Meghan Markle makes rare TV appearance on The Ellen Show
Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance on The Ellen Show, sitting down with Ellen DeGeneres in her first TV interview since her famous interview with Oprah earlier this year.
In a teaser shared by Ellen on Wednesday, Meghan talked about the early days of her acting career, when she would regularly visit the Warner Brothers lot, where Ellen’s show is filmed, to audition. Ellen said to Meghan, “You said the last talk show you did was like, I don’t know, another decade ago, but you used to come to this lot to audition all the time.”
Meghan recalled those early days, saying, “Oh my gosh, completely! I would park at gate three and then I would scoot on over, and what was so nice is the security guards would always say, ‘Break a leg, we hope you get it!’” she said. “So to drive in today was very different.”
She also talked about the car she used to drive to auditions, describing it as having “a life of its own”. She explained, “I had this very, very old Ford Explorer Sport, and at a certain point the key stopped working on the driver’s side, so you couldn’t get yourself in through the door.
“So after auditions, I would park at the back of the parking lot and I would open the trunk and climb in and then pull it shut behind me and crawl over all my seats to get out. That’s how I would come to and fro.”
Meghan’s appearance on The Ellen Show also marks her first interview since giving birth to daughter Lilibet in June. Ellen and Meghan have been friends for years, after meeting at an LA dog shelter where Ellen convinced the actress to adopt her first dog, Bogart.
Meghan’s appearance on the show is part of the long-running show’s 19th and final season, following continued claims of bullying and a toxic workplace.
In 2019, Ellen revealed to her audience that she and wife Portia de Rossi had visited Prince Harry and Meghan at their home at the time, Frogmore Cottage, and met their son Archie. She said of the couple, “I see them get attacked and it’s not fair. They are two of the most down-to-earth, compassionate people, and they’re doing so much good for the world.”