{"id":405600,"date":"2025-09-07T15:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405600\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T15:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T15:56:13","slug":"could-meghan-markle-return-to-her-acting-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405600\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Meghan Markle Return to Her Acting Career?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"pmc-ecomm-disclaimer\">\n\tIf you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/meghan-markle\/\" id=\"auto-tag_meghan-markle\" data-tag=\"meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> series, With Love, Meghan, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234920531\/meghan-markle-netfix-show-struggling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a mixed bag<\/a>. Season 1 moved the needle enough that it landed in the Top 10 on the streamer, but Season 2 had a quiet debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt has led to questions about whether the Duchess of Sussex\u2019s lifestyle show will see a third season, despite Netflix being her distribution partner for her As Ever brand. That\u2019s led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2025-09-05\/with-love-meghan-markle-netflix-return-to-acting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> asking a major question about her Hollywood career: Why doesn\u2019t Meghan return to acting?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThere were rumors that Meghan was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/2956168\/meghan-markle-suits-reboot-denied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">angling for a behind-the-scenes role<\/a> on the now-canceled Suits LA reboot (insiders tied to Archewell Productions denied that claim), but a return to acting doesn\u2019t seem to be in the cards for her.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234921452\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-nottingham-cottage\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex@tablet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757260569_137_GettyImages-1688040724.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757260569_137_GettyImages-1688040724.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are seen during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games D\u00fcsseldorf 2023 at Merkur Spiel-Arena on September 16, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Joshua Sammer\/Getty Images)\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\tRelated story<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tInsider Claims This Palace Snub Sparked Prince Harry &amp; Meghan Markle&#8217;s Royal Rift\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TCDSUIT_EC194.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TCDSUIT_EC194.jpg\" alt=\"SUITS, (from left): Gabriel Macht (back to camera), Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, 'War', (Season 2, ep. 216, aired Feb. 21, 2013). photo: Christos Kalohoridis \/ \u00a9USA Network \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"683\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSUITS, (from left): Gabriel Macht (back to camera), Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, \u2018War\u2019, (Season 2, ep. 216, aired Feb. 21, 2013).<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristos Kalohoridis \/ \u00a9USA Network \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhen she was asked on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V-NxqQ0a9yQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aspire With Emma Grede<\/a> podcast in June about whether she misses her former career, she responded with a lukewarm, \u201cSometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cActually, having a large team, being back on set with With Love, Meghan was great because I realized how much I had missed my crew,\u201d Meghan explained. \u201cI love being around a crew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Duchess of Sussex didn\u2019t get to say goodbye to her Suits family after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1140335\/meghan-markle-misses-suits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retired from acting<\/a> in 2017. She got engaged to Prince Harry in November that year, and officially joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/royal-family\/\" id=\"auto-tag_royal-family\" data-tag=\"royal-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">royal family<\/a> in May 2018 after their wedding. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t say I was leaving necessarily. It was speculated,\u201d she added. \u201cSo, after seven years on the series, we couldn\u2019t have a going-away party. I couldn\u2019t say my goodbyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhen Meghan was struggling in the royal family, a 2023 book, <a data-pmc-sp-product=\"f45dd3b3b1f1036f3c484599cc23c10f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0241582598?tag=skaffiliate-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;language=en_US&amp;asc_source=web&amp;asc_campaign=web&amp;asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sheknows.com%2F%3Fp%3D1234921690%26preview%3Dtrue%26preview_id%3D1234921690\" custom-ga-data=\"{&quot;1pd&quot;:true,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;article-page&quot;,&quot;details&quot;:&quot;Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;buy-now&quot;,&quot;event_type_label&quot;:&quot;Affiliate&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:true,&quot;product&quot;:{&quot;dimension1&quot;:&quot;%=href=%&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Elizabeth: The No 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the writer who knew her and her family for over fifty years&quot;,&quot;price&quot;:&quot;21.99&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0241582598&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Europe&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:1234921690,&quot;location&quot;:true}\" custom-ga-track=\"click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait<\/a> by palace insider Gyles Brandreth, claimed that the late queen offered Meghan the opportunity to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/2706628\/queen-elizabeth-meghan-markle-first-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> return to her entertainment career.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cShe did everything she could to make her future granddaughter-in-law feel welcome. She was concerned for her future happiness. At their first meeting, the Queen said to Meghan: \u2018You can carry on being an actress if you like \u2013 that\u2019s your profession, after all,\u2019\u201d wrote Brandreth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEven with A-list friends, who could probably kickstart her career again, including Tyler Perry, Meghan seems content with her swerve into the lifestyle space. And Netflix\u2019s CEO, Ted Sarandos, is a big fan of the Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI think Meghan is underestimated in terms of her influence on culture,\u201d he said to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/ted-sarandos-stranger-things-ending-marvel-fight-1236339714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a> in March. \u201cWhen we dropped the trailer for the Harry &amp; 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 Herm\u00e8s blanket that was on the chair behind her sold out everywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cPeople are fascinated with Meghan Markle,\u201d Sarandos summed up. \u201cShe and Harry are overly dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeghan\u2019s acting career is likely in her rearview mirror.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before you go, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2572604\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-milestones-leaving-royal-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to see more of Meghan Markle &amp; Prince Harry\u2019s milestones since leaving the royal family.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2572604\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-milestones-leaving-royal-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2586560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/meghan-harry-accomplishments.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7721,7719,7718,7720,1281,451,447,7710,519,7711],"class_list":{"0":"post-405600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-duchess-of-sussex","10":"tag-duke-of-sussex","11":"tag-harry","12":"tag-meghan","13":"tag-meghan-markle","14":"tag-netflix","15":"tag-prince-harry","16":"tag-royal-families","17":"tag-royal-family","18":"tag-uk-royal-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115163836232171118","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}