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Daily Mirror
20 minutes ago
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- Daily Mirror
Meghan Markle's ex-pal 'splits with her husband after 16 years of marriage'
Jessica Mulroney, the former best friend of Meghan Markle, is reportedly "sad but relieved" over her shock separation from her husband Ben, after also cutting ties with the Duchess of Sussex Former best friend of Meghan Markle, Jessica Mulroney, has split from her husband after 16 years of marriage, according to reports. After a turbulent few years, the Canadian stylist and her husband Ben are said to have parted ways, after she also lost contact with her former friend Meghan. The fallout with the Duchess of Sussex was allegedly prompted by a racism row that left branded her as 'toxic' in the Toronto social scene, and no longer in touch with one of her closest friends. As news of the couple's separation broke, a Toronto source said that Jessica was not keeping quiet about her newly single status. It comes after Prince Harry's devastating loss in royal rift was exposed as Meghan 'holds the cards'. The source told Page Six that Mulroney attended a wedding in recent weeks and was not wearing her wedding ring, and spoke freely about her separation to other wedding guests. In addition, her husband Ben didn't attend the nuptials. "They've split," a Canadian source told the publication, "Jessica seemed sad, but also relieved to have some clarity." Another insider in the know confirmed they have separated "some time ago". One of the last times that Mulroney mentioned Ben, with whom she shares three children, on her Instagram was back in March 2024 when she joked about them both forgetting their wedding anniversary. Jessica's separation comes after her years-long friendship with Meghan came to a dramatic end several years ago. The women first bonded in Toronto when Meghan was working on the TV show Suits, years before she first met Prince Harry. Meghan and Jessica quickly hit it off, and were spotted side-by-side through many monumental moments, including Meghan's 2018 wedding to Prince Harry, where her three children had roles in the ceremony. Jess is even said to have come along on one of Meghan and Harry's official royal tours to New Zealand, Australia, and Tsonga. However, during the early days of the Covid pandemic in 2020, an incident saw Jessica be accused of "problematic" behaviour, is reported to have caused a major falling out between Meghan and Jess. Amid the Black Lives Matter protests, lifestyle blogger Sasha Exeter alleged in an 11-minute video that after she had posted a Black Lives Matter call to action post, the two women had got into a row over DM and claimed Jess had threatened the blogger's connections with brands and sponsors. "If you go to the press over this nonsense and threaten to go to your followers, I won't be afraid to go to brands and tell them what you are doing to me," Jess said in a message, which Sasha called "textbook white privilege" but said she didn't believe Jess was a "racist". According to reports from the Daily Mail, Jessica made a point of Meghan's mixed race background in a comment on the video, saying to Sasha she was "unequivocally sorry", adding: "As I told you privately, I have lived a very public and personal experience with my closest friend where race was front and centre. It was deeply educational." Jessica issued a multitude of public apologies. Page Six reported at the time that the controversy gave Meghan the "excuse" she had wanted for some time to cut her best pal off. A source was quoted as saying that Meghan had already felt like Jess was trying to boost her professional opportunities based on her close bond with the Duchess, and "'make a career out of the friendship". The insider added: "The white privilege row has really given Meghan the excuse she was waiting for to cut Jess off for good...I don't know what the tipping point was, but Jess has been on the outs for some time."
The Irish Sun
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Meghan Markle's ex-BFF Jessica Mulroney ‘SPLITS from husband after 16 years', sources claim
MEGHAN Markle's former best friend has split from her husband of 16 years, sources claim. Stylist Jessica Mulroney - who was once very close with the Duchess of Sussex - has reportedly separated from her partner Ben, with whom she shares three children. 2 Ben Mulroney and Jessica together at the David Foster Foundation Gala in 2017 Credit: Getty 2 Meghan and Jessica were once close pals Credit: Refer to Caption It is understood that Meg's former close pal has been spotted without her wedding ring. Meghan and Jessica were once best friends, with Jessica's three children appearing as pageboys and bridesmaids at Meghan's 2018 Windsor wedding. But the pair fell out two years later when Jessica was embroiled in a race row with Black Canadian lifestyle blogger Sacha Exeter. In 2020, the mum-of-three was accused of The high profile spat, in which Jessica appeared to threaten Sasha with legal action in a private message after publicly apologising, reportedly left the Duchess of Sussex 'mortified.' The Canadian stylist has issued two public apologies, but Meghan is believed to have kept her distance. Most read in Royals Jessica shared a quote on Instagram which said: 'Life changes. You lose love. You lose friends. "You lose pieces of yourself that you never imagined would be gone. 'And then, without even realising it, these pieces come back. New love enters. Better friends come along. 