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The Sun
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
80s icon hits back at Meghan Markle after Duchess joked she resembled the horror star after using hair dye during Covid
AN ACTRESS has called out Meghan Markle who joked she looked like the star when she dyed her hair during lockdown. On her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, Meghan opened up about doing a DIY hair colouring job during Covid that reminded her of 80s horror star Elvira. 7 7 7 Speaking to pal Kadi Lee, who is the co-owner of hair salon Highbrow Hippie in California, Meghan revealed the story of how she met. It all began when she had a 'mishap' with some DIY hair dye. She explained on her show: 'So, my family had just moved to California, and we were staying in our friend's home, and because it was the pandemic, I kept ordering boxed hair dye. 'I thought, 'I'm going to look just like she does on the box', and instead, it was this very inky, almost Elvira-esque black hair.' Meghan had reached out to her wedding hairstylist Serge Normant for tips and he pointed her in the direction of Kadi and her hair salon. Speaking of how their friendship formed, the Duchess added: 'He said you need to see Kadi, and you came over.' The remark caught the attention of actress Cassandra Peterson, 73, who plays The Mistress of the Dark actress Elvira. Over the weekend, Elvira screenshotted a news headline about the comment, which read: 'Meghan Markle jokes she looked like Elvira after using box hair dye during the pandemic.' The actress saw the funny side of the comment, and captioned her post: 'Hey princess, if you ever need beauty advice from a queen just let me know', alongside the smirking face emoji. Many fans were quick to react to Cassandra's comical post, with one saying: 'Oh Meghan honey you wished that you looked like Elvira.' Trailer for dark 80s comedy Elvira Mistress of the Dark Another added: 'In her wildest dreams, she looked like Elvira.' However, lots of people defended Meghan and praised both women. One wrote: 'I'm a big fan of Elvira and Meghan Markle - they're both stunning, charming, and hilarious.' A second commented: 'Meghan Markle is the furthest thing from goth. Makes sense she wouldn't want to look like Elvira. It's not an insult.' 7 Elvira legacy Born September 17, 1951, Cassandra starting acting in the early '70s and has been nonstop ever since. She is most famously known for her Elvira character and has portrayed her in multiple productions over the years. Elvira's Movie Macabre led to Cassandra's biggest role as Elvira in the 1988 film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and the 2001 film Elvira's Haunted Hills. 7 The TV show rose up from the dead in 2010 with Elvira hosting public domain films on This TV until 2011 followed by various spin offs. Thanks to her successful career, Peterson has been able to accumulate an estimated worth of $3 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. Most recently, Peterson was heard in Shoplifters of the World and Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!. She also published her memoir, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark. Ariana dispute She revealed that the pop sensation is a bit of a fan of the eighties icon and asked for 21 free tickets to her latest show. Cassandra told the crowd at a special Halloween experience at Knott's Berry Scary Farm how Ariana and her family members attended the show but then refused to have a photograph together. "She came and she brought 20 guests. So, she wanted 21 tickets, and we were like 'okay'," said Cassandra. 7 "We give her the tickets, and she comes backstage and she asked if I could take pictures with all of her friends and relatives she brought. "I take a picture with every single one of them. I sign autographs for every single one of them. "Then I say to her 'Can we take a photo together?' and she goes, 'Nah, I don't really do that.'" To add further insult to injury, the star shared: "She left before my show started and all her relatives stayed... and she took off. Okay! Just sayin'.' Ariana has since responded to the claims and commented to Cassandra: "I'm so disheartened to see this. "I actually don't even remember getting the chance to meet you because I had an anxiety attack and to my memory, left before the rest of my family (this was around 7 years ago and at the time i was really not great with being in public crowds or loud places)…" She added: "But if I'm misremembering this moment, I sincerely apologise for offending you so." How many Elvira productions have there been?
