideways.
I think the Deal or No Deal is beyond dumb. But I am curious about The Cut tweets and people circulating that. I didn’t think Meghan said anything negative to Variety. She said she was not going to not be open. Why everyone is using that to say she hated the article is weird to me.
Most of the backlash was coming from Sussexes fans and it was not totally undeserved. There was a lot of snarky editorializing by the writer but maybe she thought she was adding some humor? That was my thought. I do believe the writer deliberately mis-quoted that comment about Harry and his father. That article you linked is a lot of gossip and “it is thought.” Its up to her bosses to fire her, not Meghan. If they didn’t stand behind her work then that’s on them. The writer herself said she was going on vacation. But if she is really out of work, then I’m sure the Daily Fail or Page Six will hire her.
That article is from an Australian site. Alison knew she was a snake that’s why she took off for vacation the day it was published.
She was dripping with envy over the huge piano, Tyler Perry gave Meghan.
@Chillin People who were supporters who are “side-eying” Meghan now? Why exactly is Meghan expected to be LETTER PERFECT to be supported? I have never seen other public figures treated like EVERYTHING they did had to be subservient to others to deserve support. Or someone blamed so much for other people letting employees go or held responsible for what anybody she is around or does business with does. It’s getting ridiculous.
LMAO….what drama?!?! Absolutely no one is still talking about this besides the pathetic BM like a yappy little dog with a bone. There was never any need for backlash or drama to begin with — she DID NOT say anything wrong, she simply gave her perspective on her own lived experience, as she has the absolute right to do on her own damn podcast. To even continue to give this oxygen and reiterate the stupid DM talking points is silly and unnecessary.
Those articles are based on gossip from a Reddit thread (are we taking Reddit comments seriously now?) and the tweet from one Journalist who has been critical of Meghan in the past (although she pretends she was a supporter in the tweet). From her comments it sounds like she didn’t even read the Variety article but read about it in the Daily Fail. I agree with the poster who said we have be careful what we consume and try not amplify gossip.
You either did NOT listen to Meghan’s podcast OR you did and completely failed to comprehend her point.
Folks like those described above ALWAYS misconstrue what M says.
And their noise is amplified by the disingenuous amongst us whose sole raison d’etre is to twist everything M says, as part of the UK royal institution & britishshidtmedia-led smear campaign against this woman for racist reasons.
Sigh. Yep. I don’t comprehend something.
I flat out don’t agree with Meghan getting jumped on about her experiences on Deal or No Deal. I find it curious there are multiple people from this thread alone pointing out it wasn’t just Claudia that pushed back on what she said.
I also find it curious that Black women specifically seem to be rolling their eyes at her about this. Whoopi, Stephanie, and some Black women I follow that I won’t link her on Twitter about this.
I don’t get why she can’t like that job and why everyone keeps acting like she beat up Howie Mandel.
Exactly! Well said, @Kingston.
You dont’ agree with her getting jumped on but you’re linking to all the criticism and summarizing other gossip blogs with their criticism and going on and on about this “huge backlash” and omg you heard that Meghan got the Cut writer fired and of course that’s nonsense but here’s another twitter link about it etc.
It may not be intentional at all, but you are feeding into the “huge backlash” with your comments, its kind of like what I (and others) said above about what the tabloid press does….you’re creating the backlash in these comments and then complaining about it.
She took the job because she needed a job and it gave her access to the Union and health coverage, but she didn’t necessarily like the job. Two things can be true at the same time, she knew what the job was, took it because she needed a job but didn’t care for it. Meghan did not do a dissertation on the subjugation of women on Deal or no deal, she made a comment, which took a minute, on how she felt.
I’m in a job right now that I fully understood the role, what I didn’t know was the management style, so if I leave and comment about management and it’s aggressive deadlines, people would say but you knew what you were getting into. All these people commenting acting like they have never been in a similar situation.
People nit pick at everything this woman says, and really time to let it go.
@Chilling, I was totally unaware of all of the drama about the author of the profile in The Cut. People are claiming that MEGHAN should apologize?? JFC. That’s a new level of absurdity.
