Late Tuesday and early Wednesday, Page Six published a trilogy of stories about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, all of them sourced and promoted from Kensington Palace. Prince William is not slick in the least, and the tabloid stories were part of William’s emotional-support smearing! In one of the stories, a “Hollywood source” swore up and down that people in LA absolutely hate Harry and Meghan, and that no one wants to work with them. Not even 24 hours later, the Sun and the LA trade papers got the tip that Meghan was actually at a studio, filming a small role in a movie with Brie Larson and Lily Collins. Hahahaha. From the Sun, an outlet which put this story on their cover (hahaha).
Stars will welcome back the Duchess of Sussex as she shoots a Hollywood movie. Lily Collins, Brie Larson, Jack Quaid — son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid — and Brit Henry Golding are among those filming Close Personal Friends.
Meghan, who announced her retirement from acting eight years ago, is on set today in Pasadena, LA, playing herself in the Amazon MGM Studios production about two couples, one famous and the other not.
Last night a studio source said: “This is a massive moment for Meghan and signifies a return to doing what she truly loves. She has been swamped with offers but this one felt right. It is Meghan’s way of gently putting her toe back in the water and seeing how she enjoys being back on set. Everyone involved is super-excited, and have been sworn to secrecy about her involvement. Prince Harry is, of course, really supportive and quite simply wants Meghan to do whatever brings her joy.”
Not “she has been swamped with offers”!!! Not an admission that people in LA love Meghan and want her to work on their films and TV projects! My god, this is so funny. What else… Variety confirmed the Sun’s story and they said Meghan filmed a “small cameo role” in the film about “a ‘regular’ couple that meets a celebrity couple while on a trip to Santa Barbara. When the two couples become friends, lines are crossed and things get awkward.” What’s crazy about that is… why not film Meghan’s cameo IN Santa Barbara, close to where she lives? Why did they ask her to schlep to the studio?? Anyway, People Magazine had this exclusive as well:
Meghan Markle’s newest role has her feeling “very relaxed and happy.” After eight years away from acting in film and television productions, the Duchess of Sussex is now working on a movie featuring stars Lily Collins and Brie Larson, an insider confirms to PEOPLE on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The Sun was first to report the news of Meghan’s new project after she was seen on the set of Amazon MGM Studios’ Close Personal Friends in Pasadena, Calif.
“Meghan was on the set today,” the insider exclusively tells PEOPLE, adding that Meghan has a small role in the project.
“She seemed very relaxed and happy,” the insider continued. “She introduced herself to everyone and was very sweet and down-to-earth.”
Going from what I know about Lily Collins and Brie Larson, I bet both women were super-excited to see Meghan. Brie is very hippie/nature/granola, and I feel like Meghan definitely has that side to her too. Lily is a big deal over at Netflix (Emily in Paris) and so is Meghan, so they probably talked business. Anyway, it is cracking me up that Meghan was on a studio set in LA on the same day as Prince William’s Earthshot AND Harry was doing events in Toronto as well.
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I’m Meghan a Movie? Oh…okay.
They are all such cheeseballs and you just know those evil weirdos will try to mess with the ratings on Rotten Tomatoes for the film just because Meghan has a cameo.
Anyway! Love that Meghan is making moves and making money 🫰🏾🫰🏾
I bet they paid her seven figures for that cameo. Why else do it – unless the director or producer is a close personal friend? I love that for her.
There is no way they would pay her 7 figures for a days work. She probably did it for fun.
Doesn’t she belong to Sag Aftra?? She’ll get union scale wage for one day work.
Didn’t Kim Cattrall get a million dollars for the 2 or 3 hours it took to film a phonecall for And Just Like That?
I don’t think so. I think this is Meghan in businesswoman mode! She is doing the cameo because it is smart. It is symbiotic in that the movie people know she will draw attention to their project and it is an excellent way of raising her own profile, and that of As Ever, in a fun and light-hearted way! Just connecting to her fans in what will likely be a very comedic way.
I’m not saying she got nothing from the cameo but it is possible as she doesn’t need it and what she is getting isn’t money but something more valuable, connection/fun/enhancement to her business’ profile. Lots of A-listers do stuff like that for minimal pay or for free because they can, it serves them, and they want to. Why should Meghan be any different?
It’s not like this is some incredible A-list cast in a potential Oscar-winning movie. Why would she agree to play herself in a film for $1,246 USD a day? This is stunt casting; she’d only show up for a cheque.
