{"id":2143034,"date":"2025-11-08T16:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143034"},"modified":"2025-11-08T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:15:11","slug":"meghan-markle-is-officially-returning-to-acting-in-a-star-studded-romantic-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-is-officially-returning-to-acting-in-a-star-studded-romantic-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Is Officially Returning to Acting in a Star-Studded Romantic Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"f9c7a586-118c-4ab8-be56-77aa511a3f6a\">The <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/meghan-markle\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/meghan-markle\">Duchess of Sussex<\/a> has been front and centre in 2025, releasing viral <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/opinion\/with-love-meghan-unfair-criticism\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/opinion\/with-love-meghan-unfair-criticism\">Netflix series<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/entertainment\/tv-and-film\/with-love-meghan-chrissy-teigen\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/entertainment\/tv-and-film\/with-love-meghan-chrissy-teigen\"><em>With Love, Meghan<\/em><\/a>, and her new luxury brand, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asever.com\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/asever.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">As Ever<\/a>, to great success.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s not the mother of two&#8217;s lifestyle empire that has been making headlines this week, but rather her acting career, with the Duchess officially returning to the big screen.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"057be902-2ccd-4441-adfa-d5e4f383632f-0\">The 44-year-old famously starred as Rachel Zane in popular legal drama <em>Suits <\/em>before joining the royal family, with the former actress also appearing in <em>90210, Horrible Bosses <\/em>and<em> Remember Me.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And while the Duchess of Sussex stepped away from acting eight years ago, she will now be returning to Hollywood to appear in upcoming romantic comedy, <em>Close Personal Friends.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The highly-anticipated film follows a couple who becomes friends with a celebrity couple while on holiday in Santa Barbara, starring Lily Collins, Brie Larson, Henry Golding, and Jack Quaid.<\/p>\n<p id=\"88586493-9b15-4603-9158-c654ccb8a313\">Markle will also appear in the project, reportedly playing herself in a small role, with the Duchess spotted on set in Pasadena this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a massive moment for Meghan and signifies a return to doing what she truly loves,&#8221; a studio source reportedly explained to <em>The Sun. <\/em>&#8220;She has been swamped with offers but this one felt right. 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