'And a stronger, wiser you, is staring back in the mirror.' After the incident, Jessica lost her job on ABC's Good Morning America along with a number of fashion deals. Meghan reportedly met celebrity stylist Jessica Mulroney, whose father-in-law is former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, while she was living in Toronto filming Suits. Denise Palmer-Davies, director of PR agency Borne Media, told Fabulous , it is 'no coincidence' that Meghan struggles to keep friends. 'Meghan's friendships, particularly those that have broken down, are interesting," she said. "While we are all guilty of not staying in regular contact with people, it is quite unusual for an adult woman to lose so many friends. "It doesn't seem like a coincidence and there have long been reports about her conduct, particularly towards her employees. "It really isn't a good look brand or PR wise if there are continuous reports about behaviour and broken friendships. People will start to question why. 'It's little wonder she appears desperate to cling on to her friendships with the likes of high profile stars Ellen [Degeneres] and Oprah, it shows she can at least hold some relationships down.' More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online Read more on the Irish Sun is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at
Newsweek
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
What Americans Really Think of Meghan Markle's Netflix Show Revealed
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Meghan Markle's Netflix cooking show is known among less than half of U.S. adults and liked by 19 percent of the population, according to polling. Market research agency YouGov has begun collecting regular polling data on With Love, Meghan, the lifestyle series that debuted in March. The data so far published shows 43 percent of people had heard of the show, 19 percent liked it and 11 percent disliked it. That gives a net approval rating of plus eight. Meghan Markle laughs during filming of "With Love, Meghan," her Netflix cooking show, which dropped in March 2025. Meghan Markle laughs during filming of "With Love, Meghan," her Netflix cooking show, which dropped in March 2025. COURTESY OF NETFLIX Why It Matters Meghan and Prince Harry's Netflix contract is due to expire in September and has not yet been renegotiated, with The Sun and People reporting the streaming platform does not plan to renew it. However, Netflix remains an equity partner in Meghan's lifestyle online shop As Ever, which is linked to With Love. That means it takes a cut of Meghan's profits and the more successful she is the more money it makes. There are, therefore, still major questions about whether Netflix will actually cut ties with the Sussexes or simply remold the relationship in a new way. The polling data does suggest With Love has been underperforming compared to the mega deal the Sussexes signed in September 2020, reportedly worth $100 million. What to Know YouGov keeps ongoing rankings of scores of TV shows and places With Love in 713th place, one spot ahead of Dragon Ball Daima and one behind I Am Jazz. The top three shows were Sesame Street, Jeopardy! and The Simpsons, while Suits, the show that gave Meghan her big break, stood in 274th place. According to the data, 76 percent of people had heard of Suits while 33 liked it and 13 percent disliked it. With Love, Meghan premiered on March 4 with eight episodes, offering not only recipes, but also tips on party planning, hosting and an insight into Meghan's celebrity friends. Actors Mindy Kaling and Abigail Spencer, Meghan's co-star from Suits, were among the guests alongside professional chefs who helped to coach the duchess, like Roy Choi and Alice Waters. Meghan aimed for a soft, warm tone and a few days after launch noted the calming nature of the sound design by posting a clip on Instagram with the message: "Oh, how I love ASMR!" The show made far more of a splash than some of Harry and Meghan's other Netflix offerings, including the documentaries Polo and Heart of Invictus. However, many of the reviews were scathing, including in entertainment news website Vulture: "With Love, Meghan is an utterly deranged bizarro world voyage into the center of nothing, a fantastical monument to the captivating power of watching one woman decorate a cake with her makeup artist while communicating solely through throw-pillow adages about joy and hospitality." However, Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos backed Meghan weeks after release despite the tough reviews, citing a rash of product sales after the couple's original 2022 biopic Harry & Meghan. "I think Meghan is underestimated in terms of her influence on culture," he said. "When we dropped the trailer for the Harry & Meghan doc series, everything on-screen was dissected in the press for days. "The shoes she was wearing sold out all over the world. The Hermès blanket that was on the chair behind her sold out everywhere in the world. People are fascinated with Meghan Markle. She and Harry are overly dismissed." YouGov Ratings The polling on With Love, Meghan, is part of YouGov Ratings which uses a different methodology to most one-off surveys. They collect data daily on thousands of public figures, companies and brands in order to provide quarterly ratings. With Love only debuted in March, meaning this is the first batch of data YouGov Ratings has published on the show. "We collect data for YouGov Ratings each and every day, and it's updated every Monday," the pollster's website says. "The data we collect accumulates and every quarter we update the website with the data collected over the past 90 days." Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page. Do you have a question about King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, Meghan and Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@ We'd love to hear from you.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
How Prince Harry, Meghan Markle will fund lavish life after $150m Netflix deal ends
