[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-post-title” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#dd1881″ header_font_size=”44px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”intro-wrap” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Abel||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
The Duchess of Sussex is establishing herself as a serious player in Hollywood, leaving her royal associations squarely in her wake<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1797878142-1.jpg” title_text=”Variety Power Of Women Los Angeles Presented By Lifetime – Inside” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Meghan was said to be in her element at the glitzy Hollywood event<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Meghan Markle is back in the spotlight after rubbing shoulders with two of the most powerful women in Hollywood \u2013 hinting at a move back into acting and producing.<\/p>\n
Last week, the Duchess of Sussex attended the \u2018Power of Women\u2019 gala in Los Angeles and revealed on the red carpet that she and Prince Harry were working on future projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have so many exciting things on the slate,\u201d she said. \u201cI can\u2019t wait until we can announce them. We\u2019re just really proud of what we\u2019re creating, and my husband is loving it too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meghan\u2019s reinvention as a Hollywood producer comes after her and Harry\u2019s standing in A-list circles has reportedly dwindled over recent months thanks to the big players in Tinsel Town allegedly keeping their distance \u2013 due to the controversy of the tell-all Netflix documentary series Harry & Meghan, as well as Harry\u2019s bombshell memoir Spare – damaging relationships with Prince William and Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n
But an insider explains that any fallout could soon be forgotten with the former Suits star working hard to slot back into the inner A-list circle.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeghan was totally in her element at this event, she got the full-on A-list treatment and was seated at the best table in the place alongside Oprah. That went a long way to boosting her confidence and calming any nerves she had leading up to the event,\u201d they say.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone was coming over to kiss up to her. It really hit home and made her swell with pride that she was the main event and centre of attention, recognised not just for her celebrity or connections to Harry, but as a pioneer and leader amongst the most impressive of peers.\u201d<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1685055341.jpg” title_text=”Invictus Games D\u00fcsseldorf 2023 – Closing Ceremony” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Meghan and Harry are in need of some new Hollywood connections<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not had the easiest search for success following their announcement to step down as senior members of the Royal Family in January 2020.<\/p>\n
The pair moved to Meghan\u2019s home state of California and signed multimillion-dollar deals with Spotify and Netflix, in the form of Meghan\u2019s podcast Archetypes and Netflix series Harry & Meghan last year.
But the podcast in which the Duchess interviewed celebrities, activists and experts to explore \u201clabels that try to hold women back\u201d was scrapped after 12 episodes. The Sussexes were also criticised for low content output on Netflix.<\/p>\n
However, following this collapse, reports suggest the husband and wife are changing direction in planning to produce multi-million Netflix film Meet Me At The Lake.
Meghan and Harry bought the rights to the \u00a33m romance fiction novel about a couple who meet in their 30s, which has some parallels to their own relationship, including one of the characters losing a parent in a car crash.<\/p>\n
And now it seems Meghan may be set on this career path as a new direction for the Sussex brand as an insider reveals, \u201cMeghan\u2019s telling people how all this hard work and schmoozing is finally paying off. The entertainment world is very much her oyster right now and will be that way long into the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a good while she was hung up on wooing the Clooney and Obama types but now that\u2019s no longer the plan because she\u2019s come to the conclusion they\u2019re actually rivals who might never want to help or associate with her.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake no mistake, Meghan\u2019s ego and self-belief is higher now than it\u2019s ever been. She\u2019s going to enjoy this 2024 rollout and longs for the day William, Kate and others are crawling on their hands and knees asking her for favours.\u201d<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1797908999.jpg” title_text=”Variety Power Of Women Los Angeles Presented By Lifetime – Inside” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Meghan mingled with big players like Pearlena Igbokwe, charmain of Universal Studios<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Meghan\u2019s recent mingling with big players, including American film producer Janet Yang, who made her name working for Steven Spielberg, and Pearlena Igbokwe, the Nigerian-born chairman of Universal Studio Group, has left the Duchess feeling like a \u2018bona fide Hollywood queen\u2019, the source explains.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis type of buzz is a thousand times more exciting and rewarding than what she experienced back in England. Instead of being suffocated and controlled within an outdated, mouldy old system, Meghan\u2019s being lauded and wooed by the biggest names in entertainment on the planet \u2013 and building a legacy that will go on forever in her name.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s everything she ever dreamed of and now it\u2019s here, she\u2019s going to savour and relish every single moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
