Meghan Markle Gets Candid About How She’s a ‘Real Person’ Amid ‘Clickbait Culture’

Meghan Markle is getting candid. The Duchess of Sussex sat down with Emily Chang for Bloomberg Originals’ “The Circuit” and chose the one truth about herself she wants people to know. “No one’s ever asked me that. What a great question. The one thing – oh gosh, what’s the one thing? Oh, gosh, I just – I think when I sit with it for a second here, I just want people to know that I’m a real person. And I think a lot of that gets lost in what can be super dehumanizing,” the 44-year-old began, adding, “When you look at the clickbait culture and how much is written about someone, it’s like, no, my friends have to read those things. Like, I have real best friends, the same ones since I was 17. Like I’m a real mom. I have to go – I choose to go and do school, pick up and drop off.” The As Ever founder went on to share that sometimes the culture created “forgets” she’s a “real person.” “And how would you want someone to treat a real person in your life that you cared about or loved or respected?” she questioned. The mom of two also seemingly reflected on life prior to stepping away from senior royal duties with husband Prince Harry in 2020, sharing how challenging it felt to remain true to herself at that time. “I had to wear nude pantyhose all the time,” Meghan laughed, adding, “Let’s be honest, that was not very myself. I hadn’t seen pantyhose since the ’80s, when they came in the little egg? That felt a little bit inauthentic, but that’s a silly example. But it is an example of when you’re able to dress the way you wanna dress and you’re able to say the things that are true and you’re able to show up in the space really organically and authentically, that’s being comfortable in your own skin. And that’s, of course, had different chapters in my life.”