A look inside Meghan Markle’s plans for a ‘dynamic’ new podcast venture
Meghan Markle has big plans for its new podcast deal with Lemonada Media.
A source reveals this exclusively in the latest issue of We weekly that Meghan, 42, has a “dynamic” new podcast “in the works.”
The Duchess of Sussex previously released her podcast ‘Archetypes’ – which aimed to dismantle various stereotypes women face – via Spotify in August 2022. The music platform terminated Meghan’s deal in June 2023.
Under the Lemonada umbrella, Meghan will re-release episodes of “Archetypes” and shoot a new show.
“[She] mainly wants to do philanthropic content,” says the insider Us. “She thinks she’s too academic for just entertainment. She doesn’t want the podcast to be celebrity-based, even though it will have some stars on it.”
According to the source, Meghan will “do some inner reflection” on the podcast and “share stories” from her own life.
Meghan Markle.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Ms. Foundation for WomenMeghan initially rose to fame as an actress in shows like Zoom And To take before she got married Prince Harry in 2018. The couple resigned as senior working royals in 2020 and settled in California with children Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2.
As part of their new life, they signed a multi-year deal with Netflix in September 2020 to make documentaries and scripted projects.
“They have a few things they’re working on that are unscripted Brandon [Reigg, Netflix’s VP of Unscripted and Documentary],” Bela Bajaria, the streaming platform’s chief content officer said at the New on Netflix press event in January. “And they actually have a lot of development. All very early development, with a movie, a TV show and a few unscripted shows. But yeah, the movie is great.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have always been proponents of giving back. Charity has played a big role in their relationship, both when they were senior members of the British Royal Family and since they announced their decision to step back in January 2020. Two years before Harry met Meghan in 2016, he hosted the […]
Their company Archewell Productions has already produced a six-part docuseries titled Harry & Meghan, which was released in December 2022, about the couple’s decision to leave royal posts. a Heart of Invictus doc about Harry’s Invictus Games was released in August 2023 and they are currently producing an adaptation of Carley Fortune‘s romantic novel Meet me at the lake.
Meghan is also toying with the idea of exploring other ventures, including a relaunched version of hers The Tig lifestyle blog. She had initially closed her website ahead of her wedding to 39-year-old Harry.
“The feedback [she’s received] is that she has to create products around The Tig and parallel it with Goop,” the source added, referring to the actress Gwyneth Paltrow‘s lifestyle and wellness brand.
For more on Meghan’s podcast venture, read the new issue of We weeklyon newsstands now.