Meghan Markle is reportedly making a highly anticipated return to the acting world, stepping back into the Hollywood limelight after an eight-year break.

The 44-year-old Duchess of Sussex is said to be collaborating with stars Lily Collins, Brie Larson, Jack Quaid, and Henry Golding in the forthcoming film Close Personal Friends. This news, initially reported by The Sun, was confirmed by People on Wednesday, November 5.

According to the publication, Meghan was seen on the set in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday. She is reported to be taking on the role of herself in this Amazon MGM Studios production.

Us Weekly has reached out for comments from Meghan’s representative and Amazon MGM Studios but has yet to receive a response.

In addition to her return to acting, Meghan and Prince Harry are gearing up to make a significant impact on Netflix with several upcoming projects. Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, Bela Bajaria, revealed at the New on Netflix press event that the couple is working on a few unscripted projects in collaboration with Brandon Reigg, the platform’s Vice President of Unscripted and Documentary.

“Meghan was on the set today,” an insider told People. “She has a small part. She seemed very relaxed and happy. She introduced herself to everyone and was very sweet and down-to-earth.”

Additionally, a source told The Sun on Wednesday that Meghan’s cameo in the movie is a “massive moment” for her and “signifies a return to doing what she truly loves.” (Plot details for the film have been kept under wraps.)

The insider claimed that the duchess “has been swamped with offers but this one felt right.”

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“It is Meghan’s way of gently putting her toe back in the water and seeing how she enjoys being back on set,” the source added. “Everyone involved is super-excited, and have been sworn to secrecy about her involvement.”

Meghan’s new project already has one fan in her husband, Prince Harry, according to The Sun.

“Prince Harry is, of course, really supportive and quite simply wants Meghan to do whatever brings her joy,” the source said.

Close Personal Friends marks the first acting role for Meghan since announcing her retirement from the business in November 2017. At the time, Meghan and Harry, 41, were newly engaged and she was learning to step into her role as a member of the royal family.

“I think what’s been so exciting [transitioning] out of my career and into, as you said, the causes I can focus even more energy on, very early out of the gate, [is that you] have a voice that people listen to, a lot of responsibility,” Meghan said in her first joint interview Harry, hours after their engagement news broke.

She explained at the time that she saw her new role as “a new change, a new chapter,” after becoming an actress in the early 2000s.

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“I’ve been working on my show seven years, we were so fortunate to have that longevity, and I feel like I checked that box and am very proud of the work I’ve done there,” Meghan said of Suits, which starred on from 2011 to 2018.

After marrying Harry in May 2018, Meghan became a senior working royal fulfilling duties on behalf of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

However, she and Harry stepped back from their royal roles in 2020 and relocated to California to raise their family. The couple, who share son Prince Archie, 6, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 4, have continued their charity work while in the U.S.

Meghan and Harry have also slowly returned to the entertainment business beginning with their 2022 Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan. She also hosted the “Archetypes” podcast and released season 2 of her lifestyle show, With Love, Meghan, in March.

While Meghan has yet to comment on her role in Close Personal Friends, the rest of the cast started sharing photos from set in September.

“Close (personal) friends only…,” Collins, 36, captioned a group selfie with Golding, 38, Larson, 36, and Quaid, 33, at the time.