For the record, I respect cash grabs.
I agree Nikki. I cannot understand why people always seem to want or expect this very busy lady (who has bills to pay) to offer her very busy time for free. I believe she got PAID. And no small sum either. See the comment from Brit above.
I think she both enjoyed it and was happy to be a part of it and got paid. I mean we’re talking about the movie right now, aren’t we? and we likely wouldn’t have been otherwise. The producers know that.
You know the tabloids are desperate for her to go back to acting full time. she has made it clear that wont happen but I can see her having fun with little cameos or roles like this.
I wonder if at some point we’ll hear the story about why she decided to say yes to this project in particular. It could be she knows someone that’s a part of the production or her cameo makes since for the story. We know Meghan loves a rom-com as she’s said in the past.
@Nikki – she may not be “A-list” but I hope you are not disrespecting Academy Award, Emmy Award-winner Brie Larson. Why wouldn’t Meghan want to act with someone of that calibre?
These are A-list actors imo. Brie is an Oscar winner and Lily is a producer and star on a hit show. Jack and Henry are B+ in my book
Completely disagree. Brie has already won an Oscar, and all others are well respected. Why so bitter?
Happy Meghan is able to do what she chooses when she chooses. Unsurprising she has been offered many opportunities to act.The obsession by the gutter rats over this petite woman is unreal.
Oh no Meghan and Harry are stealing Will’s thunder again! Moth eaten Will got one small photo om one front page today whereas Meghan looks beautiful on the front page of The Sun! Nevermind Will the loyal Daily Fail have a very funny article proclaiming FK are hot to trot and that women are going wild over his royal hotness?! Completely baffled as to why the Fail want to package the vey happily married Will as a hot singleton ready to rugby scrum or beach volley with some attractive babe? Do they know something we don’t?
Actually it’s the Sun that is stealing Peg’s thunder. And I love it, LOL! I’m not sure what the Fail is trying to do with the single Peg positioning, but last I checked the Fail commentators are not at all sycophantic about Peg and Keen anymore.
I saw DM putting funny looking photos of him on the cover of that story. It feels like they are mocking him.
I adore Brie (A-), but Lily Collins is a comfortable B. I meant this was like Ocean’s Thirteen, or even He’s Just Not That Into You, where there are so many A-list stars your agent will tell you to take the cameo.
I love that the Sun used the photo of her in the red dress that caused all the commotion.
Ha, well The Sun isn’t too concerned with overshadowing William. The fact that Meghan filming a small cameo in a movie takes the front page the same day after he awards all of his winners for his landmark charitable endeavor should tell him everything he needs to know about how the British press views Earthshot. It has nothing to do with diary clashes and everything to do with lack of interest.
They said that she’s playing herself so I wonder if she is supposed to be friends with the celebrity in the movie. Sounds like your typical rom-com though. And I imagine that they had her come to a set because they were trying to keep it somewhat under wraps. At least more than doing a location shoot on the streets of Santa Barbara would allow.
After my bbc app dropped an article about earthshot being awarded and how even Kier Starmer was present (!?!) I checked a summary of the UK national front pages and there was not one word about this :S So embarrassing. They drop one drivel after the other about their forever home propaganda, but not his big super earshit bowl event,
hhaha I went back to check the bbc article about the dazzling Earshit ceremony, and it’s gone! It was not under the science or innovation tabs, the latter of which has a piece about KC handing a letter to Nvidia CEO about the dangers of AI. One of the front pages has Camilla posing with some influencer guy. Overshadowed on all fronts by everyone LOL
Starmer was presumably present somewhere on the planet so that totally counts as him showing up for any of Willnot’s vanity project. I guess he was there for this one, but where are the pictures of William showing Starmer what a big boy statesman he is now?
Heather C, right? I only saw pictures of him with Kylie and Shawn Mendes LOL. Maybe you are right, and Starmer was somewhere in Rio, which means he was “there”. Like Peg and the UNGA in New York. Maybe Starmer was across the street.
There were pictures of Starmer there. He was actually there. For how long, no idea.
Wait really? No front pages? Considering he did the Diana recreation I thought he would at least get that. And imagine this is with a whole press pack following you and advertising for you on social media! Meanwhile Harry and Meghan have none of that.
I keep telling Sussex haters that every tweet, Instagram post, Reddit post is free engagement/press for Meghan but they don’t want to listen.
