Meghan Markle is scrambling to drum up more dough and salvage what’s left of her Hollywood dream, so she’s cozying up to the Kardashians — and the reality clan’s savvy momager, Kris Jenner, is plotting to milk her desperation all the way to the bank, sources say.
Cunning Kris, 69, is said to be happy to throw a life preserver to the former Deal or No Deal suitcase girl — but she wants a ton of favors in return.
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The business whiz aims to use Meghan, 44, as a publicity puppet to promote her daughters’ products and enlist her for a ratings-grabbing appearance on her reality show, sources confide.
And if that’s not enough to send Britain’s royal family into a tailspin, sources say that Kris also wants Meghan to appear on Khloé Kardashian’s podcast — Khloé in Wonder Land — and serve up embarrassing palace gossip.
Although a rep for the royal couple strongly denies Meghan has any arrangement with Jenner or views her as a lifeline, an insider tells Globe, “Kris is moving in because she knows Meghan is vulnerable. Meghan wants Hollywood acceptance and everything that comes along with it, but even with [husband] Prince Harry on her arm, she doesn’t seem to have the leverage to get there on her own.”
“That’s where Kris comes in. She can be a huge help — but with Kris, nothing comes for free. She’s angling to get Meghan — and even Harry — on the show. She also wants Meghan plugging Kim’s shapewear company Skims, and whatever other family brand Kris chooses.”
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As Globe has reported, sources say Meghan and her duke’s popularity has taken a hit after they ditched palace duties for life in California and verbally bashed Harry’s family.
Meanwhile, others say that Meghan has sweetened her outreach efforts to the Kardashians by befriending Kim, 44, and sending her As Ever products to Khloé, 41 — as Tinseltown royalty turns up their noses at the diva duchess and her man.
“The idea that Meghan would need to resort to wooing the Kardashians would have been unthinkable a few years ago, but these are desperate times,” the insider remarks.
“Having Kris pulling the strings is bound to make things messy and not something Harry is likely to be on board with. But Meghan wants these connections because it’s the key to getting funding, so he’s going to have to cooperate.”