{"id":2142232,"date":"2025-11-08T03:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T03:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2142232"},"modified":"2025-11-08T03:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T03:35:12","slug":"meghan-cosplays-whatevers-trending-as-critic-savages-latest-move-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-cosplays-whatevers-trending-as-critic-savages-latest-move-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan \u2018cosplays whatever\u2019s trending\u2019 as critic savages latest move | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Meghan Markle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\">Meghan Markle&#8217;s<\/a> return to acting in a shocking new film role is yet another &#8220;reinvention&#8221; of the <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Meghan Markle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\">Duchess of Sussex<\/a>, a royal commentator has claimed. The Duchess of Sussex, who previously starred in the US TV show, Suits, <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2130532\/meghan-markle-comedy-film-set\">is returning to acting for the first time in seven years.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;ll make a cameo in the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios-produced film, Close Personal Friends, which stars actors Lily Collins and Henry Golding. YouTube star, Leilani of Barbados, told Express.co.uk: &#8220;I think she&#8217;s been practising acting for the five years or so as she\u2019s been cosplaying business women, philanthropists, trad wives or whatever is trending at the moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Leilani, who has 120K <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LeilaniOfBarbados\" rel=\"nofollow\">subscribers<\/a> on her platform, added: &#8220;Meghan has never been known as a big screen actress. She\u2019s a cable TV actress. This is not a comeback into acting by any means, but instead her millionth reinvention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Leilani has grown her successful YouTube channel by critically analysing Meghan&#8217;s business ventures and global appearances with smart comedic timing.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Variety Magazine, the <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Meghan Markle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\">Duchess of Sussex<\/a> will make a cameo as herself instead of a character. A studio source told the <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/37230694\/meghan-markle-return-acting-close-personal-friends-lily-collins\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sun<\/a>: &#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is Meghan\u2019s 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2130532\/meghan-markle-comedy-film-set\">Meghan&#8217;s playing herself in the film instead of an actual character<\/a>, Leilani also claimed: &#8220;Meghan holds herself in very high esteem. She thinks she is an icon. When in fact if she had any self-awareness she would realise how unwatchable, un-listenable and unbearable she is!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The film Close Personal Friends, which follows two couples where one is famous and the other is not. <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2064781\/meghan-markle-wig-suits-beyonce\">Meghan was seen on set this week in Pasadena<\/a>, LA, in the Amazon MGM Studios production.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the US TV-drama Suits, but also had small roles in Horrible Bosses, Get Him To The Greek and Remember Me.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex previously claimed she struggled to get acting roles in her early career. On Emma Grede&#8217;s podcast, Aspire, she told how she would get plenty of auditions <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1297022\/meghan-markle-news-duchess-sussex-suits-prince-harry-royal-family-latest-spt\">but was regularly rejected by directors.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle&#8217;s return to acting in a shocking new film role is yet another &#8220;reinvention&#8221; of the Duchess of Sussex, a royal commentator has claimed. The Duchess of Sussex, who previously starred in the US TV show, Suits, is returning to acting for the first time in seven years. 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