Even articles hating on her for existing is free press. You don’t need to be universally loved to find success. Oh we’ll keep thriving Harry and Meghan
German tabloid TV ate it up. They called Scooter “King in all but name”, showed a short clip of an interview and praised him as a statesman. Which is once again proof that these “journalists” simply copy the Daily Fail.
While they ignored Harry, and had some shots at Meghan “needing the spotlight after WLM S2 flopped”. Thank you, RTL, didn’t expect any better from you.
I don’t get the Sun headline, I must be missing a pun or something. Anyway, good for Meghan! I’m so happy for her. It feels like she is really leaving behind the restrictions they kept sticking to at the beginning. She is just doing what she wants, as she should.
The Sun’s headline’s supposed to read “I’m making a movie”.
So lame!
Read “Meghan” as “meggin” and say the headline really fast and you’ll come up with NoBS Please’s answer: “I’m making a movie”. And they’re right: it IS lame.
I probably would not have even known about this movie at all, but now I will definitely be looking for its release date. I’m excited for Meghan and I imagine security was the main reason they had Meghan film in the studio and not actually in Santa Barbara.
I loved that this kept Egg’s vanity project off the front pages.
As for this curious if its a cameo or a role
Wow. Wasn’t expecting to hear this. Very cute and exciting. And so yeah, I guess there are people who do want to work with her. That page 6 article was so ridiculous.
Do you remember when Meghan was filmed standing in front of the camera on a busy street, wearing a black Adidas outfit? I briefly thought it was related.
I really want to know what it was for!!!!
I hadn’t remembered that! But now I’m wondering too.
I saw this yesterday and thought someone in Brazil named Peg that his head would explode!! Good for Meg she can pick and choose the things she wants to do!!!
The movie sounds cute! And a great cast- AND an original script??! I did a quick Google and it doesn’t seem to be an adaption- that in itself is worth supporting but watching Meghan GLOW in a cameo is the icing on the cake.
This is such fun news!
Cool! I’ve been hoping she would do something like this on occasion. My fantasy is that she guest stars on “Abbot Elementary.”
My fantasy would be her guest starring or doing a cameo on Elsbeth.
I’d love for her to do something dystopian like Severance.
It always amazes me how everything Meghan and Harry do is considered a big deal. It’s just a cameo but people are acting like it’s a leading role with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. An aside, I couldn’t think of any younger big name movie stars.
It’s being made into a big deal because, if it’s true, for her fans it means that she’s happy and is moving further away from the hell she’s experienced with that family and for her haters, even though they won’t admit it, her name brings in the most money and clicks for them.
You should ask the British media about that.
Folks who appreciate/enjoy Meghan want to see and hear about her projects. If you personally don’t, then just scroll on past. It’s how the internet works!
The Sun putting this on their front page is OTT especially when William is having his big event in Brazil. So much for Hollywood hating Meghan and Harry. I’m happy for Meghan and hopefully she was paid very well.
321 keen will be seeking out a cameo role.
Well remember that Can’t is the star in little movies. Spring and now we are waiting for Autumn lol.
Where is the Autumn video? I know that winter technically doesn’t start for another 6 weeks but if your aim is to highlight a season, you would think you would do that earlier in the season rather than later. I wonder if the guy who did the summer video refuse to do anymore because of all the ridicule he received. It’ll be interesting to see if she continues this series. But if she doesn’t nothing will be made of it.
I guarantee the autumn video comes next week to push up kate’s numbers to make her seem more visible lol. Probably the Monday after remembrance since she has a few events she needs to show up for.
She does them at the end of the season. I think summer was released with three weeks to go. They’re the stupidest things I swear.
@becks1 it was months ago not weeks lol. They released it in august I believe
I feel like it makes more sense to do it at the start of a season rather than the end but guess that’s just me.
Meghan’s Christmas Special is due in November. I would guess Kate will release her Autumn Video right before. Or the same day.
It is probably a few seconds appearance, not keeping my hopes high. It is funny the tabloids are putting that on the headline instead of the big statesman’s award show though.
This would probably be a movie that I would pass on but now I’ll definitely watch it.
I watched Spinal Tap, The End Continues over the weekend and the cameos in it were perfect!! I’m not going to spoil the surprise for anyone but I was really surprised who they got to appear, so good!