Has it been confirmed that Alison was actually put on unpaid leave, or has she just been quiet online? I’m with you in that I find this more interesting than the stupid DOND “backlash.”
@Lorelei
I keep trying to find anything about Alison. The fact she had friends come out about it made me curious is something going on there. I know she went on unpaid vacation. I don’t think Meghan should apologize. She got asked a question, she answered. She didn’t agree with the Variety writer about how it was written or criticize Alison. People took some huge freaking leaps there.
The Deal or No Deal thing is so dumb to me. I just can’t understand why she can’t have comments about her own experiences. Not everyone felt the same way about that show, fine, but she did, also fine. I think they are just happy they have something to jump on her about honestly.
@Chilling, I also have no idea why so many people are jumping down your throat in these comments. I didn’t think you said anything negative toward M; you were commenting on the stupid sh!tstorm other people created over her words on the podcast ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks Lorelei!
That was all I was bringing up. I thought it was so odd. Usually it’s just RR and the derangers doing mess and I know most people ignore them. But this was the first time I saw some more mainstream talking about and I kept going…so none of you listened! You just read a headline and spewed out stuff. And even if you did listen which I think Stephanie did, she still doesn’t agree with what Meghan said which baffles me. That’s her experience. I saw Pajiba cover it on a random day too and I was like so no one read this? But what is weird is the stylist came out, Claudia came out, another woman who worked on it came out. And I am like…she didn’t slam any of you!
The Cut article backlash I am curious about. I don’t think Meghan said one negative thing about Alison in Variety. And I hate that a supposed friend of hers went on Twitter saying that. When she did tons of other people grabbed that tweet. And then people warned her that Sussex fans would swarm her. Sigh.
I thought Stephanie’s take at Lainey was not good.
The girl is allowed to say she felt objectified and that it wasn’t a fit for her at any point in her life after the fact.
I did not understand where Stephanie was coming from and still don’t.
British Media and the BRF, what the hell else can we do or say about Meghan, nothing seems to working.
We don’t know what the Sussexes are doing, since the courtiers, tampon, cowmilla and the Unables have no access.
Attacking Netflix worked out well, over 2 million new subscribers, people that would’ve ignore the Crown, now will be learning why he is called tampon.
Did tampon really think that an American company was going to cave, the bottom line is what American companies worry about. Knighthoods don’t do much in America, so can’t be use as a bribe.
The TMZ article was full of racist dog whistles, even managing to throw in the word “uppity”.
Not surprised at all that TMZ said something racist. They are in the Murdoch stable too.
I was shocked at the dog whistles in that TMZ article and vow never to read anything by them again. And IMHO, I thought the article in The Cut was full of shade and references to “Megxit”, a term which I absolutely detest. Allison Davis clearly had a few knives out for Meghan, carefully hidden amongst sugary sarcasm and bon mottes, and Meghan deftly brushed them off. If, indeed, Allison is being punished for taking her interviewing/writing skills a little too far into a thinly veiled putdown of Meghan, she deserves to be put out to pasture for a while.
I think it looks great, and I have one in black in white similar to it (definitely not in that price range though lol), but like most things with fashion different strokes for different folks. Things aren’t bad looking just because you wouldn’t wear them. Regarding the DOND nonsense, there isn’t real backlash it’s the same media in the BM running the same let’s look at anything this woman says only from a negative lens approach that they always do (Sun, Express, Telegraph, DM), and it’s the exact same media outlets in the US regurgitating it without thought like they always do (Marie Claire, Cosmo, Elle, UK, Showbiz Cheatsheet, etc.). I wish supporters wouldn’t feed into it by acting like everyone all of sudden hates Meghan. I saw posted tweets this weekend from Afrofuturist clothing brands thrilled to be working with her, and creators of a tv show that hadn’t tweeted in two years retweeting her. Be careful of what you consume.