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Elvira makes cutting dig at Meghan after the Duchess joked she looked like the 80s horror icon when she used box hair dye during the pandemic
Elvira - an American horror icon from the '80s - has called out Meghan Markle after the Duchess of Sussex joked her locks looked like the star's when using box hair dye during the pandemic. The Mistress of the Dark actress, 73, whose real name is Cassandra Peterson, offered to share her 'beauty advice' with Prince Harry's wife in a recent Instagram post. It comes after Meghan, 43, opened up about her hair looking like 'Elvira's' in an episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, in April, alongside Kadi Lee, her friend and co-owner of hair salon Highbrow Hippie in Venice, California. The mother-of-two explained how she first met Kadi in 2020, the year she stepped down as a senior royal with Prince Harry, through leading hairstylist Serge Normant. Meghan had reached out to Serge that year for tips on how to rectify her 'inky' hair colour resulting from repeated boxed hair dye use, and he pointed her in the direction of Kadi. Over the weekend, Elvira shared a screenshot of a news headline about the discussion, which read: 'Meghan Markle jokes she looked like Elvira after using box hair dye during the pandemic'. She captioned her post: 'Hey princess, if you ever need beauty advice from a queen just let me know,' alongside the smirking face emoji. Fans were quick to react, with one person writing in the comments: 'Oh Meghan honey you wished that you looked like Elvira,' while another said: 'In her wildest dreams, she looked like Elvira.' Others complimented both Meghan and the horror star on their appearances; 'I'm a big fan of Elvira and Meghan Markle - they're both stunning, charming, and hilarious,' wrote one person. Another said: 'Ya'll gotta lighten up. We love Elvira. Everyone does. But not everyone wants to look like her. 'Hell, even Elvira doesn't want to look like Elvira all the time; she's a redhead! Meghan Markle is the furthest thing from goth. Makes sense she wouldn't want to look like Elvira. It's not an insult.' Speaking in her podcast, Meghan said: 'So, my family had just moved to California, and we were staying in our friend's home, and because it was the pandemic, I kept ordering boxed hair dye. 'I thought, "I'm going to look just like she does on the box", and instead, it was this very inky, almost Elvira-esque black hair.' The mother-of-two messaged Serge, who styled Meghan's hair for her wedding to Prince Harry two years prior, explaining, 'I had texted Serge, and he said you need to see Kadi, and you came over,' and the pair, who have since developed a close friendship, haven't looked back. Kadi recalled Meghan and Harry greeting her with 'big bear hugs' at the time, adding that the couple instantly acted in a 'warm' manner. Meghan isn't the only famous face that Elvira has called out - after the Mistress of the Dark star slammed Ariana Grande for allegedly snubbing her during a meet and greet with the Queen of Halloween. Reaction: Others complimented both Meghan and the horror star on their appearances; 'I'm a big fan of Elvira and Meghan Markle - they're both stunning, charming, and hilarious,' wrote one person The horror star spilled the tea during a 2024 event at Knott's Scary Farm - where she claimed Grande had requested '20 tickets' to her show - but then refused to take a photo with the actress. Elvira was asked about her worst celebrity encounters at the Q&A session - and quipped the star's name rhymed with 'Pariana Mande.' She continued: 'She came [to my show] and she brought 20 guests. So she wanted 20 or 21 tickets and we were like, "Okay!" and we gave her the tickets. Peterson said she invited Grande and her entourage backstage where the Yes, And? singer 'asked if she would take pictures with all of her friends and relatives'. Peterson said: 'So I take a picture with every single one of them. I sign autographs for every single one of them. And then I say to her, "Could we take a photo together?' and she goes, 'No, I don't really do that."' 'And then she left before my show started but all her relatives stayed.' Elvira's former show director Tom Vanucci added: 'It's all true!' Grande hit back at Elvira's claims - commenting on a post promoting the interview that she had an 'anxiety attack' and could not remember meeting the actress. She wrote: 'I'm so disheartened to see this. i actually don't even remember getting the chance to meet you because i had an anxiety attack and to my memory, left before the rest of my family (this was around 7 years ago and at the time i was really not great with being in public crowds or loud places)… but if i'm misremembering this moment, i sincerely apologize for offending you so. 'thank you for being so nice to my mom, she told me how lovely you were (she might have different feelings about that now but i'll talk to her… clearly, we all have our days!) sending love always. ♡ you'll always be our queen of halloween!' contacted Grande's representatives for comment at the time. Elvira actress Peterson kicked off her career as a Las Vegas showgirl and a member of the comedy troupe The Groundlings, before transforming into the legendary horror hostess in 1981. She debuted Elvira's Movie Macabre on KHJ-TV, rapidly gaining a dedicated fanbase thanks to her signature gothic style, form-fitting black dresses, and sharp, humorous commentary on classic horror films. Her Elvira persona reached even greater fame with the release of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark in 1988, a film she co-wrote and helped propel her into pop culture stardom. Later on, she also starred in the 1993's sitcom The Elvira Show, where her character moved to Manhattan, Kansas, alongside her aunt Minerva and their talking cat, while working as a fortune teller and selling love potions. The witch was quick to become a fan's favourite and came back to the screens in Elvira's Haunted Hills in 2001. Elvira, who is told to bring to life scary movies while 'providing sarcastic, campy commentary' is also seen in the 2010's series Elvira's Movie Macabre, which features 5 seasons. The eccentric Mistress of the Dark came back for 13 Night Of Elvira in 2014, where she takes on movies like Puppet Master, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, and Evil Bong and 'skewers them in the sexy, spooky way that only she can', according to its synopsis. Cassandra donned her black wig and slipped once again into her plunging black dress for Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special, Special - a 2021's TV mini series that celebrated her legendary role.
