Meghan Markle opens up about years as struggling actress living in ‘little house’

Meghan Markle in TV series Suits as Rachel Zane. Picture: Ben Mark Holzberg/USA Network

Meghan Markle has opened up about living as a struggling actress in a “little house” before landing her role on the hit legal drama “Suits.”

During the latest episode of her podcast, “Confessions of a Female Founder,” the Duchess of Sussex spoke about what her life was like before finding fame.

At the time, Markle had secured only a few minor roles in TV and film, Fox News reports.

“You come into my little house that I was renting, and I remember my closet — do you remember that closet door was within the bathroom?” she asked her former stylist, the CEO of hair and beauty brand Kitsch, Cassandra Morales Thurswell.

Thurswell laughed and replied: “Meghan, we’ll call it a bungalow, we’ll be chic.”

“It was a bungalow, and you had to walk through my bedroom, past my bed, past the shower and the sink, which were right there and the toilet and then right across from that was the door that opened into my very small closet.”

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Meghan Marlke opened up about her days as a struggling actress, recalling the “little house” she lived in before landing her role on the hit legal drama “Suits.” Picture: Nigel Parry/USA Network

Her recollections of her life before her TV career took off are in sharp contrast to the luxurious lifestyle she enjoys today. Picture: Instagram/Meghan

After quitting their roles as senior working royals, Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, moved into a $14.65 million Montecito, Calififornia, estate. Picture: Supplied

The former “Suits” star continued to describe her early days as a struggling actress.

“This is pre-‘Suits’ for me,” she remarked. “This is really early days when I was auditioning. And I just remember literally going through things, and you think, ‘OK, here are a couple [wardrobe] staples that you need.’”

Meghan added, “This is important because it speaks to … you talk about not having a strategy but always hustling. And being able to say, ‘OK, well, I don’t necessarily know how to do this, but I’m going to figure out a way to be good at it.’”

The “As Ever” entrepreneur got her big break when she landed the role of Rachel Zane on “Suits,” having only appeared as a guest in various TV shows or in minor roles in movies beforehand.

She went on to detail her low-budget wardrobe with her former stylist.

“You called me and said, ‘I just found the best pair of black patent leather Louboutin wedge flats. They’re $200,” Meghan recalled.

“I remember going, ‘That’s as much as I pay – I cannot.’ And you go, ‘I promise you, you are going to wear [them].’”

“Do you know what’s so funny? Of course, I wore those shoes until the red wore out. I wore those shoes on my final audition for ‘Suits’ when I booked the part.”

Meghan regularly showcases the property’s sprawling grounds on her Instagram account. Picture: Instagram/Meghan

She recently documented herself harvesting fruit and flowers from her expansive gardens. Picture: Instagram/Meghan

The Sussexes live in the home with their two children, Archie and Lilibet. Picture: Archewell Foundation

Meghan left “Suits” after Season 7. In the wake of her 2018 marriage to Harry, she quit her professional acting career and began focusing full time on her role as a senior working member of the royal family.

In 2020, she and Harry made the shocking decision to step down from their official royal positions in order to relocate to California with their son, Archie, Realtor reports.

Although they initially lived in a property owned by movie director Tyler Perry, the couple later snapped up their sprawling $US14.65 million ($A20.9 million) Montecito estate.

The luxurious mansion is a far cry from the “little house” that Meghan resided in before landing her role on “Suits.”

It boasts nine bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, and 7.4 acres of land, which the Duchess regularly showcases on her Instagram account.

Parts of this story first appeared in Fox News and Realtor and was republished with permission.

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