‘Meghan Markle Is No Angelina Jolie’: Is Hollywood Avoiding Ex-Royal Couple?
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have become the in-betweeners in real life. Their careers aren’t taking off in Hollywood and they lost their Royal status. Even with King Charles’ ill health, the ex-royals may not be reinstated into their original positions. Royal commentators and industry experts say Hollywood is avoiding them, and compare Meghan to Angelina Jolie.
Meghan Markle Famous for Her Royal Wedding
Even though Americans have no monarchy in the country, people are obsessed with the British royals. To be precise, they favour Prince William and King Charles more than Harry. Commentator Josh Rom goes further and says that Meghan is only famous globally for her wedding to Prince Harry but not for her acting skills. Kind of far-fetched but they do have a point it seems.
Given the way Meghan Markle’s Hollywood career is going, it looks like the industry is snubbing the former royal couple. Their Netflix and Spotify deals ended abruptly, and their own website Sussex.com landed in controversies for carrying their official titles. According to the interview with Sky News Australia, Josh said that they also bought the site from the previous owner in a scandalous manner.
BAFTAs Embraced Prince William
In stark contrast, the British film industry welcomed Prince William with open arms. He recently attended the 77th BAFTAs and socialised with high-profile celebs like Hollywood actors Cate Blanchett and Phoebe Dynevor, and football star David Beckham. So, on and off-screen, the King and Prince William have more support from the people on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Moreover, Meghan Markle was good in “Suits,” but not top-notch, the expert reveals. At least she was not more popular than her co-stars like Gabriel Macht, Gina Torres, Gabriel Macht, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman, and Patrick J. Adams. Her acting career didn’t put her on Hollywood’s A-list. “She was hardly Angelina Jolie,” experts say, but it was her wedding with Prince Harry that shot her into the global limelight.
PR and Branding Efforts
She is also against Prince Harry’s idea to return to the UK as his father, King Charles, is battling cancer. Meghan reportedly rejected the “Suits” spinoff role, a move that she can’t afford right now.
Meanwhile, Meghan Markle is making amends to resurrect her career with PR moves like the recent Canadian press tour to promote the Invictus games. She also appeared in their non-profit organisation, Archewell Foundation’s video cooking with Afghan refugee women for the Southern California Welcome Project. Hopefully, the couple will regain their lost reputation.