@Dee(2), idk if you read the comments on the Kevin Spacey post from the other day, but if not, you should…you’ll see why (:
I don’t care that it’s baggy, the bottom half looks fine on her, it’s that awful top half that’s giving me crazy anxiety that if she stretches too much her bosom is going to pop right out! I had a blouse this style in high school and would spend the whole day nervously pulling it back up to my armpits.
I liked the outfit. She looked comfortable. Also, and this is important, she’s spent her money, which she earned, on whatever she wanted to. So, the tabs can suck it.
What’s awful about the top of the jumpsuit, this top style have been around for ever.
And if it slips the only thing you will see is a bra or nipples.
And so what if it slips? That happens to people all the time.
How long before we see Kate out & about with her hair braided??
Why are they stalking her in her hometown? This is a continuation of the British Murdoch rags, it is racist targeted harassment. She is shopping in her hometown, had her car door opened for her, had security all of which she pays for. Unlike her husband’s family who with there mass fortune need the taxpayers to fund there security and lifestyle. They wanted them broke and crawling back and the fact that they are successful and wealthy makes those rich white men who own these media outlets so angry they can’t contain it and it shows in the wording of the articles. What is truly appalling is they continue to do this with the blessing and help of Harry’s family while his family whines about Harry not protecting them from the big bad historically accurate Netflix series The Crown. The BRF in England are a world joke and a British embarrassment. Hope they enjoy the cake at Madame Tussaud’s, they are lucky it wasn’t a chocolate pie from Miss Hilly.
I wish she’d give up sticking her tongue out.
Why?
Can you point us in the direction of any other photo of her with her tongue out?
Lol jesus christ. lol
Now she is being told what to do with her body parts.
Whaaaaaaaaaa………?
Oh for the love of…where is she sticking her tongue out? Jeebuz…the stuff people say.
Oh dear. @Gertrude, maybe you could try going for a nice walk outside. The grass feels lovely at this time of year. Repeat as many times as needed.
that is an absolutely hideous outfit…she’s beautiful as always but that ugly jumpsuit and hat make no sense. she looks like she went blindfolded into her closet, grabbed what was clean and wore it. why would anyway pay almost 600 dollars for that jumpsuit?
It’s their money, so their choice, seems simple to me.
yes, you’re right. rich people can have bad taste too and spend money on ugly and unflattering clothes
I thought she was wearing lovely fall colors in a warm climate that still may be chilly in the mornings. I thought she looked wonderfully coordinated!
Gorgeous fall colours that look lovely with her skin tone
This DOND mess is such a non-troversy. I read the transcript of the Bimbo podcast and not once Meghan insulted the ex- briefcase girls. Meghan called them smart. She was commenting on the work environment. The women who are coming for Meghan, including Whoopi, look like they didn’t bother to listen to the podcast or read the transcript before weighing in. They took a tabloid headline and ran with it. I didn’t know there was a 2017 interview where DOND work conditions were brought up. CNN had four professional women in journalism and politics comment on the pressure to look a certain when they are on camera to talk subject matter. Meghan was out and about to show naysayers they are not going to make her run and hide anymore.
Clout chaser Claudia Jordan made the comment on how one of the women got her law degree while working on the show. That actually played into what Meghan said about how the fact that these were smart, talented women was never emphasized. The women were hired for “eye candy”. Otherwise, why not dress them in real business attire like pantsuits? Why tell them to ” Suck it in!” so it makes the boobs stick out more? Seriously?
Doing what she likes, wearing what she likes, our Duchess has found her freedom. inspirational
Boom!
Its why a lot of folks are triggered.
What’s so inspirational about her shopping? This site is often putting her on a pedestal for doing mundane things that everyone else does.
Shopping in itself – not inspirational (I think that was a strong word to use anyway LOL). But for many of us, its just nice to see Meghan out and about, living her life, unbothered by the hate pouring out from the british press.
Col, with the amount of hate created by the bm and US Murdoch rags that any appearance by Meghan causes, I think it takes courage for her to do those mundane things that everyone else does. It’s got to be exceedingly difficult to have everything thing that you do–including wetting your lips with your tongue, apparently–examined under a microscope and the worst possible spin written about it. I wonder how you or any of us would deal with that?
