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Ulrika Jonsson claims Meghan Markle ‘dumped her feminist principles’ to continue her career – after Duchess says she was ‘reduced to a bimbo’ on Deal or No Deal
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Ulrika Jonsson has claimed that Meghan Markle “dumped her feminist principles” to further her career in showbiz on Friday.
The presenter’s comments come after the Duchess said she was “reduced to a bimbo” on Deal or No Deal because she was valued for “beauty not brains.”
Writing in her column for The sunUlrika, 55, argued that Meghan’s “ambition has burned a hole in her principles” and that starting in such a role “doesn’t do yourself a disservice.”
Thoughts: Ulrika Jonsson, 55, has claimed Meghan Markle ‘dumped her feminist principles’ to further her showbiz career on Friday
Meghan appeared on the game show as a briefcase girl between 2006 and 2007, quitting because she was “objectified,” saying she wants her daughter Lilibet to be valued for her mind first.
Ulrika wondered why the actress had no objection to the way she was represented at the time, as it was not in line with her feminist views.
The TV personality wrote: ‘She didn’t’ [object] because she had the ambition to burn a hole in her principles and she was quite willing to use that role as a stepping stone to bigger and better things.’
Onscreen: The comments come after the Duchess said she was “reduced to a bimbo” on Deal or No Deal because she was valued for “beauty, not brains” (pictured on the show in 2006)
Ulrika continued: ‘She was quite willing to give up the basics she had at the time to advance her career.’
She went on to explain that people considered her a “blonde bimbo” in her first job as a weather girl, but argued that such roles were made for women who “want to take the chance.”
“I wish she’d stop talking like it’s a feminist issue… if you say you’re starting in a role that doesn’t test your IQ, it means you’re selling yourself short,” she concluded.
Why? Ulrika wondered why the actress did not object to the way she was represented at the time, as it was not in line with her feminist views
It comes after Meghan revealed she quit being a Deal or No Deal briefcase girl because she was forced to get spray tans and wear a padded bra that reduced her to a ‘bimbo’, as she appeared on the latest Spotify podcast with Paris Hilton.
The Duchess of Sussex said she was grateful for the work and money as she tried to succeed as an actress – but didn’t like ‘how I felt, which wasn’t smart’ because ‘I didn’t like feeling forced to to look complete’ .
Speaking on her new Archetypes podcast with Paris called Breaking Down the Bimbo, Meghan said she wants her daughter Lilibet to be valued for her mind first, rather than “beauty not brains” as she was on the TV game show.
Throwback: She explained that in her first job as a weather girl, people thought of her as a “blonde bimbo” but claimed the roles were made for women who “want to take the chance” (pictured on TV-am in 1990)
The Duchess, who appeared in Deal or No Deal between 2006 and 2007 and called it “a short period” to pay the bills, added: “I want our daughter to strive to be a little higher.
“Yeah, I want my Lili to be educated, smart, and proud of those things.”
She continued, “I ended up quitting the show. I was so much more than what was objectified on stage. I didn’t like feeling compelled to just be outwardly. And little substance.’
Objective: It comes after Meghan revealed she quit as a briefcase girl on the show because she was forced to get spray tans and wear a padded bra that reduced her to a ‘bimbo’
“And that’s what it felt like for me at the time to be reduced to this particular archetype, the word bimbo.”
The California-based royal revealed that she and the other women on the show were forced to queue for various beauty treatments, including “padding in your bra,” attaching fake lashes, and “inserting” hair extensions.
She said: ‘We even got spray tan vouchers every week because there was a whole idea of a cookie cutter, of what exactly we should look like. It was all about our beauty’.
Views: Speaking on her podcast, she said, “I ended up quitting the show. I was so much more than what was objectified on stage. I didn’t like feeling compelled to just be looks”