Meghan reveals she was body-shamed by Deal or No Deal producer who yelled at her to ‘suck it in’

Meghan Markle has sensationally revealed that she was ashamed of the body of a female producer who would tell her to “suck it in” on the set of Deal or No Deal.

The 41-year-old Duchess of Sussex discussed her time as ‘Briefcase Girl’ on the latest episode of her Spotify podcast Archetypes, released today.

The mother of two became a fixture in 2006 after graduating from Northwestern University with a joint honors degree in theater and international relations.

Though Meghan insisted she was “grateful” for the job while still trying to land acting roles, the Duchess recalled how a staff member would always comment on her appearance right before the show went live.

The Duchess of Sussex (pictured on the Deal or No Deal in 2006) appeared in 34 episodes of the show between 2006 and 2007

Meghan said she will “never forget” the woman’s comments backstage on the show. The Duchess discussed her time as ‘Briefcase Girl’ in her new podcast episode today

Meghan explained how her role on the show was “exclusively about beauty” and revealed how the women on the show were forced to queue for various treatments, including “padding in your bra” and having them placed fake eyelashes.

She continued: “Looking back on that time, I will never forget this one detail.

“Moments before we would take the stage there was a woman running the show and she would be there backstage and I can still hear her.

“She couldn’t pronounce my last name right at the time and I knew who she was talking to because she would say, ‘Mark-el! Suck it in! Mark-el! Suck it in!'”

The Duchess said she wants her and Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet to ‘aspire a little higher’

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their daughter in June 2021. Lilibet pictured on her first birthday on June 7, 2022

The Duchess appeared on 34 episodes of the hit show, but says she eventually dropped out due to the importance placed on women’s appearance.

“We even got spray tan vouchers every week because there was a really good idea of ​​what we should look like,” Meghan said. It was all about our beauty’.

Discussing her decision to walk away from the track, Meghan added: “I was surrounded by smart women on that stage with me but that wasn’t why we were there and I would end up leaving with this pit in my stomach .

“Like I said, I was grateful for the job, but not for how I felt, which wasn’t smart.”

As a result, Meghan said that experience taught her that she wants her own daughter Lilibet to be valued for her brain first — rather than her beauty or her body.

The Duchess interviewed Paris in the latest episode of her podcast. The former reality star pictured at the Versace Fashion Show during Milan Fashion Week on September 23, 2022

Paris Hilton co-starred with Nicole Richie in The Simple Life from 2003 to 2005

She continued, “I want our daughter to have the ambition to be a little higher. Yes, I want my Lili to be educated and to be smart and proud of those things.”

On the latest episode of the Duchess of Sussex’s podcast series entitled ‘Breaking Down The Bimbo’, she came face to face with the 41-year-old socialite as they discussed how she rose to fame as a reality star in the 90s. tv star. .

Before the interview began, Markle, also 41, told her audience she was nervous about the recording, saying, “I’ve been most nervous about this one.”

She explained: “Because I’m ashamed to admit it, but I had a judgment about Paris. And I don’t like to judge, it doesn’t feel right.

“But I had to be honest about that, because growing up she was beautiful, rich and famous. What could be wrong with her life?’

During their conversation, Paris admitted that her public image does not reflect who she is as a person.

The 41-year-old said: ‘I was nervous because I’m such a shy person and we haven’t met before so I was shy about that.

“But then I listened to the podcast with Serena and thought, ‘Oh, I love her, she’s such a cool girly girl.’