{"id":5565,"date":"2025-06-04T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/?p=5565"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:05:44","slug":"meghan-markle-is-being-blamed-for-this-epic-tv-failure-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/2025\/06\/04\/meghan-markle-is-being-blamed-for-this-epic-tv-failure-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle is being blamed for this epic TV failure \u2013 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;custom-post-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#dd1881&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;44px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Meghan Markle is being blamed for this epic TV failure \u2013 here\u2019s why<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;intro-wrap&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Abel||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Insiders say Meghan\u2019s actions have had a \u2018chilling\u2019 effect on the cast<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2187696856-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Jennifer Aniston&#8221; title_text=&#8221;US-ENTERTAINMENT-AWARD-PERRY&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;19px||16px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;custom-gallery-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#111111&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-2.75%||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Did Meghan get this show cancelled?<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Praising US legal drama\u00a0Suits\u00a0as having been the \u2018goldilocks\u2019 of her career, Meghan Markle has continued to share her love for the show that launched her as an actress back in 2011 \u2013 five years before she first laid eyes on Prince Harry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So when a spin-off of the original show,\u00a0Suits LA, was announced last year, naturally fans and cast alike were buzzing with the hope that Meghan, who played paralegal Rachel Zane until 2017, would return to make a cameo, with Director Adam Korsh confirming, \u2018If Meghan wants to come back under any circumstances, Meghan can come back.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rumours hit an all-time high when Meghan\u2019s long-term pal and guest on her Netflix show,\u00a0With Love, Meghan, Abigail Spencer teased that she could also make a comeback. But, alas, it wasn\u2019t to be and, when\u00a0Suits LA\u00a0dropped on NBC in February, Meghan was a no show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, after the show was brutally axed last week after just one season amidst bad reviews &#8211; with fans describing the spin-off as \u2018a confusing disaster\u2019 and an \u2018unsexy disappointment\u2019 &#8211; a source tells us that there is a feeling of \u2018resentment\u2019 towards the now Duchess of Sussex.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u2018Obviously there\u2019s a lot of disappointment amongst the cast right now. They feel like it\u2019s a colossal missed opportunity,\u2019 our source shares. \u2018The consensus is that if Meghan had wanted to jump in and lend her support it would have made all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s a tough pill to swallow, especially now it\u2019s officially cancelled, and a number of the folks attached to the project are feeling pretty resentful towards Meghan.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meghan, who now lives in a \u00a321 million Montecito mansion with Harry and their children \u2013 Archie, six, and Lilibet, four \u2013 spoke out earlier this month about how she lived in a \u2018small house\u2019 before landing her dream role on\u00a0Suits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a discussion with her stylist friend on her podcast,\u00a0Confessions of a Female Founder, Meghan, 43, recalled, \u2018It was a bungalow and you had to walk through my bedroom, past my bed, past the shower and the sink, which were right there and the toilet and then right across from that was the door that opened into my very small closet.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Remembering her audition, she previously added, \u2018I had no idea that this late August morning of 2011 would change my life.\u00a0Suits\u00a0stole my heart. It\u2019s the Goldilocks of my acting career \u2013 where finally I was just right.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/imago89657361-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Jennifer Aniston&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Meghan Markle in Suits (2011) USA Network PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xUSAxNetworkx 33482_006THA The Hol&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;custom-gallery-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#111111&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-2.75%||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>As Rachel Zane in the show that she called the &#8216;goldilocks&#8217; of her career<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Now, being one of the most famous people on the planet after joining the Royal Family in 2018, fans were desperate for a glimpse of Meghan\u2019s \u2018pre-Harry\u2019 life, and the show made a surprising return to Netflix in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The rerun, which was released four years after the final episode in 2019, proved a clever move by the streaming giant, with the sexy legal thriller reaching over 57 billion hours of viewing time and becoming the year\u2019s most popular show.<\/p>\n<p>And now the source says that, for some members of the\u00a0Suits\u00a0family, they feel that the revival could have been the perfect time for Meghan to show her thanks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u2018Meghan would not be in the position she is today if Aaron hadn&#8217;t cast her in the original show, and people feel it was a bit arrogant of her &#8211; not to mention bad karma &#8211; to totally turn her back on the franchise that gave her such a huge break,\u2019 our insider says. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Aaron turned his whole life upside down to get &#8216;Suits LA&#8217; written, cast and on the air on a fast-track schedule. There\u2019s a sense that it would have been a gesture of goodwill for Meghan to do Aaron a favour.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Last year we reported how\u00a0the\u00a0Suits LA\u00a0project was structured around being able to seamlessly accommodate cast members from the original series as guest stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time, an insider told us, \u2018The entire premise and storyline of &#8216;Suits LA&#8217; has been designed to exist in the same universe as the original series and of course allow for cast members of that show to pop up in guest roles and storylines within the new series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That&#8217;s already happening with original leading man Gabriel Macht signing up for a guest turn on the series, but the biggest get for the producers is obviously Meghan Markle, and they know it would be a very special event if she came onto their show.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the show\u2019s production, Meghan had been building on her own personal brand reboot as her popularity continued to plummet amidst her and Harry\u2019s feud with the Royal Family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/imago99982984-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Perdro Pascal&#8221; title_text=&#8221;SUITS, l-r: Meghan Markle, Abigail Spencer in God s Green Earth (Season 5, Episode 13, aired February 10, 2016). ph: Sha&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;custom-gallery-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#111111&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-2.75%||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and Abigail Spencer in Suits<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Now, while she continues to face backlash by monetising her royal title, Meghan appears to have found a niche as a domestic goddess-on-a budget-but not-actually-on-a-budget with her Netflix show and new lifestyle brand, \u2018As Ever\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last year it was also revealed how she hadn\u2019t stayed in touch with most members of the cast, and the source says she made it clear that, while she will always remember her time on\u00a0Suits\u00a0fondly, she doesn\u2019t see a return to the show in her future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The hope was that if the show finished its first season as a hit, and got renewed for the 2025-26 season, Meghan would come around to the idea of appearing, even just in a small surprise cameo,\u2019 they tell us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But pretty much from the outset she was never interested in returning to that universe or those characters, and that created a bit of a chilling effect around the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018From her perspective it\u2019s really nonsensical as she\u2019s long since moved on from the show and there was no obligation whatsoever for her to be attached to this spinoff. 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