Speculation is mounting over how Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will fund their lavish lifestyle after their $150 million deal with Netflix was scrapped. The streaming giant will not renew their contract when it expires in September. A source at Netflix said of Meghan's efforts: 'She had everything going for her — name, platform, press — and the numbers were dismal.' Lifestyle and cookery show 'With Love, Meghan' only ranked at number 383 in Netflix's six-monthly engagement report this year, with just 5.3 million viewers across the globe. Described by one critic as an 'exercise in narcissism', it was beaten by re-runs of the first four seasons of legal drama Suits, which also starred the Duchess in her pre-royal days. Once judged by some as Britain's greatest soft power asset since Princess Diana, Meghan was filmed for her show making ladybird-shaped canapes from cherry tomatoes and mozzarella balls. 'Dull indulgence' Even The Guardian was moved to describe With Love, Meghan as 'the sort of gormless lifestyle filler that, had it been made by the BBC, would be used to bulk out episodes of Saturday Kitchen'. In truth, the show is a smash hit compared to her husband's vanity docuseries 'Polo', blasted as 'a dull indulgence about a rich person's pursuit'. In the first six months of the year the program attracted a disastrous 500,000 views globally, ranking it at number 3442 out of around 7000 shows. Re-runs of the nine-year-old cartoon 'He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe' scored similar numbers. A Netflix insider has pronounced the couple's lucrative contract 'dead', adding: 'they're just waiting for the credits to roll. 'They're letting it expire without drama. There's no appetite for anything new.' The end of what many regarded as a reliable source of vast income for the former HRHs has set off a bomb under Project Sussex and its bold ambitions. And of course it is not the Sussexes' first media deal that has gone south. Their reported $29 million podcasting deal with Spotify was terminated in June 2023, with senior Spotify executive Bill Simmons labelling the duo 'f***ing grifters'. Hosted by Meghan, the Archetypes podcast featured conversations with friends and celebrities including Serena Williams, Mariah Carey and Trevor Noah. Critics said that in the episode with Williams it took 11 minutes before the tennis legend got a word in edgeways. In 2023 Simmons said: 'I wish I had been involved in the 'Meghan and Harry leave Spotify' negotiation. 'The F***ing Grifters. That's the podcast we should have launched with them. 'I have got to get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea. 'It's one of my best stories. F*** them. The grifters.' The Sussexes' undoubted TV hit was docuseries 'Harry & Meghan', released in December 2022. It became Netflix's biggest documentary debut, with more than 28 million watching in the first four days of its release. In it the couple accused the Royal Family of 'unconscious bias' and claimed Palace aides were complicit in negative media briefings against them. Podcast boss Simmons said of Harry that year: 'You live in f***ing Montecito and you just sell documentaries and podcasts and nobody cares what you have to say about anything unless you talk about the Royal Family and you just complain about them.' While the Netflix deal will lapse, Meghan's As Ever collection of wine, jam and cookies is displaying 'sold out' signs on her website. It raises the question of whether it will be her earnings that are increasingly relied upon to fund the family's expensive Hollywood lifestyle, and if so, will it be enough? PR expert Nick Ede believes that in the future the Duchess will provide the surest revenue stream, saying: 'Meghan is the best way of making money for the two of them. 'She is the breadwinner.' However, marketing experts Camille Moore and Phillip Millar accused Meghan's As Ever brand of being 'not intelligent' and 'not well executed'. Speaking on 'The Art Of The Brand' podcast this week, Mr Millar accused Meghan of trying to rinse the maximum value from her 'fame that came from 'Suits' and being a part of the Royal Family'. Mr Millar added: 'Her brand wasn't one built on substance. It was based on using people.' Meanwhile, Harry, who has two paying jobs — with sustainable tourism firm Travalyst and coaching company BetterUp — seems most passionate when he is undertaking his charitable endeavours. During a recent trip to Angola, The Duke followed in the footsteps of Princess Diana by walking through a minefield on behalf of his charity The Halo Trust. 'Life of service' Harry said in a statement: 'As a father to young children, it breaks my heart to see innocent children still living and playing next to minefields'. Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond commented: 'I think this is precisely the sort of work that Harry should do. 'It is not only a hugely worthwhile cause, but it also connects him with his mother, which is something he yearns for. 'I think he is coming to recognise that the LA celebrity world is one in which he is not especially comfortable. 'And he seems quite willing to let Meghan take the limelight over there. 