I don’t know if anyone here is putting her on a pedestal per say. I’ll speak for myself, when the hate campaign started after the Oceana tour I wondered how anyone can survive with so much negativity being put out in the world against them. So I made a conscious decision not to add to the negativity. I think some people on this site, if they disagree with something Meghan says or does will keep it to themselves and not feed the Hate.
People on this site do opine freely on what she wears. Would not want to have some commenters here as neighbors. For reference, see the comment right below mine😕
@Col, I think maybe you just read it too literally— it happens to all of us at some point, lol. But I agree with what the others said: it’s just nice to see her out and about, happy and spending her time the way she wants to after the unbelievably horrific past few years she’s had.
And ITA with @Saucy that for Meghan in particular, it must be hard to go anywhere right now because she knows all eyes are on her, that she’s likely being photographed, possibly followed, etc. The ordeal she went through probably would have turned me into a full-on agoraphobic, and I’m not even kidding. She’s shown what a strong person she is…she took everything thrown at her and came out happy and successful on the other side. The fact that she happened to be shopping is just incidental, imo.
ETA @Athena, I’m sorry, I just realized that you’d specifically referenced the comment just below yours in order to make a point, but then I screwed it up 😭
Yep. Lol word police. It’s v Inspiring to me to see her out there choosing her own path since escaping from abusive treatment by one of the worlds richest families/hateful power structures on the planet.
The hat is a big ass NOOOO
Why is the hat a big NOOOO? I don’t think I would put the hat and jumpsuit together, but Meghan looks great. IMO, it’s her vibe. In fact, it seems that hats like that are almost her signature.
That hat for me is the best part of the outfit. The jumpsuit itself I don’t care for but that’s just not my style.
I think the hat is the best part of the outfit! I love the color.
I love that hat! I’ve bookmarked the link & am deciding if I want to spend that kind of money on a hat, but I wear hats daily (I’ve had some skin cancers) & this one looks perfect for summers. It comes in other color options.
I have a similar jumpsuit that I got in NYC boutique several years ago. The pockets are not as exaggerated but otherwise it’s just as drapey/slouchy and I live in it.
I love to pair drapey/slouchy tops with fitted/tailored bottoms or fitted tops with slouchy/drapey bottoms. It’s a look that you can dress up or down with your choice of footwear and accessories. It just feels relaxed and effortless to me.
I’m curious about the guards she’s with. Are they still facing that level of security threat in Montecito? I always picture the RF being chauffeured about, but we actually see them driving themselves quite a bit (with an entourage of protection, I get that).
@BettyRose I was wondering the exact same thing. In fact, it made me a bit nervous that she got into the backseat! Hopefully it’s a case of “I have no idea what I’m talking about,” which is common, lol, but I found it a little worrisome, too. In any case, I’m glad she’s out and about, and love seeing new photos (especially of her spending $$$ that she EARNED and can do whateverTF she wants with.
ITA! I’m torn between wanting more pics and not wanting to be creepy about it. But we followed their mid-pandemic movie and rebuild of their lives, it’s so nice to see them enjoying it now.
You felt nervous that she got into the back seat? Thats a weird reaction to have, given thats where ALL chauffeur-driven persons ride in a vehicle, including H&Md throughout their life together. Unless H or M is doing the driving, where the other is usually in the front passenger seat. Unless either or both their kids are with them.
@Kingston, ever since the Sussexes have lived in California, I feel like whenever we’ve seen photos of them in their Range Rovers, they tended to be driving themselves. I’m obviously not saying they’re *never* driven by chauffeurs, but I remember Meghan saying that driving herself was one of the things she missed, since so often she and Harry were chauffeured around in the UK.
From these photos, it appears she was with only one friend, so in my mind, it makes sense that she’d drive and her friend would be in the passenger seat.
Seeing her get into the backseat isn’t “weird,” it simply made me wonder if security has recently been stepped up for some reason, that’s all. You don’t have to be so combative in every single comment, JFC.
