Meghan Markle and Jessica Mulroney were thick as thieves for years — but these days? They are no longer close! In fact, they haven’t spoken to each other in a long time! Many may think it’s solely due to Jess’s racism scandal, but it turns out there’s more to the story behind their falling out than anyone really knows!
As you may recall, the stylist met Meg shortly after the actress moved to Toronto in 2011 to film the legal drama Suits. They quickly became close, bonding over things like pilates, yoga, fashion, and more. But as one Toronto marketing and public relations executive put it to Dailymail.com on Sunday:
“They were BFFs, minus, as it turns out, the forever part.”
They even suggested their friendship was a bit shallow. The source described the duo as “Instagram-era friends” whose rift is “a parable about opportunism.” Jeez. Part of the appeal of Jessica for Meghan was not only her social and business connections, but her ability to make the Duchess of Sussex look good!
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As the “fairy godmother of Canadian fashion,” dubbed by Harper’s Bazaar, she helped elevate the royal by crafting a more elegant everyday style for Meg, as well as dressing her character, Rachel Zane, on Suits. A Toronto-based designer, who asked to remain anonymous, explained to the outlet:
“It was because of Jess that Meghan began wearing clothes rather than clothes wearing her.”
And by all accounts, Jessica was the person Meghan was closest to other than her mother, Doria Ragland! The 45-year-old marketing consultant was her close confidante during the early days of her romance with Prince Harry. She was the one Meghan called, as we saw in their Netflix documentary, right before the Duke of Sussex popped the question. Jessica even helped plan their wedding in 2018 and had her daughter and twin boys as the flower girl and page boys. She also defended the Archewell founder for years. They were that close, but then the 2020 scandal happened…
At the time, Jessica was slammed for her “textbook white privilege” by Sasha Exeter after she took offense to a call to action for social media personalities to use their platforms to amplify the Black Lives Matter movement. She apologized, but also tried to intimidate the Black influencer privately. In the end, the controversy ruined her marriage to Ben Mulroney — and her friendship with Meghan, who got dragged into the middle of the mess. Because of her actions, the duchess dumped her longtime pal.
For the past five years, we all thought that was the only reason for their falling out. However, two Torontonians, one with personal and the other with professional ties to Mulroney back then, told the Daily Mail that the tensions went deeper. How so? One claimed Meghan felt Jessica was tone-deaf about racial injustice, an extremely important issue for her, especially after the racism she experienced while a working senior royal.
Meanwhile, the other, a philanthropist who has known the Mulroneys for years, shared that she felt disappointed that her friend either was influenced or caved to her more conservative, now-estranged husband. They said:
“Maybe Meghan assumed Jessica was more liberal than she really is. Or maybe Jessica was taking certain positions to keep her marriage together.”
Oof. Regardless, Meghan just couldn’t stand by Jessica anymore and severed ties. They reportedly haven’t seen or talked to each other in years. The I Do, Redo host also has struggled to bounce back professionally due to the racism scandal and her association with Meg, who sources say is as disliked in Canada as she is in the UK. Damn. The PR and marketing exec source added:
“The feeling here is that Jessica’s an opportunist just like Meghan’s an opportunist. She got used by Meghan and then her brand completely fizzled.”
Did Jessica really feel used by Meghan? Hmm. And with her career in the toilet, what is she to do? Write a tell-all about her friendship with Megan, of course. There has been speculation that she is penning a book lately. However, Daily Mail sources don’t really buy all the chatter. One said:
“She doesn’t need the money or the aggravation.”
We all know what kind of drama could start if she dropped a memoir about Meghan! It could really be more of a headache for Jess than helpful, but who knows! Another added:
“My guess is that she’s trying to move on with her life and put her whole Meghan chapter behind her.”
We’ll see if that is really the case! Thoughts, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments!
[Image via MEGA/WENN, Jessica Mulroney/Instagram]
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