“Meghan…on set today in Pasadena, LA.” 😂😂😂
Too funny! As Kirk points out, Pasadena is its own city. Also, there are no studios here in Pasadena, so they were filming on location… would love to run into that location as I’m out and about!
I see this a a good PR move, maybe for her As Ever products, not a return to acting. Can’t wait to see. The coincidence of this with willie announcing the ES winners is simply great!
Yes this is perfect move! We know Meghan LOVES being home/ a mom so this still gives her that opportunity but also allows her to connect with the general public in a fun way.
It also counters those stupid narratives that they aren’t successful or wanted.
This is honestly the best way to shut down the stupid talking points.
Excited for her and I hope Harry also does more James corden type things too.
Wow!! 🤩
Interesting news. I’m surprised. She really has taken 2025 by storm. She’s done so much this year. 😊
I love to see an independent minded woman doing different things that bring her joy and security (financial and emotional).
I love this for her. I’m so glad she’s in a place where she can do whatever she wants. I would imagine being back on set if even for a day would be alot of fun. And whoever is making this moving just guaranteed themselves lots of free press.
I agree Tina, it’s wonderful seeing Meghan doing exactly what she wants to do and having fun doing it!!
Call me cynical, but the “leak” must have come from the Brit, right? Because usually, when Meghan does anything in “Hollywood” or elsewhere, absolutely nothing gets leaked. Here we have news that not only is she filming, but she is filming a cameo, and exactly which film she will be in???
Isn’t that also jeopardising her security – pointing out that she is on set TODAY? Now the set is going to be swamped with craven “reporters” (many from the UK) and good luck to the people managing the film’s communications office. Whoever did this (and also ruined the surprise) will be identified and have their future encounters with M curtailed, no doubt.
I suspected that Meghan’s first foray back into acting would actually be a cameo, so if this is true, then good for her! Onwards and upwards and ignoring the noise from that sunken place, as she should.
Lili Collin’s is British right? Not saying she leaked but it’s good PR for the movie too.
I hope she does a cameo with Shonda Rhimes too.
They said the “Brit Henry Golding” – I was thinking of him.
I will watch the hell out of this movie — I’m not embarrassed to say that mindless rom-coms are just what I need these days.
And of course Meghan has been “swamped” with offers. She’s a draw. Unlike any of the left-behinds.
Poor William had to insist on giving Eugene Levy a palace tour to get on camera lol.
Busy, busy Meghan! So glad to see her free and living her life. I wonder what Mark Borkowski and Tina Brown think of this? I’m sure their important opinions will be forthcoming.
Good for Meghan . May she continue to do whatever brings her joy and happiness. Haters will hate so forget the noise and live your life.
The most appropriate word I can think of to describe KP and their rag lackeys is gauche. They announce that Hollywood hates Meghan on the same day she is filming a cameo in a movie! That’s hilarious! I’m going to watch the movie just because Meghan is in it.
“Everyone involved is super-excited, and have been sworn to secrecy about her involvement.”
So who is the leaky source?
Supporting a woman-led movie is so on brand for her, too!! She knows it will call attention to the movie for her to be in it. Win-Win!!
That Sun article is downright positive towards Meghan, or am I naively reading too much into it??
Megan films a one day cameo for a film that won’t come out in over a year and it makes the front page like it’s the biggest news ever. They are truly obsessed
I just saw the news on CNN. lol.
And this is only the beginning..we are about to get a deluge of opinion pieces about a small cameo from every British paper and random exclusives from people who had no idea Meghan was gonna do a cameo this weekend..remember the ones that said she was going into fashion and makeup a week ago lol
But, but ,but isn’t Meghan totally irrelevant, and sooo hated by everyone in Hollywood and the rest of the universe!!!
Why is it that the very same people who are peddling this narrative, the first ones to find out about anything that she does or post on her Instagram? Stalking stalkers I presume, mmmm.
Shouldn’t they be Stalking their positively perfect FK & Q? Oh yeah, no fun or money to be made from that DULL and BORING lot.
And the usual shrieks from the Bots, she did not win the Academy Award!
This sounds like a fun cute thing she did but why all the hype? She’s been on set with her own show with her crew of 80 so she’s not exactly back on set for the first time. Hope she had fun and plays an over the top version of herself. Anyway, interesting she did this and wonder if there may be other things in the works with another streamer, from s producer standpoint. Love when the Sussexes actual real life contradicts the ridiculous BS tabloid stories.