{"id":937964,"date":"2026-10-18T19:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/937964\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T19:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:44:08","slug":"meghan-markle-used-by-netflix-to-promote-the-gentlemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/937964\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle ‘used’ by Netflix to promote ‘The Gentlemen’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netflix allegedly \u201cused\u201d rumors that Meghan Markle would join the cast of Guy Ritchie\u2019s \u201cThe Gentlemen\u201d<\/a> to promote the show\u2019s second season. <\/p>\n

\u201cSome people in her camp feel she was used to help promote season two, because they knew it wasn\u2019t as good as the first season and had already commissioned a third,\u201d a friend of the Duchess of Sussex told the Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the oldest marketing trick in the book: get a big name to read a script, then leak that you\u2019re \u2018in conversation\u2019 with them when, in reality, nothing is particularly far along,\u201d the pal added.<\/p>\n

Meghan Markle (seen above at Swinburne University of Technology in April) was \u201cused\u201d by Netflix to promote the second season of Guy Ritchie\u2019s \u201cThe Gentlemen.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people in her camp feel she was used to help promote season two, because they knew it wasn\u2019t as good as the first season and had already commissioned a third,\u201d a friend of the Duchess of Sussex (seen above at Bondi Beach in April) told the Telegraph. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole thing left a bit of a sour taste in the Sussex camp\u2019s mouth,\u201d the friend shared, adding that \u201cNetflix got what it wanted: huge viewing figures for season two and a lot of publicity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Page Six has reached out to reps for both Netflix and Markle for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n

Over the summer, Deadline reported that Markle, 45, was in talks for Season 3 of Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Gentlemen\u201d ahead of her return to the UK.<\/p>\n

Netflix boss Manda Levin further fueled the speculation around Markle\u2019s casting when she gave a cryptic response<\/a> at the Edinburgh TV Festival in August.<\/p>\n

The pal said Netflix \u201cgot what it wanted: huge viewing figures for season two and a lot of publicity.\u201d (Pictured: Ritchie at the \u201cMobLand\u201d premiere in 2025.) Getty Images<\/p>\n

Over the summer, reports surfaced that Markle would join Season 3 of \u201cThe Gentlemen.\u201d (Pictured l to r: Joely Richardson, Theo James, Jasmine Blackborow, Chanel Cresswell and Daniel Ings.) \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll bets are off,\u201d the scripted chief replied when asked about the mom of two joining the action-comedy series.<\/p>\n

Page Six exclusively reported that Markle never actually had an offer<\/a> and had just one conversation with the series casting director. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe took it as an offer. And it wasn\u2019t,\u201d one insider told us. \u201cAnd [she and husband Prince Harry] thought it would be helpful in the moment for there to be a reason for their move.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another source told us that there was never a formal offer, but interest in the As Ever founder joining the cast was initiated by Ritchie, 58, himself. <\/p>\n

Markle is best known for playing Rachel Zane on the legal drama \u201cSuits,\u201d appearing on the series for seven seasons from 2011 to 2018.<\/p>\n

Markle is best known for her role as Rachel McAdams in \u201cSuits.\u201d \u00a9USA Networks\/Courtesy Everett Collectio \/ Everett Collection<\/p>\n

The \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d star took a break from acting when she got engaged to Prince Harry (seen holding hands with Markle in England Oct. 15) in 2017. Zak Hussein \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

She also appeared in films including \u201cRemember Me\u201d and \u201cHorrible Bosses.\u201d <\/p>\n

Last year, it was reported that the \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d star snagged a role in \u201cClose Personal Friends,\u201d<\/a> a star-studded film featuring Brie Larson, Lily Collins, Jack Quaid and Henry Golding. <\/p>\n

Markle took a step back from acting after she got engaged to Harry<\/a>, 42, in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Netflix allegedly \u201cused\u201d rumors that Meghan Markle would join the cast of Guy Ritchie\u2019s \u201cThe Gentlemen\u201d to promote…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":937965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[12374,49,48,362,75,1066,1316,1069,3690,348],"class_list":["post-937964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-actors","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-meghan-markle","tag-netflix","tag-royal-family","tag-rumors","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=937964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/937965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=937964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=937964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}