'He speaks frequently about a life of service, and trips like this certainly serve a very good cause indeed.' Yet charity missions, while good for the soul, do not pay the bills. And the Sussexes' court in the Californian sunshine is not a cheap enterprise. Their home, a nine-bedroom, 16-bathroom mansion close to the Pacific in Montecito, is in America's fifth most expensive postcode. The Sussexes splashed out $US14.65 million ($A20.9 million) after the drama of Megxit in 2020, and the following year Harry said in his tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey that his father has 'literally cut me off financially'. Without the money left to him by Diana — said to be £10 million ($A20.4 million) — Harry said 'we would not have been able to do this'. Harry's finances got a boost last September when he turned 40 and a fund set up by the late Queen Mother gave him access to around £8 million ($A16.3 million). But while most people could live very well on that kind of cash, Harry and Meghan's lifestyle is not like most people's. They have more in common with the super-rich of California than your average couple. Indeed, they are said to have mortgage payments of around £350,000 ($A715,000) a year, while staffing costs come to an estimated £180,000 ($A367,000). Harry has also spent on court cases and could be in line for a £1.5 million ($A3 million) bill for his failed attempt to get the Home Office to pay for his security in the UK. Security is a very real worry for Prince Harry, who served two tours of Afghanistan. Former royal protection officer Simon Morgan estimated the Sussexes' protection costs come to at least £3 million ($A6 million) a year, adding: 'Security is not a fashion accessory, it's a need'. Eye-watering tab It leaves the Sussexes with an eye-watering tab just to meet their estimated outgoings. Last month, royal financial expert Norman Baker told Channel 5 show Meghan And Harry: Where Did The Money Go? that the Sussexes' earning potential was on the wane. The former Liberal Democrat MP said: 'They've done the big hits that they could do. 'They've done the big Spotify event, they've done the big book, there is nothing else to come, nothing else to sell apart from themselves.' Harry's autobiography Spare became the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever and has gone on to sell more than six million copies worldwide. With their Netflix deal over, perhaps Meghan will feel the time is right for her to release her own blockbuster tome to get the cash registers ringing again. Both Netflix and Harry and Meghan are yet to comment.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'haven't been axed by Netflix after brutal calculation'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's whopping £75m deal with Netflix could apparently open the door for a new deal to be negotiated - for a very specific reason The future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex 's £78million mega-deal with Netflix is hanging in the balance, with a PR expert claiming it has also reignited talk of trouble within their marriage. The Duchess' much-derided TV show, With Love, Meghan, has proved a spectacular flop, ranking at a lowly 383 in the platform's most-watched titles between January and June 2025. The wholesome series – which has pulled in just 5.3million viewers worldwide since it was first broadcast in March – showed Meghan cooking, gardening and hosting A-list pals. But in an embarrassing blow, it was outperformed by hundreds of lesser-known shows in the first six months of this year – including repeats of Meghan's old TV drama, Suits, in which she starred before meeting Harry. What happens next in the royals' relationship with the streaming giant is the subject of much conjecture. But PR expert Dermot McNamara believes Netflix won't sever ties with the Sussexes just yet, as they will want first dibs on that explosive first interview, should the couple ever divorce. 'The fairytale narrative has stalled, their creative output hasn't delivered consistent returns and audiences are increasingly sceptical,' Dermot tells us. 'There are only so many chances Netflix can take on them, before they're just wasting money for the sake of it. 'But Netflix knows that if cracks appear, or if the couple split, there'll be global demand for the inside story. That's when their value skyrockets again.' Dermot believes Netflix will want to be 'at the front of the queue' should the couple eventually go their separate ways. 'The sense in industry circles is that Netflix haven't cut ties with Harry and Meghan entirely because, frankly, they might be sitting on the most valuable content of all: the fallout,' he says. 'Rumours of their Netflix contract not being renewed when it runs out in September is a quiet signal that the platform is no longer banking on them as creative talent, but they're keeping the relationship warm. Why? Because if the Sussex marriage ever unravels, it would be the streaming coup of the decade. It's a brutal calculation, but this is Hollywood.' Sadly, it's not the first time that Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, have faced rumours that their seven-year marriage is on the rocks. If anything, the rumblings that all is not well have only intensified in recent times, as the couple have increasingly pursued separate work agendas. Last December, Harry addressed the speculation head on, joking that it was 'hard to keep up with' the allegations made on social media. 'Apparently we've bought or moved houses 10, 12 times,' he said at The New York Times' DealBook Summit. 'We've apparently divorced maybe 10, 12 times as well. So it's just like, what?' Right now, however, Meghan appears to have nothing but praise for her husband and regularly speaks glowingly of their union. During her first-ever podcast interview on The Jamie Kern Lima Show in April, she was asked if she believes that she and Harry will 'be married forever'. Meghan responded, 'Yes. He's also a fox, if you haven't noticed. My husband's very, very handsome. But his heart is even more beautiful. There's something that is not to be taken for granted when you have a partner and a spouse who is just so behind you. "You know, I mean, H, that man loves me so much. And you know, look what we built. We've built a beautiful life, and we have two healthy, beautiful children [Archie and Lilibet].'