RTÉ News
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Meghan tells of turning to ancient Indian medicine doctor during pregnancy
The Duchess of Sussex has described how she turned to an Ayurvedic doctor when pregnant with both Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Meghan, in her latest podcast, which was released on Archie's sixth birthday, also spoke of the benefits of "adaptogens" such as mushrooms but admitted some see the approach as a "little psychedelic and super woo-woo". The former Suits actress discussed her belief in the ancient Indian holistic Ayurveda philosophy while chatting with Hannah Mendoza, founder of Clevr Blends. The instant organic lattes firm is another in which the duchess has financially invested and then invited on to her podcast. In an earlier episode of her Confessions Of A Female Founder series, Meghan spoke to her hair colourist Kadi Lee, co-founder of hair wellness brand Highbrow Hippie, which the duchess invested in last year. Mendoza, who grew up in London but later set up home on the west coast of the US, described how she began making a friend - her now co-founder Roger Coppola -mushroom-based cappuccinos to help him during a time of grief. Meghan acknowledged the fungus often had other "connotations". The Duke of Sussex famously admitted taking magic mushrooms in California in 2016 in his autobiography Spare. The duchess said: "I think a lot of people when they hear mushrooms, they go 'OK, she's talking about being hippie-dippy, grounded in all these things'. "If you aren't familiar with adaptogens, you can go to this place of 'Oh, it's feeling a little psychedelic and super woo-woo'." Adaptogens are active ingredients in certain plants and mushrooms which are said to impact how the body deals with stress, anxiety and fatigue. Meghan described how she turned to an Ayurvedic practitioner when pregnant with Archie and Lili and how it was about seeing "food as medicine". "So, there are these items and ingredients that have been part of our natural ecosystem and dietary system for a long time, whether acknowledged or not, that somehow you say mushrooms, and now people have a connotation attached to it," she said. "But it's really just a food trend that I believe you were far ahead of in terms of saying, 'Hold on, these have properties that can in some way make you feel differently in a really safe way'. "During my pregnancies, I had an Ayurvedic doctor and so much of it was about seeing food as medicine." Harry told in his memoir how the couple listened to Sanskrit songs in the delivery room with Archie on the advice an Ayurvedic doctor and whispered to their newborn that they loved him after the practitioner told them babies absorb everything said to them in the first minute of their life Ayurveda, which means the "knowledge of life" in Sanskrit, is a holistic approach to balancing the body, typically using natural herbs and massage.
South Wales Guardian
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Meghan tells of turning to ancient Indian medicine doctor during pregnancy
Meghan, in her latest podcast which was released on Archie's sixth birthday, also spoke of the benefits of 'adaptogens' such as mushrooms but admitted some see the approach as a 'little psychedelic and super woo-woo'. The former Suits actress discussed her belief in the ancient Indian holistic Ayurveda philosophy while chatting with Hannah Mendoza, founder of Clevr Blends. The instant organic lattes firm is another in which the duchess has financially invested and then invited on to her podcast. In an earlier episode of her Confessions Of A Female Founder series, Meghan spoke to her hair colourist Kadi Lee, co-founder of hair wellness brand Highbrow Hippie, which the duchess invested in last year. Mendoza, who grew up in London but later set up home on the west coast of the US, described how she began making a friend – her now co-founder Roger Coppola – mushroom-based cappuccinos to help him during a time of grief. Meghan acknowledged the fungus often had other 'connotations'. The Duke of Sussex famously admitted taking magic mushrooms in California in 2016 in his autobiography Spare. The duchess said: 'I think a lot of people when they hear mushrooms, they go 'OK, she's talking about being hippie-dippy, grounded in all these things'. 'If you aren't familiar with adaptogens, you can go to this place of 'Oh, it's feeling a little psychedelic and super woo-woo'.' Adaptogens are active ingredients in certain plants and mushrooms which are said to impact how the body deals with stress, anxiety and fatigue. Meghan described how she turned to an Ayurvedic practitioner when pregnant with Archie and Lili and how it was about seeing 'food as medicine'. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son Archie in 2019 (Dominic Lipinski/PA) 'So there are these items and ingredients that have been part of our natural ecosystem and dietary system for a long time, whether acknowledged or not, that somehow you say mushrooms, and now people have a connotation attached to it,' she said. 'But it's really just a food trend that I believe you were far ahead of in terms of saying, 'Hold on, these have properties that can in some way make you feel differently in a really safe way'. 