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Meghan Markle may soon return to her acting roots as her $100 million partnership with Netflix comes to an end.
The Duchess of Sussex, who has not acted in a film since 2015, is anticipated to make a spectacular comeback that will surprise many. Her deal with Netflix reportedly wrapped up after the second season of “With Love, Meghan” received less than favorable reviews.
Eric Roberts, a seasoned actor and former co-star of Meghan’s in the legal drama “Suits,” expressed his optimism about her return. “I think she should come back. I think she will come back. And I think she’s going to be fantastic and blow everybody’s mind,” he remarked last week.
Adding her voice to the conversation, Roberts’ wife, casting director and manager Eliza, stated, “It is time. And Meghan needs to come back to work. I feel like her whole family will support it, and she is amazing.”
The couple shared their views during a charity gala red carpet event last week. Eliza also noted that Meghan’s departure from “Suits” in 2018 was largely influenced by the Royal Family’s concerns regarding her character Rachel Zane’s portrayal as “very sexy.”
Recently, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos discreetly unfollowed both Meghan and her lifestyle brand As Ever’s Instagram accounts, amid rumours that the relationship between the streaming giant and the Sussexes is deteriorating. This followed an insider from the platform informing reporters that the company was “done” with Meghan and Harry.
It has left the couple confronting a challenging predicament, but the acting industry is said to be prepared to welcome Meghan. Eliza, 73, added: “From the second you see her, she just has star quality. It doesn’t matter. It was always going to happen.”
It is understood mum-of-two Meghan had ambitions for her “passion project,” a Netflix animated series called Pearl, but this was cancelled before it materialised as their lucrative partnership was drastically scaled back. Since then, speculation has circulated again that Meghan and 41 year old Harry could return to the royal fold, particularly as they hope to undertake philanthropic engagements during their trip to Australia in April.
But the couple, who married in 2018, have been cautioned to have “thick skins” during their time Down Under. An insider said: “I think there will be plenty of monarchists and republicans who won’t welcome Harry and Meghan’s visit. Any ‘royal’ visit, even by members of the family who no longer represent the King, will inevitably create debate about the monarchy.”
Harry and Meghan will be in Australia within just weeks of King Charles’ trip to the United States, his first visit there since December 2018. During Charles’ last visit to Australia in October 2024, officials at New South Wales Parliament were left “disappointed” by one aspect of the monarch’s presence.