This hunger for power is only made stronger knowing the royals and her other critics across the pond are observing her reach a new level of star power.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what drives Meghan, without question,\u201d the source says. \u201cBut what\u2019s even sweeter is that she doesn\u2019t have to sing and dance or grovel for these opportunities \u2013 so she says \u2013 because they\u2019re all coming her way organically. And that\u2019s one hell of a triumph, especially in Hollywood where it\u2019s hard to get to that whole new level.\u201d<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1809306574.jpg” title_text=”The State Visit Of The President Of The Republic Of Korea – Day 1″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
It’s an added bonus for Meghan if William and Kate are paying attention to her power moves<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
With the SAG strike over, Hollywood wants to produce new content \u2013 so it\u2019s no surprise the Duchess praised the \u2018everlasting impact\u2019 of her TV series \u2018Suits\u2019 at the gala, the show she made her name on.<\/p>\n
Though a Sussex spokesman denied Meghan had plans to return to acting, there\u2019s no denying the Sussexes need money coming in with some experts estimating she could make up to \u00a31million an episode in the US and earn more than \u00a32million producing a film.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeghan\u2019s looking forward to directing movies,\u201d our source says. \u201cShe\u2019s saying there are stacks of options in her in-tray and she\u2019s taking her time to choose the one that deserves her attention the most.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn her mind she\u2019s a genius who\u2019s now in this unique position whereby she can mentor and educate others, nurturing talent and highlighting important causes.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarry will have a big role in this of course, but it\u2019s Meghan who\u2019s very much driving the bus here. She has huge things planned with The Tig\u2019s relaunch \u2013 think the biggest names in wellness and lifestyle on the planet, plus investment that will take it way past any of its rivals like GOOP. If anything, she figures the likes of Gwyneth and Reese will be looking for her help and investment, not so much the other way around.\u201d<\/p>\n
It seems Meghan is on the cusp of reinventing herself as the queen of Hollywood, eager to be the one calling the shots, leaving her royal associations well and truly behind her.<\/p>\n
The source adds, \u201cShe has had some seriously hard knockdowns in the past year, but she\u2019s taken the time out to regroup and she\u2019s now started her comeback and bragging that this time, she\u2019s going to rise right to the top, and doesn\u2019t need to ride anyone\u2019s coat tails to do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sky is the limit for Meghan now and she\u2019s convinced it won\u2019t be long before she\u2019s feted and recognised by everyone \u2013 royals included \u2013 for this stunning success story she feels is so richly deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Aboreto|||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
PHOTOS:\u00a0GETTY<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”flatplan-readmore” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#111111″ custom_padding=”35px||35px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”85%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”read-more-item” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”85%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Thumbnailtgqq.jpg” title_text=”Thumbnailtgqq” module_class=”read-more-thumbnail” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”read-more-headline” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”16px” link_option_url=”https:\/\/apple.news\/ABgCYwvfNTKq0ormaQsj7Kw ” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Meghan and Harry\u2019s last resort ‘therapy’<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”read-more-item” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”85%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/bwbnewn.jpg” title_text=”bwbnewn” module_class=”read-more-thumbnail” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”read-more-headline” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”16px” link_option_url=”https:\/\/apple.news\/A0bBtVJeIRiSYmqM4nlVh6g” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The sexy secrets behind Sofia Vergara\u2019s dirty divorce<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \nMeghan Markle is back in the spotlight after rubbing shoulders with two of the most powerful women in Hollywood \u2013 hinting at a move back into acting and producing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celebrity"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"closermag","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1627"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1634,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1627\/revisions\/1634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Read more from Closer<\/h3>\n