Meghan and Harry Sussexes Confirm Accuracy of Return to Acting Rumors

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Meghan and Harry Sussexes Confirm Accuracy of Return to Acting Rumors
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  1. A source close to Meghan and Harry indicated to ABC News the report is accurate. The Sussexes have not commented publicly on Meghan's potential return to acting, nor have they commented on their upcoming move to the U.K., which comes six years after the couple stepped away from their senior royal roles and moved to the United States.

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    BBC News

    News of her possible return to acting comes after it was announced that Prince Harry and Meghan are to move back to the UK.

    New York Times

    Meghan of Sussex Eyes Role in Netflix Show ‘The Gentlemen’ The duchess's representatives have had exploratory talks about her joining a third season of “The Gentlemen,” two people said. Netflix has not yet ordered a third season of the show.

  2. During the interview, the couple revealed Meghan's serious mental health struggles as a royal, made an allegation of racism within the royal family, and claimed they were cut off financially and denied security protection after stepping down from their royal roles.

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    The Guardian US

    In recent years, the couple have given a wide berth to Buckingham Palace. Meghan, who is biracial, publicly chastised her royal relatives for racist mistreatment and inadequate handling of media intrusion. More recently, the couple was embroiled in a protracted legal dispute over funding for their security protection.

  3. The couple's 2022 Netflix docuseries, "Harry & Meghan," also put a spotlight on family tensions as they spoke candidly about their struggles in royal life and their explosive decision to leave their royal roles.

  4. Meghan was best known in acting for her part in the US legal drama, Suits, in which she played lawyer, Rachel Zane, for seven seasons. Her last episode aired in 2018.

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    ABC News

    The 45-year-old was a full-time actress in the U.S. and Canada before she married Harry in 2018 and gave up her acting career. When she met Harry, Meghan was starring in “Suits,” a USA Network legal drama, in which she portrayed paralegal Rachel Zane for seven seasons.

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  1. 01 New York Times

    ‘They’re Always Going to Be Polarizing’: Britons Split on Harry and Meghan’s Return Recent surveys suggest the broader public views both of them negatively, especially in comparison to Harry’s brother, William, and his wife, Kate.

  2. 02 The Guardian US

    The bucolic coastal California town of Montecito was thrust into the limelight six years ago as the backdrop for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s second act following an acrimonious split from Buckingham Palace.

  3. 03 NBC News

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  4. 04 ABC News

    Members of Britain's royal family -- including Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, and William and his wife, Princess Kate -- are currently spending time together in Balmoral, their residence in Scotland, for their annual summer holiday.

  5. 05 Reuters

    Prince Harry's wife Meghan in talks for role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series, reports say - Reuters Prince Harry's wife Meghan in talks for role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series, reports say  Reuters

  6. 06 BBC News

    Discussions are in their early stages but this would be Meghan's first significant acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry.

  7. 07 RealClearPolitics

    Autumn Brewington: Despite the problems the couple have expressed with royal life and their treatment in Britain, there are solid reasons why they would choose to return now.

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