Meghan Markle and Real Housewives?! The Duchess of Sussex discussed the famous reality franchise in detail with Andy Cohen in her latest episode of the first season of the Archetypes podcast. Titled Man-ifesting and Cultural Shift, Meghan and Andy discussed the possibility of Markle joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills…



Will Meghan Markle Join The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills?

During a candid chat, Meghan Markle discussed the success of The Real Housewives franchise and joked how people felt Andy — the global series' executive producer — "maybe should add one more [member] to the mix," via People . To which Andy commented, "And then what did you think? Because it must have bubbled up to you somewhere that you moved to the States and everyone's like, 'Oh, she should join Beverly Hills Housewives.' I don't think she's joining Beverly Hills Housewives, y'all."


Meghan Markle giggled, "I've never heard that!" Adding to this, Any Cohen added: "She's got a full plate! She's Meghan Markle! You've never heard that? Okay. Well, I never even tried to start a fire because I was like, 'Guys, that's not happening'," Duchess of Sussex she chimed in, "You really think this is my audition for the Real Housewives of Montecito? Is this the moment?" Andy joked that no audition was necessary: ​​"We're going to build the show around you. What do you say?"


However, Meghan quickly put an end to the dream casting: "There will be no reality show. But I think it's so much fun. No, I've never heard of that. I've never heard of Beverly Hills."


Oh, how we'd love to see Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's life in LA, up close and personal!


For now, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will focus on their highly-anticipated Netflix documentaries, due out next month. In addition, on January 10, 2023, the Duke of Sussex will release his long-awaited memoir called Spare, which is sure to reveal many secrets of the royal family.


Is Meghan Markle Still Watching Real Housewives?

Andy Cohen asked Meghan Markle the million dollar question if she still watches Real Housewives, something she's dying to know. "Well, I'll tell you the truth. I stopped watching The Housewives when my life had its own level of drama that I stopped craving... [Cohen chimed in: "...other people's.")


"I understand why it was such a huge, huge part of pop culture. And when it started, because you started with Orange County and I'm from California, it felt at least remotely like the world I knew, but I still felt that way." foreign,” Meghan Markle mused.


Speaking about the Real Housewives entertainment, Markle elaborated, "But I would say, I would say almost every single one of my friends still watches it, and I'm like, 'Why are you watching it? There's so much drama!' And it's because it's fun. They enjoy it. And I also think it's so famous because it's been working for so long. You have created an empire.”


Meghan Markle was a big 'fan' of Real Housewives

Meghan Markle recalled to Andy Cohen how she was a Real Housewives fan and wanted to appear on Watch What Happens Live! during her days in the suit, but she couldn't book: "I was so looking forward to being on your show because I was a Housewives fan at the time and I just couldn't get booked Andy! So thanks for being here with me."


Andy Cohen recounted, “I had this feeling when we basically started forensics to see if it was you, because we had a brain. I don't think we had her on the show." And I was like, 'Oh, my God. If it turns out that Meghan Markle has indeed expressed an interest in being on Watch What Happens Live! and we [said no], it's now the biggest mistake in 13 years of the show. ", but also added how it made for a "great story".