In a Hollywood that worships perfection—where Leonardo DiCaprio sets the bar for talent and Angelina Jolie for beauty—there once stood Meghan Markle, the Duchess herself. Long before royal fame, she worked through small roles until her breakthrough in 2011 as Rachel Zane on Suits. However, fame is never the full story. Recently, Markle pulled back the glossy curtain on her Hollywood journey—and let us just say, the grass is always greener on the red carpet… until you are walking it.

Meghan Markle, who traded scripts for royal scrolls when she married Prince Harry, now casts a bold spotlight on the silent battles she fought behind Hollywood’s glittering façade.

On Confessions of a Female Founder, Meghan Markle spoke with beauty mogul Jamie Kern Lima and peeled back the painful truth of her early days in Hollywood. With raw honesty, she described being turned away from commercial auditions—not because she lacked talent, but because of the freckles scattered across her face. Her agent was blunt: “no, it’s just never going to work because freckles aren’t a sign of beauty.” Markle, a woman of both African-American and Caucasian heritage, felt caught between identities, often unseen and unheard in an industry obsessed with flawless perfection.

Reflecting on her acting journey, Markle recalled the constant rejection, explaining, “I heard ‘No’ all the time, especially because I wasn’t cookie-cutter for a specific type.” As a mixed-race woman, she faced even more obstacles, caught between roles—never quite fitting into the industry's rigid boxes. As Markle tearfully opened up about her struggles with Jamie Kern Lima, not everyone felt the weight of her pain.

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Meghan Markle recently revealed the intense struggles behind managing multiple projects on The Jamie Kern Lima Show, but her claims of "working hard" have sparked skepticism and questions about the reality of her busy schedule.

Broadcaster Carole Malone criticized Meghan Markle’s claims about her work ethic during a heated segment on GB News. "That makes me so angry. She talks like she’s a one-woman band." Malone pointed out that Markle is not managing her Netflix projects alone, with teams handling the scripts and logistics. She argued that real hard work means physically demanding jobs, like long hours in a factory or shop, not having every detail of your work organized for you.

Malone did not hold back in her criticism, calling Markle a "born manipulator" and accusing her of taking credit for work others do behind the scenes. Malone claimed that Markle’s Netflix project and ventures were not truly hers to claim, suggesting they were more about image than substance. Yet Markle, it seems, is done with the "prove it game", choosing instead to focus on what she loves. 

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