Selling Sunset star Amanza Smith says she's glad Prince Harry met Meghan Markle and not her - after they both appeared on the same hit US TV show
A star of hit Netflix reality series Selling Sunset, Amanza Smith was once a 'briefcase girl' on US game show Deal or No Deal girl, just like the Duchess of Sussex.
But Amanza, 48, who is also an artist and model, says she is glad that Prince Harry met Meghan, not her.
'Meghan was on the show a season before me,' she tells me at the first British exhibition of her art works, at Grove Gallery, London.
'But now, looking at her journey, I'm glad I missed the boat. I don't think the Royal Family would want me married into it.
'I used to drink quite a lot, I have like 30 tattoos, I vape and I cuss like a sailor.'
Amanza adds: 'She can have him.'
Meghan held briefcase number 24 on Deal Or No Deal USA in 2006 and 2007, while Amanza took charge of number 19 in 2009 and case 20 in 2010.
The TV star, who launched her collection of paintings at Grove Gallery Palma in Mallorca this month, recently revealed she hopes to be successful in Europe so she can move to the UK on a semi-permanent basis.
And a potential switch to London isn't because she loves the grey weather, but Amanza admits she finds British men, who regularly appear on her Raya dating profile, attractive.
She said: 'I am pretty single right now. I am open to meeting somebody. I have been single for a minute.
'When I got out of the hospital I was dating somebody but that was a short-lived thing. I was highly medicated, and I don't know what happened there, I made a decision which wasn't so wise.
'I have been focused on my artwork because it's a new career. My plan is to sell so many paintings in the UK that they want me here every three months and I could just be international.
'I do like British guys. On my Raya profile it's always British guys or someone from Spain or Italy, just somewhere else not Los Angeles. Maybe I will meet someone while I'm in London or they will come to my exhibition.'
Last month, Amanza revealed how the Netflix cast really feel about boss Jason Oppenheim romancing a string of younger women.
Meghan (pictured, left) held briefcase number 24 on Deal Or No Deal USA in 2006 and 2007, while Amanza (right) took charge of number 19 in 2009 and case 20 in 2010
'Meghan was on the show a season before me,' she tells Richard Eden at the first British exhibition of her art works, at Grove Gallery, London
The real estate agent told MailOnline that she and her co-stars, which include fellow Oppenheim employees Chrishell Stause, Mary Fitzgerald, and Nicole Young, bear no judgment towards Jason, 48, whom they have all previously dated.
In an exclusive interview, Amanza teased the new season of Selling Sunset, based on the behind-the-scenes drama at LA brokerage The Oppenheim Group, will be even more explosive than the latest instalment – and she doesn't shy away from the action.
Since the end of series eight, which featured storylines like the breakdown of Chelsea Lazkani's marriage, Jason has entered a new relationship with model Jessica Vargas, who's also hired at the real estate agency.
The multimillionaire split from 27-year-old model Marie-Lou Nurk in 2023 and has since had flings with the likes of TikToker Danika Tanya and pro tennis player Genie Bouchard, 31.
But Amanza insists that the stars of Selling Sunset support Jason's active dating life and says the property tycoon has 'earned' his right to romance whoever he chooses.
She said: 'Jason is doing amazing and has earned his right to date whoever he wants. He's the hardest working man that I know and a total charmer.
'Look, I dated Jason, that came out in the reunion, everybody's dated Jason. He's a really great guy.
'He has a new girlfriend now called Jessica and we all absolutely adore her. She is beautiful and really intelligent and a great human.
The new series of Selling Sunset will see Amanza's return with Emma Hernan, Chelsea Lazkani, Chrishell Stause, Bre Tiesi, Nicole Young and Mary Fitzgerald as well as twins Jason and Brett Oppenheim
Amanza, who is a single mother after obtaining full custody of her two children Braker and Noah, 'almost died' in 2023 following her diagnosis with a life-threatening bone infection
'He's particular, he always has beautiful young girlfriends, but they're not dummies, he's got a really good sense of taste for the women that he dates.
'We just cheer him on. Good for him.'
The mother-of-two, 48, added that the cast would be hypocritical if they judged Jason for dating younger women when Chrishell is married to Australian singer G Flip, 31, who is 12 years her junior.
She said: 'Nobody is telling anybody else in the office or watching the age of who someone else is dating. Chrishell's partner is a lot younger than she is, and everybody is cool with that.'
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