I think they’re driven everywhere any more.
That’s what I was wondering, if security still dictates that need despite being in a pretty exclusive community. It’s a shame. That can’t be anyone’s first choice to never just bop out quickly with the kids or to see a friend.
I mean, not one of these tweets bothered to say how many bathrooms Pierre Lafond has.
#disappointed.
😂
I actually love this jumpsuit. I hope since it hasn’t sold out anywhere, the price will go down on sale for us poors. I would buy it today if it was half that price.
Someone def called the paps…maybe one of the stores or restaurants around there? This is not a place that usually has paps and the pictures are too clear for it to be someone far away and considering where the pictures are published (daily mail, etc) they were expensive meaning it wasn’t some passerby that took the pics.
I like the braid and it makes me want to grow my hair out so I can do that hahaha.
It sold out, think it’s coming back in December.
the site that post dead people pictures before their families are notified, have photographers there.
Why would Meghan call paps to get her picture featured in the Dailyfail or Rupert Murdock’s rags.
They’ve papped quite a few celebs around there. I mean there was just an article a few days ago from a British journalist talking about how when he went to see Harry and Meghan’s home it was like Fort Knox.
They have paps sitting around waiting. They’ve gotten Orlando bloom, Katy perry, jamila, the fosters all around this area and Meghan before here.
But I for sure think one of the stores that wanted attention called….it’s a great advertising for the shops there.
Wow, those cameras truely sound like machine guns. It IS violating the targeted persons freedom and privacy.
I actually think she looks great, minus the huge hat. I don’t think the hat suits her and the oversize sweater tied around her shoulders doesn’t fully work. I know Meghan is a fan of putting on blazers/jackets on her shoulders without putting her arms in the arm holes but the tied around the shoulders doesn’t fully work for me. But the rest of it looks cute! I’m also jealous that she can dress like that in October in that great California weather, I definitely can’t dress like that in the Northeast now that we are firmly in the 40s-60s range lol.
Oh boy! Folks on Salt Island feeling some type of way because the Black Duchess is spending her own money on expensive things that they don’t feel a Black woman should be able to afford. It really sticks in so many people’s craw that although they no longer pay a dime towards her upkeep, Meghan continues to live her best life.
Those salty tears sustain me!
She looks great relaxed happy!! I’m glad she’s out and about and I hope this is more of the norm.
As far as the fake “outrage” over deal or no deal! This is all so ridiculous.
I realized besides racism a lot of the scrutiny over anything Harry and especially Meghan says come from straight jealously and envy.
People don’t think she’s worked “hard” enough to deserve the Spotify or Netflix contracts. This perspective ranges from some liberals to republicans..some black people to white…and definitely amongst tabloid/gossip blogs… Never mind that she’s paid a real human cost that none of those scrunitizing her would want to pay themselves.
So because they don’t feel she’s deserving they tear her words down, find anything to harass her with until in their mind she knows she’s deserving of all the good.
But Meghan’s telling them nah I am worthy. May she keep walking in that confidence paying the haters dust.
Ditto to everything you say, @Peep!!!
I have YET! to identify another regular, private citizen of any country, who has had a smear campaign waged against her, that was crafted by powerful, national institutions of one country (UK royal institution, media, police, some govt-employed entities) which then used their power and influence to recruit others of like minds from other countries, tapping into the basest of human emotions (greed/envy/jealousy/resentment/anger) and using the insidious power of the internet & social media to sustain that smear campaign with the ultimate aim of “stopping her breath.”*
And thats why you will NEVAH! see or hear me utter a single word of criticism against Meghan.
*pirate-with-press-pass, valentine low, was recently asked by one of his vapid colleagues on teevee, when would this all end; that she’s “fascinated to know” how it will all end so that Harry can return to the uk. And he said Harry will never return to the uk “while she has breath in her body.” He said, “while she has breath in her body, those kids will remain in the US and therefore thats where Harry will be.”
I think its pretty clear what he’s saying.
