First appearance by Duchess Meghan (40) eight months after the scandalous interview with Oprah Winfrey: She sat in the armchair of talk legend Ellen DeGeneres (63) and wanted to present herself from a friendlier side – for good reason, she gave in the accusations of racism against the royals were harshly criticized.
The bar wasn’t particularly high. DeGeneres is not only a good friend, but also her neighbor in the luxury enclave of Montecito. Both have recently come under pressure, and have been caught in a storm of indignation several times.
▶ ︎ Markle is seen primarily in Great Britain, but also increasingly in the USA, as the “rascal” of the royal family. The tenor: She would have made Prince Harry her puppet and damaged the reputation of the royal family.
Duchess Meghan at Ellen DeGeneres: Controversial topics were left outPhoto: Michael Rozman / AP
▶ ︎ Talk-Queen DeGeneres had to put up with allegations that she acted like a fury at work and had done nothing against sexual assault on the set. This is one of the reasons why your show will expire shortly after 19 years.
That’s how the show went
Reason enough to put in a good mood for Meghan’s first big interview after the explosive revelation at Oprah. Meghan and Ellen sat loosely on the studio couch, it should be more fun than profound.
This time, the topic was beyond any explosiveness: Meghan said that as a young actress she had to get into her old car because of a broken door through the trunk.
That little Archie didn’t like Halloween and wanted to take off his dinosaur costume. That, as the author of the children’s book “The Bench”, she wanted to write an ode to softer masculinity, which she admires in Harry, the husband of the gods. That she wanted to look like Andy McDowell as a teenager, but she was mocked at school “Krusty the Clown” (from the series The Simpsons). That she and Harry celebrated incognito at a Halloween party in Canada before their relationship was announced.
The conversation became a little deeper when Meghan repeated her demand for maternity leave in the USA. It is lobbying work that many in the USA welcome, but which has also recently attracted criticism: the Duchess called the senators on their private cell phones, who later complained about it.
How did the show go down in the US?
BILD watched the show with three New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan. “She wanted to be funny, but it didn’t quite work out,” said real estate manager Tricia Mader. But she thinks she is a “good person” who has “good intentions”. “Her goal was obviously to show herself in a personable light,” adds author Karen Millon.
Jim Naughton experienced an “exchange between two friends who want to help each other!” Their ambition to bring about social change in America is recognized in the group as a whole. Do you also see political ambitions here, could she even try to become president? “After Trump and Kanye, anything is possible,” jokes Millon.
Overall, the Duchess received passable marks from the trio.