{"id":92958,"date":"2025-05-11T14:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T14:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/92958\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T14:41:09","slug":"meghan-markle-reveals-the-surprising-reason-she-was-passed-over-for-beauty-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/92958\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Reveals the Surprising Reason She Was Passed Over for Beauty Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meghan Markle has been killing it in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-just-made-huge-165549028.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:podcast game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast game<\/a>. It&#8217;s insane to think the first episode of Confessions of a Female Founder debuted on April 8 and we&#8217;ve learned so much more about the former royal\u2014from opening up about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/meghan-markle-opens-alarming-health-155701227.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:postpartum preeclampsia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">postpartum preeclampsia<\/a> to her relationship with Prince Harry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In her <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/confessions-of-a-female-founder-with-meghan\/attaining-the-unattainable-with-it-cosmetics-jamie-kern-lima#sharing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:most recent episod;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">most recent episod<\/a>e, she sat with IT Cosmetics founder (and close friend) Jamie Kern Lima, where they discussed a ton of topics. While discussing Lima&#8217;s rosacia and the inspiration behind IT Cosmetics, Markle talked about her own relationship with her skin\u2014specifically her freckles\u2014and how it limited her chances in beauty ads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When I was auditioning for commercials, I remember my commercial agent could not submit me for beauty or skincare ads because I had freckles,&#8221; Markle shared. &#8220;They were like &#8216;No, no. It&#8217;s just never going to work because freckles aren&#8217;t a sign of beauty.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, &#8220;You couldn&#8217;t see yourself reflected there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1129\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2d7d04a846a29fed49d948cb3ac8888f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Samir Hussein\/Contributor\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thankfully, the 43-year-old sees how much the beauty world has changed today. She also hasn&#8217;t shied away from showing off her freckles as she&#8217;s always been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purewow.com\/beauty\/meghan-markle-makeup-looks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:queen of no-makeup makeup looks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">queen of no-makeup makeup looks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She even goes makeup free every once in a while, which she showed off going on Kern&#8217;s own podcast show, The Jamie Kern Lima Show. Kern shared, &#8220;She and I decided to do the episode the same way we spend most of our time together\u2014no makeup, in our sweats, and cozied up in the two rocking chairs I have at my house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Suits alum appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/meghan-markle-pulls-pam-anderson-173913687.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:April 28 episode;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 28 episode<\/a>, where she kept it casual and laid it all out, including having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/body-language-expert-says-meghan-145753732.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:an emotional moment;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an emotional moment <\/a>about her relationship with Prince Harry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We love your freckles, Meg!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/body-language-expert-says-meghan-145753732.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Body Language Expert Says Meghan Markle Had an &#039;Emotional Shift&#039; While Discussing Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Body Language Expert Says Meghan Markle Had an &#8216;Emotional Shift&#8217; While Discussing Prince Harry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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