'During my pregnancies, I had an Ayurvedic doctor and so much of it was about seeing food as medicine.' Harry told in his memoir how the couple listened to Sanskrit songs in the delivery room with Archie on the advice an Ayurvedic doctor and whispered to their newborn that they loved him after the practitioner told them babies absorb everything said to them in the first minute of their life Ayurveda, which means the 'knowledge of life' in Sanskrit, is a holistic approach to balancing the body, typically using natural herbs and massage. Meghan also spoke of facing 'so much exposure' and being under a 'microscope'. 'Some might look at it and say, at least for me, it will have so much exposure, whatever I put out in the world will have so much attention,' she said. 'I go, yeah, and there's a flip side to that coin, which we know, it's a microscope that a lot of people don't have to experience.' The duchess said she realised people 'believed in me' after she went into partnership with 'global powerhouse' Netflix and when her first As Ever products sold out. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix) 'When I think about big milestones for my own business with As Ever,' she said. 'I mean, Netflix coming on as my business partner, huge, just having a global powerhouse that believed in me and the site selling out in the first 45 minutes of launch, everything, every single piece that we had been working on. 'That told me that customers, people, believed in me in this vision, that's all you really want as a founder.' In 2020 after Meghan invested in Clevr Blends, she sent her neighbour, chat show queen Oprah Winfrey, a basket of the company's goods. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) Winfrey went on to share a post, filming herself making a cup of her 'new favourite' turmeric Golden SuperLatte to instructions she received from 'M'. Mendoza described watching the post, saying 'I think I fell on the floor.' 'It was 5,000, 10,000 people on our website within a matter of 30 seconds,' she added. Meghan also revealed how she was unable to eat oats or oat milk at one stage. 'I went through that whole phase, do you remember, where I couldn't have oats or oat milk so you made me my own special version,' the duchess told her guest.
Glasgow Times
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Meghan tells of turning to ancient Indian medicine doctor during pregnancy
Meghan, in her latest podcast which was released on Archie's sixth birthday, also spoke of the benefits of 'adaptogens' such as mushrooms but admitted some see the approach as a 'little psychedelic and super woo-woo'. The former Suits actress discussed her belief in the ancient Indian holistic Ayurveda philosophy while chatting with Hannah Mendoza, founder of Clevr Blends. The instant organic lattes firm is another in which the duchess has financially invested and then invited on to her podcast. In an earlier episode of her Confessions Of A Female Founder series, Meghan spoke to her hair colourist Kadi Lee, co-founder of hair wellness brand Highbrow Hippie, which the duchess invested in last year. Mendoza, who grew up in London but later set up home on the west coast of the US, described how she began making a friend – her now co-founder Roger Coppola – mushroom-based cappuccinos to help him during a time of grief. Meghan acknowledged the fungus often had other 'connotations'. The Duke of Sussex famously admitted taking magic mushrooms in California in 2016 in his autobiography Spare. The duchess said: 'I think a lot of people when they hear mushrooms, they go 'OK, she's talking about being hippie-dippy, grounded in all these things'. 'If you aren't familiar with adaptogens, you can go to this place of 'Oh, it's feeling a little psychedelic and super woo-woo'.' Adaptogens are active ingredients in certain plants and mushrooms which are said to impact how the body deals with stress, anxiety and fatigue. Meghan described how she turned to an Ayurvedic practitioner when pregnant with Archie and Lili and how it was about seeing 'food as medicine'. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son Archie in 2019 (Dominic Lipinski/PA) 'So there are these items and ingredients that have been part of our natural ecosystem and dietary system for a long time, whether acknowledged or not, that somehow you say mushrooms, and now people have a connotation attached to it,' she said. 'But it's really just a food trend that I believe you were far ahead of in terms of saying, 'Hold on, these have properties that can in some way make you feel differently in a really safe way'. 'During my pregnancies, I had an Ayurvedic doctor and so much of it was about seeing food as medicine.' Harry told in his memoir how the couple listened to Sanskrit songs in the delivery room with Archie on the advice an Ayurvedic doctor and whispered to their newborn that they loved him after the practitioner told them babies absorb everything said to them in the first minute of their life Ayurveda, which means the 'knowledge of life' in Sanskrit, is a holistic approach to balancing the body, typically using natural herbs and massage.
