{"id":2139602,"date":"2025-11-06T19:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2139602"},"modified":"2025-11-06T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:54:10","slug":"meghan-markle-mocked-after-latest-hollywood-headline-grab-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-mocked-after-latest-hollywood-headline-grab-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle mocked after latest Hollywood ‘headline grab’ | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meghan Markle<\/a> was criticised by a PR expert<\/a> for her decision to return to acting by playing herself. The Duchess of Sussex dominated headlines on Wednesday evening, hours before Prince William\u2019s major speech<\/a> at the Earthshot Prize Awards in Brazil, when it emerged that she is finally making a comeback to acting<\/a> after she was spotted filming a new movie in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Prince Harry<\/a>\u2019s wife was snapped filming Close Personal Friends at Amazon MGM Studios in Pasadena, in what is her first time back on set after eight years. The film features a star-studded cast, including Lily Collins, Brie Larson, Jack Quaid \u2014 son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid \u2014 and Brit Henry Golding.<\/p>\n

According to sources, the Duchess will have only a small cameo in the film, which is about two couples\u2014one famous and one not\u2014who meet in Santa Barbara and become fast friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now, a PR expert has criticised the Duchess and her team for blowing the news out of proportion, particularly on a day of such significance due to William\u2019s appearance in Brazil.<\/p>\n

She also criticised her for opting to play herself, thus potentially missing a future career comeback.<\/p>\n

Renae Smith, founder of The Atticism<\/a>, told the Express: \u201cI think calling this a \u2018return to acting\u2019 is generous. Playing yourself isn\u2019t exactly a career comeback.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t call it acting any more than I\u2019d call another Oprah interview acting, it\u2019s still just Meghan being Meghan, but this time with better lighting and perhaps a better storyline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFrom a PR standpoint, it feels more like a headline grab than a professional reinvention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Smith added: \u201cStrategically, it\u2019s confusing too. She\u2019s spent the past couple of years trying to reposition herself as a businesswoman and philanthropist, then as an influencer\/lifestyle brand – but definitely not a performer.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo this move muddies the narrative: is she building a brand, or chasing relevance? My guess is she\u2019s going for \u2018anything that will get attention\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meghan’s latest offering in Hollywood<\/a> is directed by Jason Orley, who has also written the script alongside Isaac Aptaker.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Sussex has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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