In a new episode of her podcast, the Duchess of Sussex reveals the beauty standards imposed on her on the show: Deal or no deal? and talks about bimbo stereotypes with Paris Hilton.
While walking on TV, Meghan Markle reflected on her old life. One evening, the Duchess of Sussex actually came across an episode of the American show Deal or no deal? (equivalent to Take it or leave it in France), where she was a presenter in 2006. a role that consisted of presenting prizes to be won on screen. “It brought back a lot of memories,” he says in a new episode of his podcast. Archetypes , on Tuesday, October 18, on Spotify. Prince Harry’s wife spoke of the “exciting” professional experience for her, which consisted mainly of “holding bags on stage alongside 35 other women doing the same thing”.
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False eyelashes, filler and spray tan
the former actress of Suits says he’s “grateful” to get “this job that can pay [ses] bills’ when he was studying international relations at university. However, Archie and Lilibeth’s mother admits she felt a disconnect between her studies and her TV role; “When I was on the set. Deal or no deal, there were moments when I thought when I was an intern in Argentina at the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires and in the Treasury security line; I was especially valued for what was in my brain. Here I was evaluated with something that was the complete opposite,” said the forty-year-old woman.
There was a very specific idea of what we should be. It was all about beauty and not necessarily brains
Meghan Markle on the Archetypes podcast
To illustrate her point, Kate Middleton’s sister reveals some anecdotes behind the scenes of the show. or a charge in their bra. We were even given weekly tan coupons because there was a very specific idea of what we should look like. It was all about the beauty and not necessarily the brains,” she continues, before adding the “detail” that she “[n’oubliera] ever”. “A few minutes before we went on stage, a woman who was running the show was standing there backstage. I can still hear him… He couldn’t pronounce my last name right and I knew who he was talking to because he said, Markle, put your stomach in!’
The “bimbo” archetype
Meghan Markle left the show with a bitter taste. i.e [ne pas être] intelligent. And besides, I was surrounded by smart women on that stage, but that wasn’t why we were there,” he laments. “I ended up leaving with a hole in my face. Stomach knowing that I am so much more than what has been objectified on stage; I didn’t like being forced to be all ostentatious and small, and that’s how I felt at the time. reduce to this particular archetype,” she regrets, referring to the “bimbo” stereotype.
During the podcast, the former comedian tries to deconstruct this label, as well as the “dumb blonde”, trying to understand why “brains” and “female beauty” have been “historically opposed”. To dig deeper into the subject, Meghan Markle chose to invite Paris Hilton, a woman “who created an entire brand by being a ‘dumb blonde’ and who now defines herself on her own terms.”
Source: Le Figaro