And what low has uttered (which, by the way, has also been uttered in several other ways by other pirates-with-press-passes, for example, emily andrews, who literally said: “one of the wives will have to die for the brothers to reunite”……….that thread was posted on this very site last year) is perhaps based on the wishes of the “powerful entities” (as Harry described them in 2019) who are leading the smear campaign against Meghan.
I think its a combo of jealousy and the influence of the palace. Because you have teenage influencers who make hundreds of thousand on brand deals, you have young athletes and entertainers who make millions but somehow Meghan after 15 years in the business has not paid her dues? Netflix and Spotify are paying for a brand that has a built in following that they don’t have to spend a ton on marketing. There is an invisible hand guiding this vitriol and it has been working since Harry and Meghan first got together.
This is silly, if it was Kate they would call it “high street” not expensive boutiques.
They’re talking about it like she’s buying McQueen for everyday clothes, but that’s Kate.
At least Meghan is paying for her own.
I think she looks great. She looks comfortable and relaxed. A stark contrast of the photo taken of Harry and her in the car at the end of the funeral for days. It’s nice to see her looking normal and in every day style. She’s still stunning.
I think she looks great. She is effortlessly cool.
And she reached to open her own car door, before the security guard did — because she’s the most normal person in the royal family and doesn’t expect every little thing to be done for her. And that’s one of the many great things about Meghan.
(As we know, Charles won’t even throw a piece of trash into the wastebasket next to his desk. Or put toothpaste on his own toothbrush. He’s so useless.)
Backlash?? That’s pretty damn hyperbolic. 🙄
Where do they expect her to shop? Aldi, Dollar Tree, and Goodwill???
I really like the jumpsuit. I would totally wear it.
I would think she goes shopping frequently.
She looks stunning as always and I love the braid. I love that baggy clothes are in right now. I love the pockets. I like this look.
As for the shopping…sigh the tone of all of this – you uppity Black folks spending your own money in expensive stores meant for us! How frigging dare you?
I hope VP Harris goes out to buy more cookware today and President Obama is photographed eating a giant bowl of arugula while wearing a tan suit.
As for me I had my eye on a pair of expensive combat boots and damn it Imma hit buy it now.
*throws up some thug life gang fingers in the air* and looks over at TMZ and Salt Island with one eyebrow raised.
LOL, amen to that! 🙂
How dare she buy nice things? How dare she have her own money?
The braid looks great on her and her sandals are really nice.
She is a very attractive woman, but that outfit is not doing her any favors and I don’t like the purse.
She usually is very smartly dressed, she know s what works for her and dresses in classic, well made pieces.
Intelligent woman with a kind heart, grace and eye on social responsibility, it’s nice to see.
I do not care about her clothes. I do think her hat looks fun though.
A few hundred dollars for an outfit, which she pays for herself, vs. a few thousand dollars for each of Kate’s constant new outfits that are paid for by the British taxpayer. But Brits are supposed to be mad at Meghan and adore Kate. Oh okay.
I have nothing to add that hasn’t already been said except in the last photo on TMZ, there is a small bag of SkinnyPop in the car’s door pocket and now I’ve got a craving. That stuff is seriously addictive (yet it’s allegedly just corn, oil and salt)!
All the haters need to worry about issues that really will affect their lives-inflation-gas prices-food prices-renting or buying a home-schools for their children-and most improtant Meghan’s freedom speech about her own damn feelings-they evidently have no life projects to deal with-if she said this back in 2017 what the hell are these ignoramuses talking about-ignorance is bliss for some people.-God bless and keep the Sussex family safe from the evil doers.
Kaiser, did you see Malia Mills IG on all the quotes? I’m not sure but are you quoting her or did she take your quote? This is crazy. You’re a supporter! It’s very positive and fair here on CB. If I’m wrong please tell me! Because I shared your opinion too, and I don’t think it was mean-spirited at all. I think it’s the pockets. Usually, I love pockets, but it’s the extra material here…maybe if there were less. And the color is definitely pretty!